Bray Head Fishing And Social Club

LARRY IS NOW A MEMBER OF THE ABOVE CLUB.

First Day Back.

FIRST DAY BACK THIS YEAR.FISHING NOT GREAT BUT ITS GOOD TO BE BACK IN THE WATER.

BREAK

GONE FISHNIN' BACK IN MAY '09

ARKLOW

12 YEAR OLD LAUREN MURPHY WITH A NICE DOGGIE WHICH SHE CAUGHT OFF MY BOAT IN ARKLOW.

Guys in Norway.

(l to r)JOHN DAVIS WITH 30lb COALIE. LIAM DOYLE WITH 32lb COALIE, AND PAUL HAYES WITH A 40 POUNDER..

Guys in Norway.

JOHN DAVIS WITH A 25 AND 30 POUND COALIES.

Guys in Norway.

LIAM DOYLE WITH WHAT I AM TOLD IS A "torsque"

Some pics from the Wally O'Sullivan competition

Some pics from the Wally O'Sullivan competition.

Some pics from the Wally O'Sullivan competition.

Some pics from the Wally O'Sullivan competition.

ROY SALMON

Some pics from the Wally O'Sullivan competition.

DONT KNOW WHO SHE IS, BUT SHE'S MAD

Some pics from the Wally O'Sullivan competition.

Some pics from the Wally O'Sullivan competition.

Some pics from the Wally O'Sullivan competition.

Some pics from the Wally O'Sullivan competition.

Some pics from the Wally O'Sullivan competition.

ME ACTING THE MAGGOT COLLECTING ME PRIZE

Some pics from the Wally O'Sullivan competition.

Some pics from the Wally O'Sullivan competition.

JD!!

Some pics from the Wally O'Sullivan competition.

OVERALL WINNER!!

Some pics from the Wally O'Sullivan competition.

PAT SHORT AKA PAT EARLY AKA MARY BARLEY

Some pics from the Wally O'Sullivan competition.

JOHN O'NEILL

Some pics from the Wally O'Sullivan competition.

Wally's son..

WALLY O'SULLIVAN MEMORIAL CUP presentation

4000Euro raised for Bray cancer relief.

Bray Aquarium

Night Fishing

Counter

Thornback Ray

Doss with a 14lb thorn back ray caught off Bray head..

Blue Shark

Declan O'Sullivan with a 91lb blue shark caught off Ballycotton Bay east cork..

Quote

"To be successful at fishing you should get there yesterday,when the fish were biting!"

CAPTAIN LARRY

I AM NOW THE CAPTAIN OF MY OWN DESTINY.

X.MAS.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO ALL. HAPPY FISHING FOR 2008. EVERBODY HAVE A SAFE ONE.

MARY BARLEY

PAT SHORT AKA MARY BARLEY COLLECTING HER PRIZE AT THE WALLY O' SULLIVAN OPEN DAY.

MORE WALLY O' SULLIVAN COMPETITION PICTURES

VIV DUTTON COLLECTING HIS WINNING TROPHY FOR OVERALL WINNER.

Season Coming To A Close.

THE WINTER SUN SHINING OVER BRAY HARBOUR ON A SUNDAY EVENING.

ME NEW CREST

NOW IF ONLY IT WAS TRUE!!!!

HUSBAND COMES FIRST. WIFE COMES SECOND. :-)

CONGRATULATIONS TO MARK SHORT WHO WON THE JEM TOOMEY MEMORIAL TROPHY TODAY (SUNDAY 9TH SEPT.) ALSO TO HIS WIFE PAT EARLY WHO CAME SECOND. WELL DONE..LONG MAY IT CONTINUE.

FIRST TOPE

TOMMY WITH HIS FIRST TOPE..ISN'T IT GREAT TO SEE THEIR LITTLE FACES..AHHH LOOK AT THE SMILE ON HIS FACE.

ME FIRST BULL HUSS

LIKE BUSES..CANT CATCH ONE , THEN THEY ALL COME TOGETHER..TWO BULL HUSS IN AS MANY DAYS..WHERE WAS THE TOPE I WAS LOOKING FOR AT THE TIME??? AHH WELL..TAKE WHAT YA CAN GET..

