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

  • 29-04-2014 12:12pm
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26


    I know it's early but I have to emmigrate at the end of may and I'm wishfull thinking!! Any sign of Mackeral let me know,. Cheers in advance


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,214 ✭✭✭chopper6


    derekohara wrote: »
    I know it's early but I have to emmigrate at the end of may and I'm wishfull thinking!! Any sign of Mackeral let me know,. Cheers in advance


    Waaay too early for shore fishing anyway.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 743 ✭✭✭GrandSoftDay


    chopper6 wrote: »
    Waaay too early for shore fishing anyway.

    I think there was some caught from castle point in Clare. Also seen some caught on kayaks off Cork a few weeks back.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 217 ✭✭Paddysniper


    Any mackeral about yet?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    Plenty from shore in clare last week.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,203 ✭✭✭dodderangler


    Was always told mackerel this time of year aren't nearly as nice as later on in year.
    Whys that?


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,214 ✭✭✭chopper6


    Was always told mackerel this time of year aren't nearly as nice as later on in year.
    Whys that?



    Early mackerall are far smaller...in september they've been feeding and have gotten much larger and chunkier.

    I love spinning for macks around the end of sept on a light rod...you dont catch many but when you do the fight is incredible.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,551 ✭✭✭SeaFields


    Mod Recent posts split from a zombie thread and put here. We'll try and keep everything for this coming summer in here

    Happy Mackerel hunting everybody :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,417 ✭✭✭The Pontiac


    Going to buy a big freezer for the new mack season! And a smoker!

    Happy mackerel bashing!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 331 ✭✭pnpweirdo


    Is there any been caught in Galway bay area


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 743 ✭✭✭GrandSoftDay


    pnpweirdo wrote: »
    Is there any been caught in Galway bay area

    There was a handful caught in Ballyreen in North Clare last week.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,166 ✭✭✭✭Zzippy


    Was always told mackerel this time of year aren't nearly as nice as later on in year.
    Whys that?

    Early in the year they don't have much oil in the flesh, by August they have been feeding hard on sprat and are plump and oily, taste fantastic then...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ddashk


    had good luck two weeks ago off castle point. good size too. maybe last years. been in dublin since and trying coliemore and dalkey etc but no luck yet.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,551 ✭✭✭SeaFields


    A friend just put a photo on facebook of a bucket of mackerel taken on this evenings tide in Kerry.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,954 ✭✭✭counterlock


    SeaFields wrote: »
    A friend just put a photo on facebook of a bucket of mackerel taken on this evenings tide in Kerry.

    Do you know where that was? Not looking for anyone's spot, just the general area


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,551 ✭✭✭SeaFields


    Do you know where that was? Not looking for anyone's spot, just the general area

    It was at a popular rock fishing spot outside cahersiveen. Wont say any more than that - dont want the whole country down there at the weekend when i hope to get out there ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 paulm5327


    hows a going normally the end of june is when the mackerel are around ur best bet is monkstown wall at high tide and look into the water for sprat (small fish) mackerel hunt for them and look for them breaking and for the pollock i use the jelly worm with led heads very very good and only cost 25c a worm in tw murrays in town you can also fish for congor with strips of mackerel on ur feders and leave 2 sit in the water and if u catch 1 have fun getin him in its a good crack all the same enjoy :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,818 ✭✭✭dmc17


    paulm5327 wrote: »
    hows a going normally the end of june is when the mackerel are around ur best bet is monkstown wall at high tide and look into the water for sprat (small fish) mackerel hunt for them and look for them breaking and for the pollock i use the jelly worm with led heads very very good and only cost 25c a worm in tw murrays in town you can also fish for congor with strips of mackerel on ur feders and leave 2 sit in the water and if u catch 1 have fun getin him in its a good crack all the same enjoy :)

    I got a bit dizzy trying to read that!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭mooseknunkle


    Anyone know if there been caught around Waterford yet?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86 ✭✭flounder


    Anyone know if there been caught around Waterford yet?

