Mackerel 2019

Ultimate Seduction

Maybe a bit early yet but can people update with locations when they start catching a few.

idnkph

Going to try rathmullan in Donegal next week. Not holding up much hope.

dodderangler

Report from bullock harbour is all joey mackerel being caught.

big dan

I'm heading to Achill next weekend so will update on here afterwards.
Anyone been fishing out there recently?


I'd be interested to hear how Dun Laoghaire is fishing now too if anone has been out there.

a148pro

big dan wrote: »

I'm heading to Achill next weekend so will update on here afterwards.
Anyone been fishing out there recently?


I'd be interested to hear how Dun Laoghaire is fishing now too if anone has been out there.

I will probably be out of dun laoghaire today and tomorrow - where are the good spots for mackerel there from boat? I appreciate people don't reveal spots online but mackerel are the Fish equivalent of spars

dodderangler

a148pro wrote: »

I will probably be out of dun laoghaire today and tomorrow - where are the good spots for mackerel there from boat? I appreciate people don't reveal spots online but mackerel are the Fish equivalent of spars

If you have a boat go to bullock harbour in between the island and mainland. Best mackerel spot

a148pro

Nothing biting yesterday though that may reflect our incompetence, only hand reels with old feathers. Lads we met on dalkey island said there were mackerel around anyway.

robbie67

Went out last Saturday fishing off Lambay Island 8 of us only caught about a dozen between all of us

Dgamblerbob

Anyone been fishing to castle point/dunlicky or bridges of Ross or west coast in last couple of days

idnkph

Nothing happening in Rathmullan Donegal. Absolutely nothing!!!

Kat1170

If anglers could specify whether they are boat or shore fishing that would be much appreciated

Doctors room ghost

robbie67 wrote: »

Went out last Saturday fishing off Lambay Island 8 of us only caught about a dozen between all of us

Them are the scout mackerel ye got. The big shoals will be following them in along

Ultimate Seduction

Any good spots around lisdonvarna or would I be better off fishing on the beach. Staying down there tomorrow night

dmc17

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Any good spots around lisdonvarna or would I be better off fishing on the beach. Staying down there tomorrow night

There's an expansive rock fishing area at Ballyreen just a few mins up the road, if that's what you are after. Right beside the road.

mattser

Anyone down around Dunmore East ?

big dan

I was in Achill for the week and fished a few spots, but not one bite unfortunately.

Ultimate Seduction

Nothing happening around Kilkee / Dunlicky either

uck51js9zml2yt

Anything in Kerry yet?

nthclare

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Nothing happening around Kilkee / Dunlicky either

I was in Dunlicky the other evening, 4 hour's and 12 mackerel, I needed 6 for bait and got 2 in the first hour and the rest in 3 casts before it got dark.

Its full of coalies and I had to put on an 8oz weight to drop it fast enough.

The flats in fanore fish fairly well if you can punch out a 5oz lead and 3 feathers 150 yards +

I usually use 15lbs line 3 feathers and an old battered well tuned abu 6500ct old century tip tornado sport gets the distance and out into the current outside which the mackerel travel.

They're like roads and the fish seem to traverse these routes then at slack water they'll become more adventurous and move inshore...

nthclare

Oh yeah I use a 60lbs shock leader while belting out a 5oz weigh with 15lbs line.

No snags at the flats so it cuts down on line abrasion.

Orion

Boat between Moher and Inis Oirr last week - nothing. Picked up a few pollock in the shallows but no mackerel in deeper waters.

HARRY72

Anything in Cork area?

cd07

HARRY72 wrote:

Anything in Cork area?

Fished the beara for 4 days solid and only got 6 mackerel between two of us. Very disappointed all round only average sized Pollack,congers and coalies. Fishing has finally crashed

Ultimate Seduction

cd07 wrote: »

Fished the beara for 4 days solid and only got 6 mackerel between two of us. Very disappointed all round only average sized Pollack,congers and coalies. Fishing has finally crashed

It's early yet. Back end of August if I haven't a freezer full I'll be disappointed.

The Enbalmer

Was down in Clifden for the weekendboat fishing.


Between 6 anglers we caught maybe a couple of dozen..pollack were far more plentiful.

Andyp28

Anything around dalkey or greystones

malinheader

Couple of small boats fishing out of malin Head had 20 to 30 mackerel each. Medium size with a few large.

nthclare

There's plenty of them turning up around West Clare, early morning seems to be the best time.

Gumbi

Going to be around Caherciveen area this weekend, any know of any reports around there of them being around? I'll report back here if I catch any.

jousting with chairs

Gumbi wrote: »

Going to be around Caherciveen area this weekend, any know of any reports around there of them being around? I'll report back here if I catch any.

Haven't heard anything from there but I tried Fenit pier a couple of evenings last week and only saw one mackeral caught even though there was a good few fishing.

Bio Mech

Gumbi wrote: »

Going to be around Caherciveen area this weekend, any know of any reports around there of them being around? I'll report back here if I catch any.

Had several (could have had dozens) there last week. We got about 12 and then stopped.

SeaFields

Gumbi wrote: »

Going to be around Caherciveen area this weekend, any know of any reports around there of them being around? I'll report back here if I catch any.

