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Mackerel Season

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ok guys coming up to Mackerel Season,thinking of heading out to spiddal for a day trip,just to see if there is anything about,the curiousty is killing me

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AstraOwner

mattser wrote: »

Do you mean bring you to the sea, or bring the sea to you ?

The sea can stay where it is. I'm looking for a few mackeral.
Somebody who gets a good haul might like to help out and even earn a few bob.

Ronan cork

Caught 20+ maks and a couple of nice pollack in ballycotton Monday evening. Place was busy but everyone was hauling them in. Buddy also got a dozen big maks off the rocks in myrtleville last night so good fishing in cork at the moment

iLikeWaffles

Anybody catching anything east coast. anything???

Sparky84

Plenty caught off Skerries pier last weekend.

Galway K9

Anyone know why the macks are so small this year? got a few decent sized off galway docks but loads small which i threw back in.

uvox

Slade on the Hook is fishing well for macks.

Bobby Baccala

Galway K9 wrote: »

Anyone know why the macks are so small this year? got a few decent sized off galway docks but loads small which i threw back in.

what me and the oul lad reckon is that all the bigger ones are being caught in the nets up north by foreign boats before they even get down here and the smaller ones are making it through the nets.

Just a theory.

Birroc

Talked to fishermen about the mackerel stocks. They are simply being overfished. The factory ships are grabbing the shoals. Most are mulched for other products (agricultural mainly) but the large ones are kept for consumers. The mackerel migration that we know today may soon be a thing of the past unless something is done.

8k2q1gfcz9s5d4

The reason there are few mackeral this year and that they are small is mainly because of the weather. The jet stream spent most of the summer over europe, not over ireland, which meant for most of the summer out prevailing wind came from the north. without the heat of the south westerly, there is less plankton in the water. Mackerel feed on plankton, so less plankton, less mackerel.

red sean

I agree with the above post. I spoke to a marine biologist about it recently and he said the same. The northern part of the atlantic coast fared worse this year and he said it was partly due to red tide but mainly due to the jet stream.

jay tipperary

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

Galway K9 wrote: »

Anyone know why the macks are so small this year? got a few decent sized off galway docks but loads small which i threw back in.

what me and the oul lad reckon is that all the bigger ones are being caught in the nets up north by foreign boats before they even get down here and the smaller ones are making it through the nets.

Just a theory.

Its a good theory

chickey

Youghal full of mackerel this evening, everyone pulling them in from quay, lot of them small

dermo909

Got a few off the flat rocks in Dunmore East last night at high tide. Jet black feathers and red ones with luminous squid heads worked best.

realrebel

been getting loads of mackerel and seatrout in the last week inside cork harbour good fishing there on the bigger tides

rubbledoubledo

Is it around where the boats are off loaded

EamonnX1

Has anyone caught mackerel this year (2012) from the shores in the Cork Harbor or East Cork, West Waterford regions? Visited some reliable marks (from past years) without a sign.

realrebel

EamonnX1 wrote: »

Has anyone caught mackerel this year (2012) from the shores in the Cork Harbor or East Cork, West Waterford regions? Visited some reliable marks (from past years) without a sign.

Lots of mackerel around in cork harbour in the last week or so I heard there were loads in youghal too eamonn
I got at least 20 every night I've been out releasing about 90% of them great crack on light gear

rubbledoubledo

Would sea trout take feathers, same as macks would

realrebel

rubbledoubledo wrote: »

Would sea trout take feathers, same as macks would

I wouldn't think you would get many if any on feathers but small dexter wedges work for the trout and krills

jorb

Try Mornington, been fishing there every year for 10 years, been a little quiet this year but then again i haven't fished it much, apart from sea trout fishing, Almost as many Macks as Clougher, less anglers, safer, quieter and you'll catch Pollack to about 2lb and possibly beyond. Great bass fishing from both sides.. Seriously underrated venue!

ardle1

Been fishing years for mackerel,seem to be getting later and later, anyway head for Greenore (Louth) right now...... as soon as the tide starts to head up the Lough:) .. Ah back in the day out in the boat couple of miles of TempleTown beach<< have my m8s head wrek'd with those stories, all true of course.....

vladsniper

Hi all,

I was this week in Howth, and no mackerel at all don't know way I think is to yearly maybe next month will starting.

SeaFields

vladsniper wrote: »

Hi all,

I was this week in Howth, and no mackerel at all don't know way I think is to yearly maybe next month will starting.

Hi vladsniper,

This years mackerel thread is here if you want to discuss this seasons fishing.

Cheers.