Mega Mackerel thread 2018 - reports, queries and chat

omgitsjoshi · 05-06-2018 1:25pm

I went out fishing behind the docks few days ago near the boat club had no luck in a 3 hour period just wondering if anyone had had any luck catching mackrelel from the shore line in galway . there is a dolphin and seal quite active in the area so i might of just been unlucky.

gifted · 05-06-2018 5:19pm

Friend caught 6 mackerel in blackhead in Co clare on Sunday...hour and a half fishing...

Marcmc · 05-06-2018 7:54pm

Im gonna try Sunday morning in dublin port and see what happens. I think irish sea is barren

Nesta99 · 05-06-2018 8:00pm

Nabbed 6 or 7 out just past Imogen Point/Greenore on Sunday. Looked like it was going to be a busy half hour or so but that was it then.

ConnyMcDavid · 05-06-2018 8:02pm

Marcmc wrote: »

Has anyone tried for mackerel on the east cost yet I know it's early but with warm weather there might be a few around

I have seen them on the south east coast just over two weeks ago. I'm off to buy a rod and trying my hand this weekend.

gumbo1 · 06-06-2018 8:11pm

They were all just the scouts. Give 2 weeks and they'll be plentiful!

Marcmc · 10-06-2018 12:34pm

Went to ringsend got one so it wasn't a complete waste. End of the month I'll try again

Williamjg · 11-06-2018 10:49pm

I’m quite interested myself to see if anyone has cought any yet
No sign around the renville park area in oranmore
I did see the dolphin though. Was at Galway Bay Golf Club and was on the 12 hole looked over to the bay and I saw a fin and a bit of a back pop out of the water. Pulled out the binoculars and saw a dolphin

Williamjg · 11-06-2018 10:50pm

Might check ballinacourty peir this weekend

Williamjg · 11-06-2018 10:51pm

Anyone seen any action in Galway yet

omgitsjoshi · 12-06-2018 5:59pm

i'm going to go out again near galway docks area some time this week will let you know if i catch anything. Might still be a bit early we had a late winter this year might of effected them .

Ultimate Seduction · 13-06-2018 2:47pm

Got about 40 (5 of us fishing 2 hours) of them near kilkee last week off the rocks. Not a great size yet though. Will prob keep them for bait

Williamjg · 13-06-2018 9:30pm

I want to try and use a fly rod for just 1 or 2 macks
Say it would be a bit of fun. A change from the usual mackerel rod. The fella in duffys in town told me that fly fishing for mackerel is tons of fun

SeaFields · 16-06-2018 12:10pm

MOD. I merged a few threads here and all mackerel talk can go here for the summer. Enjoy.

Rows Grower · 17-06-2018 12:49pm

Williamjg wrote: »

I want to try and use a fly rod for just 1 or 2 macks
Say it would be a bit of fun. A change from the usual mackerel rod. The fella in duffys in town told me that fly fishing for mackerel is tons of fun

Savage sport altogether when you get a mackeral on fly, and when they are plentiful they will snap at anything that moves. Just make sure you have plenty of space from other anglers or there could be fierce tangling going on.

Pound for pound the mackeral must be one of the best fish to put up a fight.

Ultimate Seduction · 17-06-2018 3:54pm

Rows Grower wrote: »

Savage sport altogether when you get a mackeral on fly, and when they are plentiful they will snap at anything that moves. Just make sure you have plenty of space from other anglers or there could be fierce tangling going on.

Pound for pound the mackeral must be one of the best fish to put up a fight.

Agree 100% I've never caught on the fly but got one on a light spinning rod with 4 lb line. Unbelievable battle.

bpmurray · 18-06-2018 8:05pm

Williamjg wrote: »

I want to try and use a fly rod for just 1 or 2 macks
Say it would be a bit of fun. A change from the usual mackerel rod. The fella in duffys in town told me that fly fishing for mackerel is tons of fun

You should try for big coalfish - here's a small one of around 15lbs being landed in Norway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HNQSGLApj4

Nesta99 · 18-06-2018 8:23pm

malinheader wrote: »

Sorry lads but it was the drift net fishermen around our coasts who always got the blame for the decreasing numbers of salmon and subsiquently had to deal with a big loss to there livelihoods when it was banned. And since the banning of all drift netting which had a very damaging effect on a lot of small coastal communities the numbers of salmon have been on a drastic decrease ever since.