Yeah plenty around here at the moment

Fixer Upper

Gumbi wrote: »

Going to be around Caherciveen area this weekend, any know of any reports around there of them being around? I'll report back here if I catch any.

Was fishing 2 weeks ago off caherdaniel and had 6 or 8 in about 3 hrs so there's a few around. Not sure about off the shore though...

Anyone know how is going around killary /letterfrack/Renvyle?

Ultimate Seduction

nthclare wrote: »

There's plenty of them turning up around West Clare, early morning seems to be the best time.

From the shore or boat?

Tom44

Plenty in Cork harbour last month, small boat 20m off Camden fort jetty for mackerel, haddock off fort Carlisle, very close to the rocks just under the three pill boxes.
Caught 15 in two hours. With feathers. 18 - 23' depth.

Nothing yesterday, but Plenty from mid June - mid July, (100+) all in the harbour, then hadn't been out till yesterday.

mawk

Tom44 wrote: »

Plenty in Cork harbour last month, small boat 20m off Camden fort jetty for mackerel, haddock off fort Carlisle, very close to the rocks just under the three pill boxes.
Caught 15 in two hours. With feathers. 18 - 23' depth.

Nothing yesterday, but Plenty from mid June - mid July, (100+) all in the harbour, then hadn't been out till yesterday.

Just in case it's what you meant, those aren't haddock in the photo, they're Pollock

Tom44

mawk wrote: »

Just in case it's what you meant, those aren't haddock in the photo, they're Pollock

Cheers
What I know about fishing & fish types, you'd fit on a postage stamp.
Scuba and boating for over 20 years, but only took up fishing with an Aldi telescopic rod last summer.

PS
What are these?
Never saw them before, again, in cork harbour. Caught two.
Thanks

malinheader

Tom44 wrote: »

Cheers
What I know about fishing & fish types, you'd fit on a postage stamp.
Scuba and boating for over 20 years, but only took up fishing with an Aldi telescopic rod last summer.

PS
What are these?
Never saw them before, again, in cork harbour. Caught two.
Thanks

Gurnard. Fresh Red Gurnard is one of the nicest fish you could eat.

Atlantic Dawn

malinheader wrote: »

Gurnard. Fresh Red Gurnard is one of the nicest fish you could eat.

Nasty things to handle, many times I ripped the hand off myself with them . Never caught one on a line though, always been in a net.

malinheader

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Nasty things to handle, many times I ripped the hand off myself with them . Never caught one on a line though, always been in a net.

Used to use them for bait for the crab, old fella told me to try one to eat.unbelievable , Beautiful fish. To good for bait, but your right plenty of scars from the spike.

Tom44

Their too nice to keep.
Basin full was a once off for an elderly friend.

I've flattened all the barb's on my hooks with a vicegrips, so it makes it easier to unhook & release.
I grab all fish with a bit of old jeans to save my hands, haven't had any complaints yet.

Ipso

malinheader wrote: »

Tom44 wrote: »

Cheers
What I know about fishing & fish types, you'd fit on a postage stamp.
Scuba and boating for over 20 years, but only took up fishing with an Aldi telescopic rod last summer.

PS
What are these?
Never saw them before, again, in cork harbour. Caught two.
Thanks

Gurnard. Fresh Red Gurnard is one of the nicest fish you could eat.

Really. I know they are used as a stock base in France, only ever heard of them being used as lobster pot bait.

Tom44

Cork harbour, middle deep channel between Camden and Carlisle fort, 2pm Thursday 1/8/19
Once you find the millions of sprat shoal, full of mackerel underneath 20' to 25' every dropping of a 5 hook line came up with 4
Got boring after a while they were so plentyfull.
Could have filled the (small) boat.
Anyway
Just thought I'd share that.

Beautiful day for it too. Which is a bonus this summer.



Edit
Tons of birds diving into the water was a good location finder




.

Navanman.

They were in Galway city last night at the mouth of the corríb river high tide man pulling in plenty in feathers. Went this morning tide out water level low not a bite.

Czhornet

11 last night at Black Head in 15 mins about and hour before HT, nothing after that!

uck51js9zml2yt

Any reports from north Kerry?

westsidestory

Czhornet wrote: »

11 last night at Black Head in 15 mins about and hour before HT, nothing after that!

Caught 8 mackerel on 2 different casts (3 + 5)Friday night at Black Head just at FT. Stopped then as had enough for BBQ @ Fanore beach.

Caught a coal fish and put back in, seagull picked it up and returned also as seemed unimpressed by it. The coal fish was just gasping and about to swim off when fished out by another gull that swallowed it whole as chased by other gulls.

KinnegadKid

Any reports from Dalkey or Howth area?

wexandproud

mackerel turned up in kilmore this week A few got from the shore but angling boats could not get down through them in places . good size fish too

westsidestory

wexandproud wrote: »

angling boats could not get down through them in places

Can you explain this?

vicwatson

wexandproud wrote: »

mackerel turned up in kilmore this week A few got from the shore but angling boats could not get down through them in places . good size fish too

From where in Kilmore? The beach off to the west? Tia