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

a148pro

Jimy1971 wrote: »

Caught a good few macks, pollack and a couple of nice cod off Spiddal on Saturday.

Off the pier or out on boat? Thanks

iLikeWaffles

Pike Eater wrote: »

Poolbeg irishtown is good for fishing for macks

magentis wrote: »

Hello all.
Im new to dublin living in castleknock.
Could anyone tell me where is a good safe spot for mackerel fishing?

Bring plenty of feathers and weights!

Jimy1971

a148pro wrote: »

Off the pier or out on boat? Thanks

Boat lad, sorry

lovebirds

Any mackerel in Howth ?

Snowc

The trawlers are still getting them on the porcupine bank which is unusual for this time of year as most shoals would have moved inland by now.

magentis

Pike Eater wrote: »

Poolbeg irishtown is good for fishing for macks

Cheers Pike Eater,thanks for the reply.
Is it a pier?

magentis

iLikeWaffles wrote: »

Bring plenty of feathers and weights!

Is there a lot of seaweed there?

iLikeWaffles

magentis wrote: »

Is there a lot of seaweed there?

Can be snaggy if left to sink too much. Yeah long pier! Can be crowded but best fished 1hour or so before/after high water.

lovebirds

Any mackerel anywhere in Dublin ?

dodderangler

The bad weather may end up bringing them closer to the shoreline with the currents so possibly they'll be here this weekend

lovebirds

Hey was out in Howth today nothing about yet

The other fella

Third day of August and still no sign of big shoals of them near the shore.

smashiner

Was out in Dalkey today where I met three lads that were fishing for hours for Macks without any luck, slow enough for this year so alright. I bought 5 sets of feathers yesterday' just to be ready to go for when they eventually show up!!
We live in hope :-)

varmintmaster

tried for mackerel in a small boat out of greystones... drops all along south of greystones, bray head, killiney bay/shankill and all round dalkey island...picked up a few back of dalkey island in the channel and a few off the old tea rooms on killiney...9.30am to 6.30pm friday 1st august for less than 20 fish.

lovebirds

What's going on this year why is it so slow to get going ?

dmc17

lovebirds wrote: »

What's going on this year why is it so slow to get going ?

It seems to be getting slower every year over the last couple of years for whatever reason

lovebirds

dmc17 wrote: »

It seems to be getting slower every year over the last couple of years for whatever reason

ah really im only really getting into fishing this year i don't really know

dmc17

lovebirds wrote: »

ah really im only really getting into fishing this year i don't really know

That's what I've noticed anyway. If I go back a couple of years there always seemed to be loads around and it gradually seems to be getting worse every year.

lovebirds

Ah that's a shame wonder what's going on

popsy09

I'm getting a few on high tide off kinsale bridge

haybob

popsy09 wrote: »

I'm getting a few on high tide off kinsale bridge

I've been getting a few most evening around doolin ballyreen and black head

smashiner

Went out to Dalkey and blanked on the Mackerel front, along with 6/7 other anglers. Managed to catch and return a nice little Dogfish (Mackerel strips as bait), also my mate caught 3 large (approx 12" in length)Sandeels on feathers, never saw that happening myself before.......?

I am off to Enniscrone in Sligo in a week or two, I believe that there is a little pier there, any good for fishing, Mackerel or otherwise??

emo72

Enniscrone is decent, be out an hour or two before high tide. Caught only 6 on Monday. Last year around the same time caught about 40.

smashiner

Thanks emo72,
Looks like we will all have to drive all to Sligo to get a few Macks this year!! Thanks for the advice....looking forward to wetting a line while on holidays :-)

popsy09

couple more today kinsale, 3 of us there we had about 20

i was only using a 9ft trout rod and a toby so i could have probably caught more but i only wanted a bit of crack i dont really eat them

The other fella

popsy09 wrote: »

couple more today kinsale, 3 of us there we had about 20

i was only using a 9ft trout rod and a toby so i could have probably caught more but i only wanted a bit of crack i dont really eat them

Were ye fishing off the bridge or somewhere else?

ardle1

Ther is some mackeral being caught of Greenore Co Louth, and that was yesterday....
Also somebody posted that there is no sprat hence no Mackeral following,, not true, I foul hooked one yesterday.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

ardle1 wrote: »

Also somebody posted that there is no sprat hence no Mackeral following,, not true, I foul hooked one yesterday.

That was over10 days ago. And in relation to the situation up to that point.

dodderangler

They should've been well in by now. Something ain't right.

ardle1

ardle1 wrote: »

Ther is some mackeral being caught of Greenore Co Louth, and that was yesterday....
Also somebody posted that there is no sprat hence no Mackeral following,, not true, I foul hooked one yesterday.

Rafael Jolly Sweatshop wrote: »

That was over10 days ago. And in relation to the situation up to that point.

Point taken! Didn't realise thread was moving slower than the Mackeral