Can i ask the reasons behind this?

gre · 18-06-2018 8:33pm

Was down in bridges Ross in Co Clare at the weekend caught no mackeral was a bad day to be fair but you guys know if it's still too early for them this time of year or should I vary spots???

Gloomtastic! · 18-06-2018 8:40pm

Nothing off Howth on Saturday that I could see

gre · 18-06-2018 9:21pm

I think perhaps end of June July they may surge hopefullyðŸ™

gre · 19-06-2018 6:49pm

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Got about 40 (5 of us fishing 2 hours) of them near kilkee last week off the rocks. Not a great size yet though. Will prob keep them for bait

Which part of kilkee pal??

dodderangler · 19-06-2018 6:51pm

gre wrote: »

I think perhaps end of June July they may surge hopefullyðŸ™

Normally I'll wait till august. They taste better anyway.

gre · 20-06-2018 9:21am

dodderangler wrote: »

Normally I'll wait till august. They taste better anyway.

I may just go lake fishing til then soðŸ˜„

Ultimate Seduction · 20-06-2018 6:54pm

gre wrote: »

Which part of kilkee pal??

Dunlicky

snowstreams · 25-06-2018 8:27pm

Are Mackerel getting rarer each year? Harder to catch them each year.

I didnt catch a single fish when out in a boat in Clew bay at the weekend.
The only sea life I saw was swarms and swarms of jellyfish.

If only jellyfish were worth eating!

Marcmc · 25-06-2018 8:41pm

snowstreams wrote: »

Are Mackerel getting rarer each year? Harder to catch them each year.

I didnt catch a single fish when out in a boat in Clew bay at the weekend.
The only sea life I saw was swarms and swarms of jellyfish.

If only jellyfish were worth eating!

Unfortunately they are gettin rarer and the east coast is said to be even worse. I seen dried jellyfish for sale before so they might be worth tryin

TomOnBoard · 25-06-2018 8:48pm

Marcmc wrote: »

Unfortunately they are gettin rarer and the east coast is said to be even worse. I seen dried jellyfish for sale before so they might be worth tryin

Jellyfish are a delicacy in parts of Asia. Also a guy in Denmark made Jellyfish crisps recently. Quite delicious by all accounts...

gre · 25-06-2018 11:00pm

I think it's usually late in the summer then show up pal I do reckon catches are more of a challenge now days

Ultimate Seduction · 26-06-2018 1:06pm

gre wrote: »

I think it's usually late in the summer then show up pal I do reckon catches are more of a challenge now days

Wouldnt say a challenge, but definitely fewer and later every year.

Czhornet · 26-06-2018 1:42pm

gre wrote: »

I think it's usually late in the summer then show up pal I do reckon catches are more of a challenge now days

Definitely less and less every year, when i started 10 years ago i would be throwing back the small ones, now i'm lucky yo get a bite at all!

Ultimate Seduction · 26-06-2018 2:24pm

Hopefully this weather brings them in good numbers this year, although it's very early. Late August is the time

luke9311 · 27-06-2018 11:31pm

Looking for people to head out with me to fish around Dublin area as im new-ish to it. Poolbeg is the closest to me but i really dont mind too much tho. anyone willing to help? Cheers and thanks

gre · 28-06-2018 1:41pm

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Hopefully this weather brings them in good numbers this year, although it's very early. Late August is the time

I don't think the weather makes a difference it's just timing the tides and the month being August will only matterðŸ˜Š

Ultimate Seduction · 28-06-2018 2:17pm

gre wrote: »

I don't think the weather makes a difference it's just timing the tides and the month being August will only matterðŸ˜Š

I'd have thought they come in for food in the warm water. IFI website agreed saying they come here once sea temps are 14c. It's passed that now. I agree though, Late August and all of Sept is best

flended12 · 29-06-2018 10:30am

Hearing there was mackerel showing in howth yesterday. Not a lot but perhaps it's beginning. "Winter....." I mean "Mackerel is coming" ðŸ˜Ž

gre · 29-06-2018 11:22pm

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

I'd have thought they come in for food in the warm water. IFI website agreed saying they come here once sea temps are 14c. It's passed that now. I agree though, Late August and all of Sept is best

More the dolphins feeding on them that's what happens they get chased in to shore rocks etc..I'll be going out tomorrow I'll keep Ye guy's posted

Atlantic Dawn · 29-06-2018 11:31pm

In the 80's I remember catching them about 80-100 in a fish box, more recently it was nearer 180-200 to a box, much smaller sized fish now, you might get a run of larger fish for a few days and that's it.

