Mackerel Season

Bobby Baccala · 24-05-2012 7:42pm

Any word on skerries yet lads? Looking to get out there this weekend if the macks are about

Sparky84 · 24-05-2012 10:45pm

Nothing there yet .......

Northclare · 25-05-2012 6:50am

I heard there is mackerel being caught from the flats in North Clare, it seems to me that they are being caught by the long distance casters...

tonytoc11 · 26-05-2012 12:21am

Caught 1 mack this eve in Fountainstown. Had him after about 4 casts and stayed for another 2 hours with not 1 bite. Caught him on a feather but tried plenty of lures also

fallowbuck · 27-05-2012 10:31am

tonytoc11 wrote: »

Caught 1 mack this eve in Fountainstown. Had him after about 4 casts and stayed for another 2 hours with not 1 bite. Caught him on a feather but tried plenty of lures also

lads caught bout forty Mack of helvick head from the rocks last night so their there in that spot now enjoy . Waterford.

fallowbuck · 27-05-2012 10:33am

Lads caught over 40 yesterday evening helvick head of the rocks enjoy.

redzerologhlen · 27-05-2012 2:09pm

mitchaul wrote: »

Any macs caught around North Clare?

Northclare wrote: »

I heard there is mackerel being caught from the flats in North Clare, it seems to me that they are being caught by the long distance casters...

Im heading to black head for a while in the evening. First day this year and it only down the road

Good to hear there is a few about, will let ye know how I get on!!

red sean · 27-05-2012 9:45pm

Tried Raughley in North Sligo for a couple of hours on the rising tide this evening but no macks. Couple of small pollack only. Any other info on that general area would be appreciated.

redzerologhlen · 28-05-2012 8:48am

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Im heading to black head for a while in the evening. First day this year and it only down the road Good to hear there is a few about, will let ye know how I get on!!

Caught 9 yesterday evening, was talking to a lad beside me and he said there was a shoal in about an hour before I came, he said he couldnt keep them pulled in!!

Ronan cork · 28-05-2012 3:27pm

Nothing from the pier in ballycotton last Friday...will try cobh this weekend

mawk · 29-05-2012 1:10pm

had a try off the yak around spike over the weekend but no joy. weed weed weed wwweeeedd

syboit · 29-05-2012 3:53pm

Ronan cork wrote: »

Nothing from the pier in ballycotton last Friday...will try cobh this weekend

Had 3 allright on friday night around high tide. Still a bit early I think.

Patolagola · 29-05-2012 7:52pm

Anyone getting any around Dublin yet. I wanna get the kids out and macs when there is are great fun on the float.

redzerologhlen · 29-05-2012 9:44pm

20 mackerel and 2 pollock in black head at low tide this evening

emo72 · 29-05-2012 10:26pm

anything around dublin?

eric90000 · 03-06-2012 3:37pm

Hey,

thinking of heading out float fishing for mackerel soon! is it too early in the season, are the mackerel around yet?

I have a few sea floats and have everything else except the hooks, not sure which size I should be using, any tips? I use 3/0 for bass but I'm assuming they're too big for mackerel.

I would imagine something like a size 4 would be alright?

labammini996 · 03-06-2012 3:55pm

Im sure this has been done before, However id love to go mackerel fishing but have no idea when to go, where or what type of gear for that matter. If some one could help that would be great. Im nearest to Dungarvan coast area but would travel if its worth it. Also if there was anywhere near i could camp that would be better. Thanks for looking.

freekhead · 04-06-2012 12:59pm

eric90000 wrote: »

Hey,

thinking of heading out float fishing for mackerel soon! is it too early in the season, are the mackerel around yet?

I have a few sea floats and have everything else except the hooks, not sure which size I should be using, any tips? I use 3/0 for bass but I'm assuming they're too big for mackerel.

I would imagine something like a size 4 would be alright?

A size 4 or even a size 6 is plenty or macks, I always setup up one rod with float and get a mck of the fish munger n cut it into pieces and use that was bait and leave the close enough to the pier and use mackerel rigs and feather on the other rod around mid July usually get at least 20 macks on high tide

Chavways · 04-06-2012 1:11pm

redzerologhlen wrote: »

20 mackerel and 2 pollock in black head at low tide this evening

Are you serious? My friend and I were there last saturday week for 2 hours at high tide and we got nothing.

redzerologhlen · 04-06-2012 2:02pm

Chavways wrote: »

Are you serious? My friend and I were there last saturday week for 2 hours at high tide and we got nothing.

Ya the place is alive with them, Caught 40 the evening after, lighthouse is better at low tide too in my opinion

derekohara · 05-06-2012 2:28pm

Is there any Mackerel been caught on the east coast at all at all??

Bobby Baccala · 05-06-2012 4:52pm

I was told people are getting them in Balbriggan and they should be in Skerrie in their numbers when this weather fecks off.

