Fishing in Kilcloon

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Fishing in Kilcloon

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Join our 442 fishermen and our 1 cofisherman in Kilcloon in Meath where there's 1 spot. The fishing forecast is currently 5.2. The most caught fishes here are the ruffe fish, the greater amberjack, the lahontan cutthroat trout and the swordfish. Come try the most famous fishing techniques like the how to catch smelt with square net?, tips for jig fishing or cast fishing material for mackerel fish, pollack fishing with soft lure or fishing sea bream with soft lures.

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The Ruffe fish

The Ruffe fish

The Ruffe fish belongs to the Percidae family. Its normal size is 5-10 cm but it can reach a maximum of 25 cm. The life of the Ruffe is about 4 years. The breeding period takes place between April and May. The female can deposit between 40,000 to 1,000,000,000 oocytes in several layers. It can be fished from June to March. Its length rarely exceeds 12 to 15 cm at 5 or 6 years (maximum 25 cm for a weight of 400 g). Its body is high, yellow-green with black spots; its belly is yellowish to matt white. It has two dorsal fins that touch each other. The anterior dorsal fin has sharp rays. Its operculum ends in a strong thorn. Lonely, it hides during the day and goes out to feed at night. It's a groundfish.

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The Greater Amberjack

The Greater Amberjack

The Greater Amberjack belongs to the Carangidae family. The Greater Amberjack adults can reach 2 m in height and weigh 50 kg. They have a lifespan of 17 years. They breed in summer. It is caught from April to December. It is a bony fish that usually measures up to 1 meter but can sometimes reach nearly 2 meters long. Its body is ovoid, compressed laterally. The head is massive and the snout is rounded. It has two dorsal fins, the first being smaller than the other. The caudal fin is high and indented. The blue to greenish back is more rounded than the belly, its sides and belly are silvery white. The fins are darker. Its lateral line rises above the pectoral fins. A characteristic dark band runs through the eye.

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The Lahontan cutthroat trout

The Lahontan cutthroat trout

The Lahontan cutthroat trout belongs to the Salmonidae family. It can reach 1 m for 24 kg. It has a lifespan of less than 5 years. It breeds between February and July. The best time to catch it is between March and April. It is a quite large fish with a square tail to hunt prey and avoid predators. The coloring is green to greenish brown on the back, pale yellow with a pink lateral band on the sides and silver to white on the belly. Parr marks fade in mature fish. Spawning trout can be copper, red and orange, especially male. Large rounded spots, almost as black as ink, scatter little over the body, with less below the lateral line. Like other cutthroat trout, they have a distinct red to orange mark on their throats, but can be pale on lakes.

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The Swordfish

The Swordfish

The Swordfish belongs to the Xiphiidae family. Swordfish reach a maximum size of 455 cm in total length and a maximum weight of 650 kg, although individuals caught generally measure 120 to 190 cm in length for 140 kg. Swordfish have a minimum lifespan of 9 years. They can spawn all year round. They can be caught all year round. Swordfish, are the only member of the Xiphiidae family and can be distinguished from other billfishes (family Billfish) by the shape of its extended "beak", which is in the form of a flattened oval cross-section. The bill is long compared to other sword fishes and adults lack teeth in the jaws. While the young have scales, they are lost when the fish reaches a length of about 1 m. Adults lack scales and teeth. The body is generally cylindrical. Two dorsal fins are present, although the second is quite small, separate from the first and very far back on the body. The first dorsal fin is high and rigid. Similarly, there are two anal fins, although the second is much smaller than the first. Pelvic fins are absent. The caudal fin is lunar, while the caudal peduncle has a pronounced keel on each side. The lateral line is also present in specimens up to 1 m long, but it is also missing in adulthood. Before adulthood, the morphology of swordfish changes considerably, as described below. The colour is blackish brown above, then moving to a lighter shade. The fins are brown or dark brown.

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The Black Sea Bass

The Black Sea Bass

The Black Sea Bass belongs to the Serranidae Family. It adult size can reach 66 cm for 4 kg. It has a lifespan of about 20 years old. The spawning season occurs from May to June. It can be fished in February and from May to December. They have a large body, a long dorsal fin, and adults have smoky grey-black or blue-black flanks and a lighter belly. Their scales are dark on the skin and become paler at the edges, giving the appearance of horizontal dots. Mature males have a hump immediately behind the dorsal fin. The youngest fish are green or brown. They are purely oceanic fish and, unlike many fish called "sea lions", they are a real Bass.

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