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                  Common on most Irish coasts 
                    and unlikely to be mistaken for any other species, even though 
                    the colour of adults varies. Caught over a wide range of seabed 
                    from reefs and wrecks to areas of shingle and sand and in 
                    many of the larger estuaries. Cod are available throughout 
                    the year, but generally peak fishing times are May and June 
                    (boat angling) and December and January (shore fishing). Grows 
                    to over 50lbs.  |