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Boy Matthew Sea Angling Charter

Pre-booked sea-angling charter from Portstewart — a skipper, a boat, and a day on the water.

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Boy Matthew Sea Angling Charter — Pre-booked sea-angling charter from Portstewart — a skipper, a boat, and a day on the water.

  • Licence & permits: No rod licence needed for sea angling in NI (salmon and sea trout excepted).
  • What you can catch: Mackerel, ling, pollack, codling, whiting.
  • Beginners & kids: Described as ideal for novices, families and younger anglers.
  • Cost: Check current prices with the skipper.
  • Booking: Book in advance. Phone 07764 514270 or email [email protected].
  • Facilities: 26ft Kingfisher, licensed for up to 12 passengers. Ask the skipper what tackle and gear to bring.
Plan your visit

The boat and the skipper

Boy Matthew is a 26ft Kingfisher licensed to carry up to 12 passengers, run by skipper Peter Boston. With around thirty years of fishing and over twenty years of charter skippering behind him, he knows the marks off Portstewart. Trips are pitched at novices, families and younger keen anglers.

Skippered charter — beginners and families welcome Fishes Portstewart Bay on the Causeway Coast Mackerel, pollack, ling, codling and whiting No rod licence needed Runs May to September, book ahead
Good to know before you go:

The season runs roughly May to September, with two trips a day common in high summer. Group and club charters can be arranged directly with the skipper.

Before you set off

What to bring

  • 🎣Your rod & tackleSome fisheries hire gear — check first if you’re travelling light.
  • 🪪Your rod licence & permitMost NI freshwater fishing needs a DAERA rod licence plus a permit — sort it before you go.
  • 🧥Waterproofs & warm layersYou’re at the water’s edge for hours — dress for it whatever the forecast.
  • 🥪A flask and a pieceThere’s not always a café on the bank, so pack your own.
Good to know

Everything before you go

Type
Skippered sea-angling charter boat
What you can catch
Mackerel, ling, pollack, codling, whiting
Licence & permits
No rod licence needed for sea angling in NI (salmon and sea trout excepted)
Beginners & kids
Described as ideal for novices, families and younger anglers
Cost
Check current prices with the skipper
Booking
Book in advance. Phone 07764 514270 or email [email protected]
Facilities
26ft Kingfisher, licensed for up to 12 passengers. Ask the skipper what tackle and gear to bring.
Address
Portstewart harbour, Co. Londonderry
Questions

Before you go

What licence or permit do I need?
No rod licence needed for sea angling in NI (salmon and sea trout excepted)
Is it OK for beginners and children?
Described as ideal for novices, families and younger anglers
How much does it cost?
Check current prices with the skipper
What can I catch?
Mackerel, ling, pollack, codling, whiting
Do I need to book?
Book in advance. Phone 07764 514270 or email [email protected]
Getting there

Boy Matthew Sea Angling Charter is at Portstewart harbour, Co. Londonderry. Tap below for directions.

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The story

A first cast on the Causeway Coast

Getting a family onto a proper boat is a different day out from casting off a pier. You leave the harbour, the coast opens up behind you, and someone who has done it for thirty years shows you where the fish are.

Book a summer evening trip, bring a warm layer, and let the skipper do the hard part. A string of mackerel coming up over the side is usually all it takes to turn a curious child into an angler.