Fishing in Portumna

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Fishing in Portumna

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Join our 151 fishermen in Portumna in County Galway. The fishing forecast is currently 3.1. The most caught fishes here are dolphinfish or mahi-mahi, the blueback herring, winter flounder and the bluefish. Come try the most famous fishing techniques like the surf fishing, how to choose jig for squid fishing?, gathering seafood by hand or lead techniques for soft lures to fish bass.

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Dolphinfish or Mahi-mahi

Dolphinfish or Mahi-mahi

Dorade coryphène, dorado, dolphin, lampuga, rakingo, calitos, ti-rone, maverikos, mahi-mahi... There are so many ways to call the dolphinfish (coryphaena hippurus). This species is well known for its flesh and is found in tropical and subtropical oceans, especially in the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.

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The Blueback herring

The Blueback herring

The Blueback Herring belongs to the Clupeidae Family. They reach a maximum size of about 40 centimeters and are assumed to live up to 8 years. They spawn from mid-March to the end of May. The Blueback herring can be fished all year round. These fish are silvery in color, have a series of scutes along their bellies and are characterized by a deep blue-green back. What distinguish this fish the most from other species is the black to dark color of its peritoneum (the mucous membrane of the abdominal cavity). It is one of the "distinctive" North American shads. They are often confused with alewives because it is difficult to differentiate between blue shad and alewife and, together, these two species are often considered collectively as "river herring". Female have larger eyes, greater body depth and a pearl to peritoneal white lining.

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Winter flounder

Winter flounder

Winter flounder (pseudopleuronectes americanus) is a right-eyed flatfish native to North Atlantic coast. It can be found from Labrador (Canada) to Georgia (US) but it is less common in the south of Delaware Bay. This species is the most common near-shore flounder you can find from Newfoundland down through Massachusetts. Its maximum weight is around 2,25 kg and it can reach around 61 cm length but larger species are found on Georges Bank where their body can reach 70 cm and 3,6 kg.

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The Bluefish

The Bluefish

The Bluefish belongs to the Pomatomidae family. The average size of the bluefish is 18 cm for a weight of 9 and a maximum of 18 kg. It can live up to 9 years. They breed from June to August. It can be found in abundance in summer. The body is oblong and elongated. The head is quite short and the jaws are powerful, armed with strong incisors. The lower jaw is thick. The first dorsal fin is composed of short, robust spiny rays, the second dorsal fin and the anal fin are approximately symmetrical. The body and the caps are covered with small cycloid scales. The body is blue grey to dark green grey on the back, the sides and belly are silvery. A dark mark at the birth of the pectoral muscles is characteristic.

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The White Marlin

The White Marlin

The White Marlin belongs to the Istiophoridae family. White marlin is smaller than many other sword fish. The maximum length for white marlin is 280 cm and the maximum weight is about 82 kg. It has a lifespan of about 18 years. They spawn in summer. The best time to catch white marlin is from June to August. This fish has a long, compressed, moderately fusiform body. The upper jaw forms a beak, with a round, long and thin cross-section compared to many other sword fish. Two dorsal fins and two anal fins are present. The first dorsal fin extends almost the entire length of the body, with a first lobe that shrinks abruptly towards the twelfth radius of the dorsal fin, then slowly. The maximum height of the large lobe is greater than the depth of the body. The second dorsal fin is inserted slightly behind the second anal fin. The first anal fin forms a strongly rounded lobe, while the second one approximately reflects the shape of the second dorsal fin above it. The pectoral fins are long and wide. The pelvic fins are inserted just below the origin of the pectoral fins. They are thin and equal to or slightly shorter than pectoral fins. The caudal peduncle contains a double keel. The body has a dense cover of bone scales. The lateral line is distinct and extends straight over the body, with only one curve on the origin of the dorsal fin. The body is dark blue above and silvery white below, with brown spots on the sides of the white part.

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