Summer 2015 Mackerel Merge. Mod note #1

nokiatom

went out in the boat yesterday to fish for mackerel only. jigged and towed for 90min, ended up 5 miles from port....3 mackerel and one codling. never seen it so bad out in the deep at this time of year

Warlock45

.Henry Sellers. wrote: »

Anybody catching any macks around Blackhead, Co. Clare?

Was up there last week.Not a thing up there.Lots of seaweed in.Rocks destroyed in gear and rubbish aswel.

bpmurray

Out of Carlingford today - fishing was very slow, and we caught fewer than a dozen between us.

Mikecraddock

I have been fishing in West Cork the past week. There are a good few mackerel around but they are still very small. I'm catching roughly 20-30 per 2 hour trip, all of them seem to hit on the drop, not too far below the boat. Nothing being caught from the bottom.

James74

Caught by two friends on sit on top kayaks off Mullaghmore harbour, Co Sligo, yesterday.

Galway K9

Any catches in galway anyone?

Warlock45

Galway K9 wrote: »

Any catches in galway anyone?

Couple people I know have caught a few by the docks and heard of a couple around salthill.Going to try myself over the next day or do will report back

Sparky84

Any word from Poolbeg lighthouse ??

Galway K9

Warlock45 wrote: »

Couple people I know have caught a few by the docks and heard of a couple around salthill.Going to try myself over the next day or do will report back

Same as. Im gonna head for the pier at bow waves at the back of the docks.

Calmness will go again in about 2 days and then sprat wont come to the shore as much.

223vmax

Was out in my boat yesterday around Galway docks/Salthill. Spent from 2pm till 6.30. Caught about 35 and a few good pollock. Macks are there but in small numbers. The ones I caught were mostly small with the odd nice one. I didn't travel too far offshore.

faigs

There has been good numbers around dun laoghaire and Dalkey the last few days. Lots of sprat around.

idnkph

faigs wrote: »

There has been good numbers around dun laoghaire and Dalkey the last few days. Lots of sprat around.

heading that way tomorrow so hope to get a few

GuitarMusic

I was on the bridge in Kinsale yesterday for half an hour before full tide.

Not even a bite so very quiet.

Has anyone else had better luck there lately?

gumbo1

I've a nasty feeling that this year will be the same as last. Very few around and no great sizes either!

gizmo555

Drew a blank at Mulranny Pier in Clew Bay this morning. Caught a couple of small pollack as a consolation prize.

dodderangler

Anyone catching off the boats at bullock?
I don't bother with the piers it can get way to crowded

Gloomtastic!

A few being caught around Howth Harbour at the moment (high tide). Not by me though!

GuitarMusic

Tried Kinsale bridge again this evening and conditions looked much more favourable. Less of a pull, less wind etc.

Several other people were fishing as well including a few father & son couples which was nice to see.

However there were no fish caught as far as I could see. :-(

gumbo1

Dun dun duuuunnn

idnkph

dodderangler wrote: »

Anyone catching off the boats at bullock?
I don't bother with the piers it can get way to crowded

Was there yesterday for 3 hours. Blanked
I was on the rocks mind you. Didn't see many being caught from the boats.

Robarley

few being caught @ Galway Docks not many though

ComfortKid

This thread is becoming very depressing. Summer will be gone before we know it.

SeaFields

ComfortKid wrote: »

This thread is becoming very depressing. Summer will be gone before we know it.

Ah you're only coming into the mackerel season proper. August and September will see you right.

bpmurray

At long last! We went out of Carlingford yesterday and there were gazillions of mackerel. The idea was to fish for tope, requiring fresh mackerel - after 15 mins we had a box filled, and during the long hours of waiting for the tope (which never showed!) an y time we actually dropped feathers in, we came up with fish on every hook. Haven't seen such good mackerel fishing in a couple of years.

Mihafm

bpmurray wrote: »

At long last! We went out of Carlingford yesterday and there were gazillions of mackerel. The idea was to fish for tope, requiring fresh mackerel - after 15 mins we had a box filled, and during the long hours of waiting for the tope (which never showed!) an y time we actually dropped feathers in, we came up with fish on every hook. Haven't seen such good mackerel fishing in a couple of years.

Where exactly you fishing mackerel ? I spent 5 hours Sunday in Greenore , catch nothing.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Mihafm wrote: »

Where exactly you fishing mackerel ? I spent 5 hours Sunday in Greenore , catch nothing.

He was out in the lough in a boat.

Mihafm

Giana Delightful Brain wrote: »

He was out in the lough in a boat.

Thanks for reply . I think I one step closer to buy boat.

bpmurray

Mihafm wrote: »

Where exactly you fishing mackerel ? I spent 5 hours Sunday in Greenore , catch nothing.

We started by the Helly Hunter light and then moved into the Hoskyns Channel, but I suspect they were all over, outside the lough. We didn't try inside, although we could see people in Greenore as we buzzed by.

JimLahey

Has anyone been out to dun laoghaire recently? Is it fishing well? I might drop out during the week.

stretchaq

Any around slade or hook head yet???