Sam Quentin · 03-07-2018 6:46pm

Expect Mackeral early this year and definitely before mid August.. Warmer waters abundance of fry near shore, I expect the beach fishing to start soon...

Ultimate Seduction · 03-07-2018 10:04pm

Sam Quentin wrote: »

Expect Mackeral early this year and definitely before mid August.. Warmer waters abundance of fry near shore, I expect the beach fishing to start soon...

Although we have had a scorching few weeks, sea temps are the same at this time as they are the last 10 years so chill

*I only learned this yesterday

Sam Quentin · 03-07-2018 10:21pm

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Although we have had a scorching few weeks, sea temps are the same at this time as they are the last 10 years so chill

*I only learned this yesterday

Mark my words.... There's no getting away from it,I believe from years of experience bright sunny skies are also an influence on fry shoaling hence mackeral feeding....

Ultimate Seduction · 03-07-2018 10:25pm

Sam Quentin wrote: »

Mark my words.... There's no getting away from it,I believe from years of experience bright sunny skies are also an influence on fry shoaling hence mackeral feeding....

I fully agree, check my post out here from 2 days ago.

What I am saying is sunny skies in Ireland for 2 weeks have no effect on the temperature of the Atlantic ocean.

2013 and 2014 were hotter than this, and for longer. Fishing was still poor until august..

gre · 05-07-2018 12:16pm

2013/14 was warm for two weeks!..no way was it more warm than this year!!..we went to 32 degrees 1 degree off the record 33 which was in kilkenny 1887 this is a record summer in Ireland never seen before!..i had a few mackerel the other day!..it's getting better now lads

Ultimate Seduction · 05-07-2018 12:33pm

gre wrote: »

2013/14 was warm for two weeks!..no way was it more warm than this year!!..we went to 32 degrees 1 degree off the record 33 which was in kilkenny 1887 this is a record summer in Ireland never seen before!..i had a few mackerel the other day!..it's getting better now lads

We had 32c for 1 hour in Shannon last week. All the statistics are on the Met.ie website my friend, 2013 was hotter for longer. 2006 the same.

gre · 05-07-2018 2:55pm

ðŸ˜‚ I don't know where your living but your stats are very wrong I remember 2013 very well! limerick won the Munster championship that summer was both amazing and sad for me as I lost a good friend too.. I can tell you it was knowhere near as warm and definitely didn't go past 14 days that we got in July..since end of May we haven't gone under 21!..anyways happy fishing I think the fish are backðŸ˜Š

gre · 05-07-2018 2:58pm

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health-fears-on-the-rise-as-country-braces-itself-for-hottest-summer-since-1976-37042869.html

Ultimate Seduction · 05-07-2018 2:59pm

gre wrote: »

ðŸ˜‚ I don't know where your living but your stats are very wrong I remember 2013 very well! limerick won the Munster championship that summer was both amazing and sad for me as I lost a good friend too.. I can tell you it was knowhere near as warm and definitely didn't go past 14 days that we got in July..since end of May we haven't gone under 21!..anyways happy fishing I think the fish are backðŸ˜Š

Ok so, official met eirean stats are wrong, you are right because nostalgia. I'll leave it there. Tight lines .

Captain Red Beard · 05-07-2018 3:36pm

So the hottest summer since 1976 news is all a lie?

Ultimate Seduction · 05-07-2018 3:45pm

Captain Red Beard wrote: »

So the hottest summer since 1976 news is all a lie?

Who do you believe, newspapers trying to sell, or official met eirean statistics?

Ultimate Seduction · 05-07-2018 4:41pm

Here are the statistics as of 2 days ago. As you can see 2013 had more sunshine in most places. This doesn't add in the very hot spell in early June 2013 either.

Mega Mackerel thread 2018 - reports, queries and chat

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