    I was out in dunmore this morning. No sign of them out there anyway


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 178 ✭✭robbie67


    I went out on a boat from malahide yesterday not a sign of any mackerel there again there was very little caught yesterday about 4 pollock a few doggies and tiny whitening between 10 of us


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15 Friendly_User


    Nothing in Galway bay at the moment


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 453 ✭✭ianoo


    Anyone know if there been caught around Waterford yet?

    i was out in tramore last saturday ,the boat next to me caught 2 dozen or so just off the Guillameen ,must be in small shoals cos i caught nothing :rolleyes:

    ian...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 660 ✭✭✭popsy09


    Plenty mackerel in kinsale yesterday had 10 In about 20 mins on a spinning rod with a Toby

    The man alongside me had easily 30+ When I left and didn't look to be stopping anytime soon


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,954 ✭✭✭counterlock


    Nothing in Fanore today :(


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 743 ✭✭✭GrandSoftDay


    Nothing in Fanore today :(

    Very slack, went down this evening for 2 hours after pollock and had one follow the lure right to my feet but no take. Was out on the kayak a week ago across from the pub in Fanore and there wasn't much sign of life in the water either apart from a few small pollock I stumbled across and a pod of dolophins that frightened the sh1t out of me. No sign of sprat or sandeels in the water which is a bad sign.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,954 ✭✭✭counterlock


    Very slack, went down this evening for 2 hours after pollock and had one follow the lure right to my feet but no take. Was out on the kayak a week ago across from the pub in Fanore and there wasn't much sign of life in the water either apart from a few small pollock I stumbled across and a pod of dolophins that frightened the sh1t out of me. No sign of sprat or sandeels in the water which is a bad sign.

    We had some good success targeting pollock and coal fish, but nothing on the feathers or hokkai. That's my first time fishing there and it's an incredible spot.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 743 ✭✭✭GrandSoftDay


    We had some good success targeting pollock and coal fish, but nothing on the feathers or hokkai. That's my first time fishing there and it's an incredible spot.

    Good to here, there was mackerel about a few weeks ago but they can be sporadic enough this time of year. Seen a wrasse swimming around aswell but was after a pollock for the dinner so I didn't try for them. Was watching the pollock swimming around on the bottom from the kayak last week. Fairly cool experience watching them. Some of the best places around here have hardly ever seen a rod and line because most people just pull up at black head and Ballyreen, some serious fishing to be had if you stray off the beaten track a bit. There's one place that takes 20 minutes to walk to and close to a half an hour to walk back up that has 40ft of water at your feet sheer drop off. Best place I have ever seen for mackerel, wrasse and conger but I wouldn't like to be carrying them up out of it. Normally just catch a few for bait there and fish the bottom for a few hours. A handful of limpets would keep you busy with the wrasse while your waiting for a big fish! Have great crack fishing for macs there on a 5-20g rod aswell!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,954 ✭✭✭counterlock


    Some of the best places around here have hardly ever seen a rod and line because most people just pull up at black head and Ballyreen, some serious fishing to be had if you stray off the beaten track a bit. There's one place that takes 20 minutes to walk to and close to a half an hour to walk back up that has 40ft of water at your feet sheer drop off. Best place I have ever seen for mackerel, wrasse and conger but I wouldn't like to be carrying them up out of it.

    That sounds a bit like the place we were fishing. The drop net got plenty of work even for the coal fish and the small conger we pulled out. I'm looking forward to going back next week and exploring further along the coast.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34 mystickey


    Anything around the ballycotton and cork harbour area???


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,417 ✭✭✭The Pontiac


    mystickey wrote: »
    Anything around the ballycotton and cork harbour area???

    Hopefully the weather improves and I'll head down to Ballycotton.

    Will report back...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 489 ✭✭patdahat


    anything around fenit,kerryhead or brandon?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 596 ✭✭✭The other fella


    Hopefully the weather improves and I'll head down to Ballycotton.

    Will report back...

