A fleet of specially built, tourist Board approved angling launches are located at harbours all around the coast. These boat are operated by experienced skippers and can cater for up to 10 anglers. Charter rates range from £90 to £120 per day while an individual place can be booked for about £15 to £18 daily. Angling gear can be usually hired on board. Most launches are up to 15 metres long and come well equipped with modern fish finding and safety devices.
Irish skippers use different techniques to catch as many as 22 different separate species of in a day's outing. The most commonly encountered are shark, tope, ray, skate, monkfish, pollack, coalfish, cod, ling, conger and various dogfish, flatfish and gurnards. some boats specialise in fishing over submerged wrecks for large ling, conger and pollack. Along the east coast in the sheltered bays and estuaries of the south and west, fishing from small "dory" type boats is increasing in popularity and excellent catches are being recorded. Anglers are cautioned to observe normal safety procedures if fishing from their own boats.
The piers, beaches and rocky ledges of Ireland's shoreline produces an incredible range of fishing. Most of the species already mentioned ( including shark ) are also available. Tope, ray, cod, bass, flounder, turbot, conger, wrasse, coalfish, pollack and dogfish make up the bulk of catches. Much of this fishing requires little experience and maps guiding the visitors to the local hotspots are available from the Central Fisheries Board on request. Fishing from piers and ledges is normally a safe pastime, but anglers, particularly those unused to the conditions should be aware of their safety at all times.