ME SECOND BULL HUSS.

LIFE SAVERS

THIS IS THE NEAREST I GOT TO A LIFEBOAT. I HOPE AND PRAY ITS THE NEAREST I GET...THIS WAS TAKEN AT THE AIR SHOW IN BRAY AT THE WEEKEND. BUT I HAVE TO SAY THE BOAT IS MOST IMPRESSIVE AND IMMACULATELY KEPT..THESE GUYS RISK THEIR OWN LIVES FOR YOURS.IF YA SEE A LIFEBOAT BOX SOMEWHERE AND HAVE A BIT OF CHANGE,THROW IT IN..MIGHT NOT BE YOU THEY ARE SAVING, BUT IT MIGHT BE SOMEONE CLOSE TO YOU.

BROTHERS!

GRAHAM AND BRENDAN GARVEY FISHED THE COMPETITION.

FAMILY DAY OUT.

KEN O'SULLIVAN AND HIS KIDS AT THE PRESENTATION.

SUPRISE!!!!

DOSS AND HIS MISSUS ENJOYING THE PRESENTATION AFTER THE "WALLY O' SULLIVAN COMPETITION.

WALLY O'SULLIVAN MEMORIAL CUP.

IT WAS A BIG DAY IN THE LITTLE HARBOUR OF BRAY COUNTY WICKLOW ON SUNDAY 19 AUGUST. A FISHING COMPETITION RUN BY THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY ANNUALLY, TO RAISE MONEY FOR LOCAL CHARITIES AND IN PARTICULAR CANCER SUPPORT. BASICALLY HOW IT WORKS IS YOU TURN UP, GO FISHING FOR 5 HOURS,FANCY DRESS IS OPTIONAL AND JUST ENJOY YOURSELF. THEM ARE THE RULES. NOW THAT THE LITTLE DETAILS ARE OUT OF THE WAY THE BIG STUFF KICKS IN. WE ALL GO TO THE BEER GARDEN OF THE HARBOUR BAR AND HAVE A BALL. EVERYONE GETS A FEW BEERS AND A BURGER AT THE BBQ. SINGING IS OPTIONAL. NOW THE PURPOSE OF ALL THIS IS, IN A WORD, CHARITY. THE LOCAL CANCER SUPPORT GROUP COLLECTED A CHEQUE FOR €4,885. THE RNLI ALSO RECEIVED AN AMOUNT AS DID A LOCAL SPINAL UNIT. SO NEXT YEAR YOU ARE ALL INVITED. IF YOU HAVE A BOAT AND WANT TO ENTER THE COMPETITION AND WIN A PRIZE (EVERYONE GETS ONE) JUST EMAIL ME AT LARRYBYRNE@IOL.IE AND I WILL GIVE YOU THE INFO YOU NEED. BELOW YOU WILL SEE JUST A FEW OF THE PICTURES TAKEN ON THE NIGHT. I WILL BE PUTTING MORE UP SO COME BACK AND HAVE A LOOK. THANKS FOR VISITING THE SITE. HAVE A BROWSE AROUND AND SEE WHAT THE "CRAIC" IS. ALL THE BEST. LARRY.

THIS IS WHAT IT IS ABOUT!

THIS IS THE CHEQUE PRESENTED TO BRAY CANCER SUPPORT. ALMOST 5 THOUSAND EUROS.WELL SUPPORTED BY LOCAL PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES..

PRIZE WINNER

MYSELF, NON THE BETTER FOR WEAR COLLECTING MY PRIZE FOR EIGHT PLACE.

GETTING READY

MORE PRIZES

JOHN DUTTON GETTING HIS WELL EARNED PRIZE.

DISCUSSING TACTICTS

SOME OF THE GUYS GETTING READY WITH A HELPING HAND FROM THE KIDS.IT WAS A DAY OUT FOR EVERYONE.

