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mackerel fishing

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    #212
    Sparky84
    Registered Users Posts: 173 ✭✭Sparky84


    Got a nice few in bay of Skerries yesterday.


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    #213
    elius
    Registered Users Posts: 1,204 ✭✭✭elius


    Will be in waterford Bunmahon area next week any place worth going to for the mack's Cheers..


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    #214
    Cork24
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    Paddy Diver wrote: »
    Got 120 last week out of cork harbour, they on their way in

    what in gods name do you catch 120 for? and talk about over fishing! same goes for experimenter who took 40 or so. at the end of the day their is next Season you want to go out. its getting bad enough going out and getting nothing.

    and wondering why am i not getting anything anymore thinking its the fishing boats out in sea sucking the Sea Dry. then come here and see those post as well.


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    #215
    UnleashTheBeast
    Registered Users Posts: 504 ✭✭✭UnleashTheBeast


    Does anybody know if the Macks are in yet in Galway? Off the shore I mean.

    Spiddal/Salthill/Claddagh etc


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    #216
    Cork24
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    all i know is their in Cork but only a few, only about 2 weeks felt to fish them so hurry bud!


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    #217
    experimenter
    Registered Users Posts: 497 ✭✭experimenter


    Just to clarify, we got about 37 between three guys fishing...


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    #218
    munster_mafia
    Registered Users Posts: 363 ✭✭munster_mafia


    elius wrote: »
    Will be in waterford Bunmahon area next week any place worth going to for the mack's Cheers..


    Yeah Boatstrand, couple of mins from Bunmahon. Dont go down to harbour, to many rocks and will lose gear. When your coming from bunmahon direction park up just before the caravan park. You will see a gate, walk down through 2 fields. and you will be on the rocks.


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    #219
    LandoCalrissian
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    Just wondering if there is there much of a difference in activity when fishing the am tide as opposed to the pm one?

    Are the mackerel anymore likely to be caught off either one???


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    #220
    Rycn
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    Dunloaoighre lads?


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    #221
    elius
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    Cork24 wrote: »
    what in gods name do you catch 120 for? and talk about over fishing! same goes for experimenter who took 40 or so. at the end of the day their is next Season you want to go out. its getting bad enough going out and getting nothing.

    and wondering why am i not getting anything anymore thinking its the fishing boats out in sea sucking the Sea Dry. then come here and see those post as well.


    Thats a little harsh i caught 70 odd back in june and kept 15 fir myself the rest went to elderly people and alike who love and appreciate some fresh makeral. Just Dont have the ability to fish themselve's....


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    #222
    stevenmu
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    Despite going to a good cause, that's still 70 mackerel out of the water and out of the breeding pool. Years ago people fishing for trout or salmon would catch far more than they needed and kill everything they caught, and look how that worked out.

    To be honest I don't know a whole lot about mackerel populations, and what kind of pressure they can sustain. It's possible that their numbers can easily handle the type of fishing where lots of people are regularly pulling out 50 plus. But it's also possible that they can't.


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    #223
    Joyce Country
    Registered Users Posts: 284 ✭✭Joyce Country


    Galway city lads..... any sign? thinking of dusting off the rod and buying a bit of bait.


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    #224
    Cork24
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    you dont really need bait for Mackerel just some spinners or what ever

    ok I'll like to go out and catch around 25 coming into the Winter. but has for now 5 or 6 a week would do me, as i eat fish every day and having to save me a few pound going to the shop to buy 5 tins a week. i can have the Mackerel for Lunch in work and coming into the Winter catch about 15 to 25 and place them into the freezer.

    to keep any sport alive may it be fishing, shooting, dazzling you need to think about numbers. numbers of Rabbits, Birds, Duck, fish.

    people ego's are getting in the way, look how many i hook last night boy!!


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    #225
    experimenter
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    I agree, I apply the same to fly fishing, I will take one and catch/release the rest.

    Same goes for Macks... ..


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    #226
    Cork24
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    Just back from Crossheaven. hoping to get the Morning High Tide of what was meant to be 3.1m!! Yea some hope in that.. What a Waste of a Trip nothing and lost my gear to the rocks!! fished off the road,

    so hoping Saturday down in East will do better..

    cobh is bad aswell this year


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    #227
    elius
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    Was in Boat strand yesturday and today. 1 nice size pollock that was it. Think i saw one other lad with two fish. Very Very poor


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    #228
    Cork24
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    got a pollock on Saturday down in Yoghal the Mackerel were coming in alright but breaking away right away.

    Was it like this Last year?


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    #229
    damagegt
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    been out the last 4 days around nohoval and have got plenty of mackerel.Heading out now again at 2 to try a bit of bottom fishing.


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    #230
    damagegt
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    Just got back,no mackerel today but plenty of pollack and doggies.


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    #231
    jwshooter
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    down in slade this eve , 30-40 fishing. i seen no fish landed


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    #232
    george67
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    caught 50 on a boat just of bullock today. just let it drift down towards the island, some nice bangs 4 and 5 a go


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    #233
    Newtown90
    Registered Users Posts: 1,602 ✭✭✭Newtown90


    Was down in youghal for the last week in august last year... fishing off the pier (infront of the pub cant remember the name) every morning and evening and didnt catch one!! They used come in so far and break outside... Guessing the sprat didnt come on like...

    Was wondering is there any major catches off the cork/ kerry coast this year, could do with a holiday:D


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    #234
    CoalBucket
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    I've been out 5 or 6 times this year already. Mostly in Courtmacsharry and once in Crosshaven. Didn't catch one Mackeral. Caught a couple of pollock alright but no Mackeral.

    Can't understand why there are none to be seen.

    Anybody got any ideas ?


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    #235
    mcgarrett
    Registered Users Posts: 376 ✭✭mcgarrett


    Slade yesterday 6pm -10pm saw very few caught :mad:, Wednesday evening on the high tide (about 8pm) they were giving themselves up :)


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    #236
    4gun
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    last monday I caught 60 in two hours from a mark on the Rossbehy side of Dingle Bay most were good size ...Ususlly only get 'em in large quantities like that on good Southeasterly...pink plankton feathers


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    #237
    PWR
    Registered Users Posts: 109 ✭✭PWR


    60 odd mackies on boat off Dungarvan last Monday, in 3 hours fishing, 4 rods, few small pollack and whiting as well. Skipper reported that catches have been poor this year so far.


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    #238
    dicey1664
    Closed Accounts Posts: 124 ✭✭dicey1664


    anyone been fishing off the pier at laoghaire? any luck


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    #239
    Joyce Country
    Registered Users Posts: 284 ✭✭Joyce Country


    no luck in galway city off the shore yesterday evening - thought with the hot weather they'd be in! :(


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    #240
    Nodster
    Registered Users Posts: 949 ✭✭✭Nodster


    Bagged a couple of mackeral off the rocks near the lifeboat station in Clogherhead two weeks ago, but went back yesterday but the amount of floating seaweed made it literally impossible to fish. Was talking to a work buddy and he heard reports that the beaches in Wicklow had the same problem all weekend :( anyone else had the same problem?


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    #241
    skipz
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    Nodster wrote: »
    Bagged a couple of mackeral off the rocks near the lifeboat station in Clogherhead two weeks ago, but went back yesterday but the amount of floating seaweed made it literally impossible to fish. Was talking to a work buddy and he heard reports that the beaches in Wicklow had the same problem all weekend :( anyone else had the same problem?

    Yeah its been bad with the weed here in Clogher alright mainly on the beach's. Iv tried lure fishing for bass at a few spots but got clogged up and jacked after a few casts.:mad:


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