Mackerel thread 2014 - reports, queries and chat. Mod note post #318

popsy09 · 15-09-2014 6:12pm

robinwing wrote: »

Why did you catch a couple of hundred if you only kept 40 ? what a waste

most are small an not worth keeping

why would i bother taking home a couple hundred mackerel when i have no room for them and i dont eat them i would have to go out of my way to get people to take them or even dump them

if they get infection then so be it at least he has a chance of survival and will get eaten by some fish rather than be dumped in the bin

mattser · 15-09-2014 6:55pm

popsy09 wrote: »

most are small an not worth keeping

why would i bother taking home a couple hundred mackerel when i have no room for them and i dont eat them i would have to go out of my way to get people to take them or even dump them

if they get infection then so be it at least he has a chance of survival and will get eaten by some fish rather than be dumped in the bin

That, Sir, is a proper good reply.

Mech1 · 15-09-2014 9:14pm

Just to add to the above few posts, If everyone that finds themselves catching plenty at the start of a session, or during a session squeezes in the hook barbs, then you might loose one or two, no loss, but you can shake the unwanted off the hooks without handling them.

pullandbang · 16-09-2014 5:46pm

Just back in from Dalkey. Launched the kayak at 7.30 this morning from Bullock harbour and not one mack until around 11am and then it was the smallest mack I've ever seen - no more than 5" long. Caught plenty of nice cod and then around 2.30pm, hit a few more macks - sporadic and no big numbers. Brought home five medium size ones. May have been more coming in with the tide but I couldn't wait.

decosto · 17-09-2014 10:59pm

I have tried dalkey a few times on the kayak and blanked every time how far off shore Are you going I have also tried dun laoghaire twice and only got one mack I am New to kayaking and would appreciate the feed back thanks

lovebirds · 17-09-2014 11:01pm

Anything around howth

wicklowstevo · 18-09-2014 7:50pm

why the feck is there so many tiny macks this year ?

was down off hook head today and most were tiny

pnpweirdo · 19-09-2014 9:21am

Fished blackhead 4 times in the last two weeks. 2 mackerel between 3 people by 5 hour each time. Caught nothing at all yesterday.

pullandbang · 19-09-2014 10:40am

decosto wrote: »

I have tried dalkey a few times on the kayak and blanked every time how far off shore

Only going out as far as the buoys and not much further along the shore than the 40ft.

decosto · 19-09-2014 4:06pm

pullandbang wrote: »

Only going out as far as the buoys and not much further along the shore than the 40ft.

Thanks for the advice will try again soon

decosto · 19-09-2014 4:06pm

pullandbang wrote: »

Only going out as far as the buoys and not much further along the shore than the 40ft.

Thanks for the advice will try again soon

5turbo · 21-09-2014 7:29am

burren reef at lambay.... mackeral in large numbers and all decent sized. plenty of lobster pots to dodge though!!

decosto · 21-09-2014 8:09pm

pullandbang wrote: »

Only going out as far as the buoys and not much further along the shore than the 40ft.

Took your advice and fished bullock today a few small macks and plenty of small Pollack 2 wrasse and 1 big Pollack thanks

Seller159 · 24-09-2014 1:56pm

anything from shore around greystones towards wicklow anyone know?

safetyboy · 24-09-2014 2:34pm

http://www.broadsheet.ie/2014/09/24/the-dead-fish-of-kilcoole/#comments

must be out there

lovebirds · 25-09-2014 6:18pm

Loads of Macks in howth harbor and balscadden the last few days

counterlock · 26-09-2014 2:40pm

Still loads in Kerry, pulled them out three at a time today.

are you serious · 26-09-2014 6:13pm

lovebirds wrote: »

Loads of Macks in howth harbor and balscadden the last few days

big numbers? Havnt been out in a few weeks, got a pain in my arse with it.

Boyne fisher · 28-09-2014 2:58pm

Is there mackerel in balscadden ????

are you serious · 28-09-2014 7:23pm

I might head out tomorrow for an hour or so, during the day for high tide time see whats about, if there's anything there i'll post as it comes in.. or not as the case may be.

veetwin · 28-09-2014 7:35pm

Got 8 mackerel off the rocks in Balscadden yesterday afternoon in the space of an hour. Not loads but enough for me.

Curiously the guys around me were catching very little if any except the ones out on the precarious rocks where I don't really want to go for the sake of a few cheap fish. They were delicious though!

are you serious · 28-09-2014 7:42pm

veetwin wrote: »

Got 8 mackerel off the rocks in Balscadden yesterday afternoon in the space of an hour. Not loads but enough for me.

Curiously the guys around me were catching very little if any except the ones out on the precarious rocks where I don't really want to go for the sake of a few cheap fish. They were delicious though!

How far out were you casting?
Were you up the top or down the bottom?

veetwin · 28-09-2014 9:01pm

are you serious wrote: »

How far out were you casting?
Were you up the top or down the bottom?

I was casting as far out as everyone else, probably around 80 or so metres and allowing the feathers to drop to the bottom

pullandbang · 28-09-2014 9:59pm

Fished Howth/Ireland's Eye today and managed only a few small macks. They were very sporadic - for example, one of our three kayaks would hit a shoal and the other two, no more than a few yards away, would get nothing. Then when you hit, reeled in, unhooked, dropped back down again - nothing! The small shoals seemed to have moved on very quickly.