OVERALL WINNER

VIV DUTTON RECEIVING THE CUP FOR THE OUTRIGHT WINNER OF THE WALLY O'SULLIVAN MEMORIAL CUP.

DAVE WALL UNDER PRESSURE

WALLER GETTING EXPLAINED THE RULES BY LARRY BYRNE AND RICKEY THOMAS.

CYCLOPES THOMAS

RICKEY

GETTING READY

L TO R MARY BARLEY AKA PAT EARLY. TERRY O'SULLIVAN AND MARK SHORTT.

MY "CREW".

DAVE WALL ON RIGHT AND MARK O'SULLIVAN.

THIS WAS BEFORE THE COMPETITION.

RICKY THOMAS AND I WERE GOING TO GET FISH BY HOOK OR BY CROOK.

THE HARBOUR BAR AFTER THE COMPETITION

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?Ahh im just tired..

Larry Byrne

Me out having a good time.

DECLAN O' SULLIVAN

THIS GUY IS FISHIN'..WHAT'S HE LOOKIN UP THERE FOR?? FLYING FISH PERHAPS!!

THREE WISE MEN???

THE "VIXEN" MEN LOOKING FOR DOGGIES

ME!!!!!!!

ME LOOKING FOR TOPE!!!

DOSS..

DECLAN O' SULLIVAN WITH A NICE TOPE.

FIRST TIMER

Eddie Thomas with his first tope.

DID YA KNOW??

There are more than 10,000 species of jellyfish. They are not, to be accurate, fish at all, but a kind of giant plankton, which cannot swim but float on currents and the tide.

Summer Me Arse!

Correct me if im wrong.Its July..Are we not supposed to have sunshine and plenty of fishing.I have spent most of June and July looking at my boat.I have one question.Where the F*** is the global warming we were threatened with..I blame the government.Well ya have to blame someone. Lobby your local TD and demand Global Warming. Tight Lines..

Lar And Josh

Two Junior members of the clan.

What A Whopper!!

In deep thought.If thats possible!

Looking out to sea to see what he could see!

The one that got away was this size!

It's always the big one that get away.

Dave "Waller" out fishing with me for the day..Good Craic...

Dedication!!

FERGUS DOUGLAS JUST CAME IN FROM A DAYS FISHING WITH A BROKEN ANKLE..HOPE IT WAS WORTH IT.

Big One After The Little One??

LESSON ONE IN FISHING.WATCH YOUR BACK!!!!

Cancer Support.

Some Members from Bray Head Fishing and Social Club raise some funds for Bray Cancer Support.

One Man And His JCB

This was the day we had to check our Moorings.

Snowy March

HARD TO BELIEVE WITH THE WEATHER WE ARE HAVING THIS WAS THE DAY AFTER ST. PATRICKS DAY

Getting Ready

HARDER TO BELIEVE IS THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN TEN MINUTES AFTER THE ONE ABOVE!

Swanin' around.

Educate yourself.

Fish 1b: 1 Mandible, 2 Nasal opening, 3 Eye, 4 Cheek, 5 Operculum, 6 Dorsal Fins, 7 Lateral Line, 8 Caudal Fin, 9 Scales, 10 Anal Fin, 11 Anus, 12 Pectoral Fin, 13 Pelvic Fin, 14 Maxilla, 15 Premaxilla, 16 Upper Jaw

Blow Fish?

I wonder what it tastes like?

Relax.

This is what to do after a days fishin'

Jaws

Tell the truth..Who does it remind you of? The wife or the mother in law?

Nosey Tope

And no one even caught it!!!!!!

Relax..Joe Lawless and I taking a break.

This is what I do after a days fishin'.Go into the Harbour bar and rob someones sandwiches..

More Tope

The brothers grim!

Chalk and cheese!!

Doss French kissing a Conger.

I know some anglers like to kiss their fish before they put them back.I think this is going to far.Slipping the conger the tongue..

"World" cup..

This is the cup he won for catching the fish in the picture below.

Doss with nice Pike

He looks happy.Can't say the same for the Pike.