    Well,how did you get on? :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,417 ✭✭✭The Pontiac


    Well,how did you get on? :)

    Will be heading this weekend. Weather for the weekend is good!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭mooseknunkle


    flounder wrote: »
    I was out in dunmore this morning. No sign of them out there anyway

    I was out in portally this afternoon and none out there either


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,954 ✭✭✭counterlock


    patdahat wrote: »
    anything around fenit,kerryhead or brandon?
    Nothing in Fenit tonight. Nothing in Foynes yesterday either :(


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5 BikingIsBest


    Caught 2 decent sized mackerel tonight just after high tide off the sea wall between passage west and monkstown I was there for around 2 hours


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56 ✭✭mirrors


    Caught 5 mackreal today at fenit


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 217 ✭✭Paddysniper


    Not long home. Caught 4 in ross Co Clare this evening. Lost a few on the way up.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56 ✭✭mirrors


    Caught 5 mackreal today at fenit


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 541 ✭✭✭smashiner


    Hi lads,
    Anything stirring in a Dun Laoghaire or Dalkey? I was out that direction the other day and a few lads were fishing for Mack's but I didn't see any being caught.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 217 ✭✭Paddysniper


    Just curious what if any are the favourite rigs/traces used that gets the best results?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,954 ✭✭✭counterlock


    Just curious what if any are the favourite rigs/traces used that gets the best results?

    I always had more success on hokkai than on feathers


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 541 ✭✭✭smashiner


    Hi Paddysniper,
    It can sometimes depend on the day with some colors working better than others for no apparant reason! I have found red and also pink feathers to be the best, sometimes pink were the only ones catching on slower days! I ran out of feathers one day due to snags and I looped 3 little silver Mepps spinners on to the line and they were the business catching a load of Mackerel and a few small Pollack too.......really sometimes depends on the day methinks :-) Bring a few different colors and change after half an hour if you feel your first choice is not working too well, anyone else got any little gems to share with us??


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 217 ✭✭Paddysniper


    smashiner wrote: »
    Hi Paddysniper,
    It can sometimes depend on the day with some colors working better than others for no apparant reason! I have found red and also pink feathers to be the best, sometimes pink were the only ones catching on slower days! I ran out of feathers one day due to snags and I looped 3 little silver Mepps spinners on to the line and they were the business catching a load of Mackerel and a few small Pollack too.......really sometimes depends on the day methinks :-) Bring a few different colors and change after half an hour if you feel your first choice is not working too well, anyone else got any little gems to share with us??

    I don't get to go fishing much lately but anytime I do go it's just the handy few. I was putting it down to scarcity.

    Been using mustad gear which I find is quality but maybe I need to vary a bit.

    Is there glow in the dark gear for fishing before dark or would it make a difference?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 541 ✭✭✭smashiner


    Hi,
    I think that the Mackerel season is only really getting started now, so hopefully it will get a bit better in July, August and September. Not sure about the glow in the dark gear as I have never tried it as Mackerel fishing tends to be best in the late afternnon and evening, sometime silver lures / feathers can be good in twilight / moonlight but packing up in the dark can be a pain (5 or 6 sharp hooks in the the dark, bare hands etc)!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 217 ✭✭Paddysniper


    smashiner wrote: »
    Hi,
    I think that the Mackerel season is only really getting started now, so hopefully it will get a bit better in July, August and September. Not sure about the glow in the dark gear as I have never tried it as Mackerel fishing tends to be best in the late afternnon and evening, sometime silver lures / feathers can be good in twilight / moonlight but packing up in the dark can be a pain (5 or 6 sharp hooks in the the dark, bare hands etc)!!

    It'll improve I'm sure.
    Shopping trip is in order and try out a few rigs
    I wouldn't be staying until it's that dark lol, I've had a hook bedded in my finger and I don't want any more!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,392 ✭✭✭.red.


    It'll improve I'm sure.
    Shopping trip is in order and try out a few rigs
    I wouldn't be staying until it's that dark lol, I've had a hook bedded in my finger and I don't want any more!

    Headlamps can be gotten for just a few €€ and are plenty bright enough to stay safe in the dark.
    People who only fish in daylight dont know what their missing.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4 mullyman17


    Hey guys, anyone catching off the dun laoghaire area?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 Abeedo


    mullyman17 wrote: »
    Hey guys, anyone catching off the dun laoghaire area?

    last Sunday in west pier for about one hour, 5 lads was fishing but mostly flounder, didn't see any mackerel


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,203 ✭✭✭dodderangler


    What bout bullock harbour?
    Anyone headed out there yet? I may head out this weekend should the weather hold


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