There are a wide variety of bottom fishing to be found within one hour steaming from Downings pier. The reefs around Tory Island are renowned for large pollock, coalfish, and conger eel. Mulroy Bay, which can be fished in stormy weather, has an abundance of ray, large plaice, dabs, turbot, and dogfish. Our record number of turbot caught in one day stands at 30. Shark fishing from July until September. Our record Blue shark stands at an impressive 168lbs. A good variety of bottom fish can also be caught while fishing shark. There are a large number of ship wrecks off the Donegal coast. Between Arranmore Island and west of Portrush 50 degrees north there lies a total of 138 recorded wrecks, of which 38 are U boats. The Skipper Sammie Scott's expertise at wreck fishing is well known. The most common variety caught while wreck fishing are ling, pollock, coalfish and torsk. Most of our fishing is done on the drift, bigger fish can be caught on anchor.