"Doss"

Its hard to say who caught who here..

Terry (again)

Imagine having the cheek to take a picture of a fish that size..The kids have bigger gold fish..

Doss with Terry in the background at the East coddling.

Doss.Anyone would think you know what your doing!!

Fishing Quote.

"Some go to church and think about fishing, others go fishing and think about God."

Fishing Quote.

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day. ~Author Unknown......

Quote.

"Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught"Author unknown.(Aint that the truth)

"The Slapper"

Doss

No one likes a show off Grandpa..

Nice Trout GrandPa

A nice day.

Nice Fish

Martoosia.Best Fisher Woman In Poland.

Question

I ask a simple question; The truth I only wish. Are all the fishers liars Or do all the liars fish?

Terry

Terry O'Sullivan with a nice tope.I have to say that because I took the picture and it's my boat..

Ken

Ken O'Sullivan struggles with a tope.

Keep an eye on the tide in Bray!!

High Tide In Bray Harbour.

Early Morning Fishing??

Here is picture taken by a friend of mine in Hawaii.I wonder if these guys are goin' fishin'?.Thanks Carol.

Brian

Brian Whelan a member of Bray Outcasts with a nice 15lb 10oz pike caught during the Winter Pike League competition which helped him clinch first place on the day.

Paul

Paul Robinson,a member of Bray Sea Anglers.Showing us what he does when his boat is not in the water.A 24lb, 4oz. Pike.

Wally

This is Wally O'Sullivan who sadly passed away,No doubt he is gone to the ocean full of fish in the sky.His memory lives on with the "Wally O'Sullivan open competition held every year in Bray.

Kenya

BRAY may not have many obvious ties with Kenya but that has all changed since a member of the Bray Sea Anglers Club rewrote the Kenyan history books by catching the biggest-ever Black Marlin while there on holidays. Local angler Paul O'Grady smashed the African record after he endured an epic six hour battle with the 840 lb fish off the coast of East Africa, while in the region on his holidays. Together with two fishing companions Joe and Angelo Marcella they struggled for the best part of a day with the 14 foot black marlin, before safely bringing it to shore. This was their third visit to Kenya, and the most successful by far. But the 'lifetime's achievement' as Paul put it, could so easily have been a non-starter as the three Irish fisherman, would normally fish out of the village of Watamu but on this occasion decided to head north to Ngomeni as the fishing was adjudged to be better there. In scenes reminiscent of 'Jaws', the men battled the huge fish from the boat's 'fighting chair', with Paul taking the lion's share of the burden, battling the fish for an amazing six hours straight. But perhaps inevitably the fisherman emerged victorious after the fish suffered an apparent heart attack due to the intensity of the fight. With thoughts of 'Jaws' firmly diminished in the mind, it became a real-life enactment of Hemingway's 'Old Man and the Sea', as the fish was so big that it had to be towed by the side of the boat the whole way to shore. The fish was later sold at market for the tidy sum of €200, but not before the fish's head was removed and sent to a local taxidermist. In time, it will take pride of place in the Ocean Sports Hotel's Hall of Fame; where it will bear witness for all time to the titanic struggle that ensued between itself and Bray angler, Paul O'Grady.

Tony

This is me Brother in Law Tony.He wanted to climb onto the Kish lighthouse because his Da helped construct it.Proud moment for him.

Mark and Terry

Mark Shortt getting his winning trophy from Terry O'Sullivan who organised the competition with a little help from some friends.It also raised €1500 for Bray Cancer support center.(B&W pics from Bray People)

Terry and Ricky

The Wally O'Sullivan Memorial open competition which is held every year..As you can see, we dont take it too serious and its a great day out.

Kish Lighthouse

The Kish.Pity about the smell.

Larry

My first Tope.

My first prize I won for fishin'

The first prize I won for fishing being presented by Mark Shortt of Bray Sea Anglers.

Bray Harbour.

Me,me boat and Bray harbour. Its a nice place and well worth a visit.Its on the DART line and famous for parents bringing their children out for the day to feed the swans as you can see in the background of this picture.