Sparky84 · 06-06-2012 5:42pm

Saw a few being caught off pier in Skerries last week.

pollagh prince · 09-06-2012 9:21am

any sign in salthill yet?

elius · 15-06-2012 3:53pm

Hoping to head out tomorrow for a few hours can anyone advise anywhere on the east coast will travel... have tried Clogher and Howth both seams to have seal issue's although ive caught a nice few Pollock in howth...

Bobby Baccala · 15-06-2012 9:02pm

That wind over the past couple of days would have forced the mackerel off shore for a while now man, i cant see you catching much in the next few days but you can always try..

squidly · 18-06-2012 10:16am

tonytoc11 wrote: »

Any caught around Cork yet?

caught one off the rocks near kinsale last night.

willah · 20-06-2012 6:25pm

Balscadden in Howth was alive with them on Monday dozens caught. Tried the pier today and only one caught.

Bobby Baccala · 20-06-2012 6:58pm

Tried skerries today, caught fúck all! there was about 10 people there and one smally caught between them.

redzerologhlen · 20-06-2012 10:51pm

Had 48 mackerel and 2 pollock in an hour and a half in black head this evening, good going me thinks

cdublin · 21-06-2012 11:11am

There are macks being caught at the end of the Poolbeg pier in Ringsend.
Some days better than others but fairly consistent at the moment.

elius · 24-06-2012 7:41pm

Caught 9 in Howth (Balscadden) Plenty being caught was like a a drive through the seals who where quit happy to relieve your hooks of a fresh mackerel... Finished up with 9 as that was enough for me. Plenty being caught when i left though...

derekohara · 25-06-2012 11:54pm

Been out the last few days. Holy Mackeral there's fecken loads of them out there at the back of Irelands eye. Same old when it comes to the seals........I hooked into a seal a few times and my antique split cane rod was snapped ;-(. Got it fixed though. I reckon that poor oul seal has a few hooks hanging out of him!!

purehoor · 04-07-2012 8:37pm

anyone know if this place is doing ggod for mackrel

derekohara · 04-07-2012 8:42pm

What place?? There's lots of Mackeral out there at the moment. A lot of them are very small but there's plenty of them!! Watch out for the seals

purehoor · 05-07-2012 8:00am

derekohara wrote: »

What place?? There's lots of Mackeral out there at the moment. A lot of them are very small but there's plenty of them!! Watch out for the seals

im staying in otway cottages at martello tower. any good places nearby?

Jonnykitedude · 06-07-2012 9:56am

Was up Clougherhead way yesterday and NOTHING! Thinking about heading to Dalky on Sunday morning and renting a boat, anybody know how much he charges theses days or has anybody contact info?

potholes84 · 07-07-2012 8:05pm

Anybody been catching anything in Tramore / Annestown / Helvick area? Havent had a chance to go yet this year

irishbucka · 08-07-2012 6:48pm

going to try clogherhead or balbriggan tommorow. i never fished clogherhead is there much space up there cause i want to bring the kids with me and i dont want to be in peoples way

uch · 09-07-2012 12:10pm

Jonnykitedude wrote: »

Was up Clougherhead way yesterday and NOTHING! Thinking about heading to Dalky on Sunday morning and renting a boat, anybody know how much he charges theses days or has anybody contact info?

20yoyo's an hour last year, haven't been out this year yet

pullandbang · 09-07-2012 3:29pm

Jonnykitedude wrote: »

Thinking about heading to Dalky on Sunday morning and renting a boat,

Myself and Jonnykitedude did this on Sunday. Spent three hours getting soaked and not a fish to be seen! Just to rub (sea)salt into the wounds, as we headed back to the harbour everyone fishing along the rocks was hauling in macks.....:o

EastTyrone · 13-07-2012 9:07am

what about around bundoran?

red sean · 13-07-2012 11:46am

EastTyrone wrote: »

what about around bundoran?

Not sure about Bundoran but North Sligo coast has been very bad so far this year.

redzerologhlen · 13-07-2012 4:13pm

I think the red tide from galway bay to the north has the fishing along that part of the coast kinda fecked at the moment lads.

orangesoranges · 13-07-2012 5:50pm

Any mackrel in Dun Laoighaire yet??

willah · 16-07-2012 9:30pm

orangesoranges wrote: »

Any mackrel in Dun Laoighaire yet??

Yes

brg · 18-07-2012 1:19pm

Anyone catching mackerel in Cork ?

squidly · 18-07-2012 5:23pm

brg wrote: »

Anyone catching mackerel in Cork ?

i've got the odd few off rocks outside of kinsale harbour,caught a few off a small boat very close to rocks around blackhead,old head etc.

Chavways · 18-07-2012 6:03pm

Its been hit and miss in black head the last few days.loads caught on monday and very few today

MikeOis · 18-07-2012 8:41pm

Lads, this a joke in Kerry at de moment, caught two or three after two hours fishing, this is the same over the last few days! Saw a rented boat come in only with about 12 mackerel and some were small, after two hours fishing! An ould fella told me that last year the yielded 90 million euros from mackerel last year, don't know how true that is, but from reading this thread there is some truth in it!

Mackerel Season

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