I did however manage a pretty decent Cod...

colrow · 29-09-2014 8:44am

Out in my boat, drifting between Knightstown Marina on Valentia Island, and just off Renard Point, caught a box of mackerel for the freezer, in an hour.

ajncam · 29-09-2014 11:24am

Literally thousands of mack carried off the west pier in dun laoighre over the past 4/5 days.

are you serious · 29-09-2014 8:30pm

If only I'd seen that post before today. Went to howth today, just stayed in the harbour. Fished along side 3 lads, started off with nothing they got 3 between them, only small.
Another lad arrived with silver feathers and pulled in 13 before it was my time to head.
When he was starting he offered me the same feathers he was using, and in the time he had all of his 13 landed I caught 2 and at that the seal robbed one of them both of us using the same gear.
I'd say 3 of them were big enough for the plate.

We were casting almost into the same place every cast.

(Edit) Shocking trying to read that back, made no sense even to me.

robbie67 · 05-10-2014 7:10am

Went out by boat out of Malahide yesterday caught a load of mackerel good's days fishing

are you serious · 06-10-2014 9:10pm

ajncam wrote: »

Literally thousands of mack carried off the west pier in dun laoighre over the past 4/5 days.

Any macks still about there?

I've never fished it out there, where abouts is it fished from or do lads literally cast from anywhere along the pier?

JimLahey · 07-10-2014 3:49pm

are you serious wrote: »

Any macks still about there?

I've never fished it out there, where abouts is it fished from or do lads literally cast from anywhere along the pier?

Going out for an hour or two after work, I'll let you know how it goes. I usually fish over the back of the east pier.

ajncam · 07-10-2014 4:52pm

are you serious wrote: »

Any macks still about there?

I've never fished it out there, where abouts is it fished from or do lads literally cast from anywhere along the pier?

I was there two evenings last week and didn't see a single one being caught by anyone, and there was a good 30/40 people along the back of the west pier.

I'd usually head for the second bend on the west pier and go off the back, don't let the feathers sink too much, I've easily lost 100 quids worth of gear there during the course of my career!

All the best and let us know if you've any success!

JimLahey · 07-10-2014 9:50pm

Caught 3 mackerel and a Pollock this evening all on feathers. I was on the back of the east pier for about 90 mins.

I definitely agree with ajncam, from about 25 yards out the bottom seems clear enough but as you get closer speed up your retrieve and keep your rod high to avoid the snags.

Joe Duffy.. · 12-10-2014 7:37pm

Just back from Salthill, insane amount of mackerel being caught, every cast a good sized mackie, haven't seen it as good in several years. Amazing.

mattser · 12-10-2014 8:30pm

Pain in my arms in August/Sept and they arrive in October.

Andypdublin24 · 19-10-2014 8:46pm

Anything happening now with mackerel mite try get few

SeaFields · 01-11-2014 7:41pm

We're into November so I Guess that's the end of the mackerel for another year.

So until next Spring gentlemen, thread - Unstickified!

a148pro · 01-11-2014 11:13pm

And I still haven't caught one!

squidly · 02-11-2014 7:55pm

how about a thread for the winter fishing?for reports of where codling and whiting are showing etc

SeaFields · 02-11-2014 9:15pm

We did that before and it went well. Feel free to start a thread. If it gets busy we'll sticky it too for the winter.

uck51js9zml2yt · 05-11-2014 4:31pm

I'm at the end of the e quays in Galway watching a guy land 4 at a time.
He has 12 in the last 5 minutes

dmc17 · 05-11-2014 4:57pm

SeaFields wrote: »

We're into November so I Guess that's the end of the mackerel for another year.

So until next Spring gentlemen, thread - Unstickified!

Carla Billions Bathroom wrote: »

I'm at the end of the e quays in Galway watching a guy land 4 at a time.
He has 12 in the last 5 minutes

Ye have little faith :pac:

grainne whale · 05-11-2014 5:05pm

dmc17 wrote: »

Ye have little faith :pac:

Climate Change ?

uck51js9zml2yt · 05-11-2014 5:21pm

He filled a black bucket in the 10 minutes I watched him.

I just wished I brought my rods from Dublin

mattser · 05-11-2014 7:53pm

Carla Billions Bathroom wrote: »

He filled a black bucket in the 10 minutes I watched him.

I just wished I brought my rods from Dublin

Crazy stuff

gumbo1 · 06-11-2014 2:45am

I've not really had the chance to get out the last 2 months or so. Just wondering if anybody know if their still biting around the Dublin area? From the shore? Ta very much

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 06-11-2014 9:20am

gumbo1 wrote: »

I've not really had the chance to get out the last 2 months or so. Just wondering if anybody know if their still biting around the Dublin area? From the shore? Ta very much

East coast - gone. Forget it. Time to switch species for a few months.

Kingfish · 09-11-2014 9:08am

I only caught one mackerel this year on salt hill 😎

Mackerel thread 2014 - reports, queries and chat. Mod note post #318

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