Continuing our look at Killybegs port, with a picture portrait of this busy harbour
![Killybegs Atlantic Challenge](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-1.jpg)
Atlantic Challenge prepares to come alongside Killybegs’ new pier at dawn on a quiet morning.
![Killybegs Fiona II](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-2.jpg)
Fiona K II heads out in fresh conditions.
![Killybegs polyvalent trawlers](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-3.jpg)
Polyvalent trawlers berthed in tranquil conditions before a rapidly approaching storm.
![Killybegs Western Endeavour](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-4.jpg)
Bathed in winter sunlight alongside the Black Rock pier, Killybegs’ skipper John Bach’s 71m midwater trawler Western Endeavour will be 30 years old next year.
![Killybegs Oilean An Or](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-5.jpg)
Rossaveal skipper Stephen Joyce’s 27m pair-trawler Oilean An Ór, at the end of a poor run south from the mackerel grounds punching in 40-knot winds.
![Killybegs Carmarose, Colmcille, Westward Isle](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-6.jpg)
The sisterships Carmarose, Colmcille and Westward Isle delivered by Vestværftet ApS last year, waiting to land mackerel.
![Killybegs KT Nets](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-7.jpg)
Lövön skipper Gerrard Sheedy (left) and mate Brendan Dudley (right) are helped by Shane McWhinnie of KT Nets to repair a torn midwater trawl.
![Killybegs Cisemair pair trawler](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-8.jpg)
The Castletownbere midwater pair-trawler Cisemair heads in to Killybegs
![Killybegs Father McKee, Isofold](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-9.jpg)
Father McKee and Isofold prepare to start landing at 8am.
![Killybegs Green Bergen reefer](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-10.jpg)
The reefer ship Green Bergen departs Killybegs after loading frozen mackerel.
![Killybegs mackerel](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-16.jpg)
Prime quality mackerel.
![Killbegs Felucca, Genesis II, Girl Stephanie, Western Endeavour](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-11.jpg)
Felucca, Genesis II, Girl Stephanie and Western Endeavour berthed either side of Black Pier.
![Killybegs Star of Hope](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-12.jpg)
The Rossaveal pair-trawler Star of Hope comes alongside to land.
![Killybegs boarfish](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-17.jpg)
Boarfish is an important alternative pelagic species for Ireland’s midwater fleet.
![Killybegs Veronica](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-13.jpg)
Veronica manoeuvres alongside the new pier after fishing scad off the coast of Co Mayo.
![Killybegs pelagic](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-15.jpg)
Killybegs is one of the busiest pelagic ports in Europe.
For more on Killybegs, look out for tomorrow’s instalment, on Fishing News
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Continuing our look at Killybegs port, with a picture portrait of this busy harbour
![Killybegs Atlantic Challenge](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-1.jpg)
Atlantic Challenge prepares to come alongside Killybegs’ new pier at dawn on a quiet morning.
![Killybegs Fiona II](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-2.jpg)
Fiona K II heads out in fresh conditions.
![Killybegs polyvalent trawlers](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-3.jpg)
Polyvalent trawlers berthed in tranquil conditions before a rapidly approaching storm.
![Killybegs Western Endeavour](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-4.jpg)
Bathed in winter sunlight alongside the Black Rock pier, Killybegs’ skipper John Bach’s 71m midwater trawler Western Endeavour will be 30 years old next year.
![Killybegs Oilean An Or](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-5.jpg)
Rossaveal skipper Stephen Joyce’s 27m pair-trawler Oilean An Ór, at the end of a poor run south from the mackerel grounds punching in 40-knot winds.
![Killybegs Carmarose, Colmcille, Westward Isle](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-6.jpg)
The sisterships Carmarose, Colmcille and Westward Isle delivered by Vestværftet ApS last year, waiting to land mackerel.
![Killybegs KT Nets](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-7.jpg)
Lövön skipper Gerrard Sheedy (left) and mate Brendan Dudley (right) are helped by Shane McWhinnie of KT Nets to repair a torn midwater trawl.
![Killybegs Cisemair pair trawler](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-8.jpg)
The Castletownbere midwater pair-trawler Cisemair heads in to Killybegs
![Killybegs Father McKee, Isofold](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-9.jpg)
Father McKee and Isofold prepare to start landing at 8am.
![Killybegs Green Bergen reefer](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-10.jpg)
The reefer ship Green Bergen departs Killybegs after loading frozen mackerel.
![Killybegs mackerel](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-16.jpg)
Prime quality mackerel.
![Killbegs Felucca, Genesis II, Girl Stephanie, Western Endeavour](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-11.jpg)
Felucca, Genesis II, Girl Stephanie and Western Endeavour berthed either side of Black Pier.
![Killybegs Star of Hope](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-12.jpg)
The Rossaveal pair-trawler Star of Hope comes alongside to land.
![Killybegs boarfish](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-17.jpg)
Boarfish is an important alternative pelagic species for Ireland’s midwater fleet.
![Killybegs Veronica](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-13.jpg)
Veronica manoeuvres alongside the new pier after fishing scad off the coast of Co Mayo.
![Killybegs pelagic](https://fishingnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/K-15.jpg)
Killybegs is one of the busiest pelagic ports in Europe.
For more on Killybegs, look out for tomorrow’s instalment, on Fishing News