Mega Mackerel thread 2017 - reports, queries and chat

SimonS1237

Anything being caught in the Balbriggan area?

Bogwoppit

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

What's the water like in Youghal or Ardmore at the minute? Thinking of heading down tomorrow for a blast

Nothing in Ardmore.

Bikerguy

Mornington, clogherhead all the way up to dundalk.... no mackerel to be seen yet....strange....howth is giving fishes for about a month now....

pullandbang

Two of us fished Clogherhead on Saturday from kayaks - not a nibble (apart from two tiny Dab).

ronnie3585

Anything doing in Galway? Tempted to flog the Prom some evening this week as the tides are decent.

Moycullen1

I heard a report that Mackerel were being caught from the shore in Carraroe. Has anyone heard any reports from closer to town such as in Spiddal or Barna.

ThomasGSAC

I was talking to someone who caught 4 last Wednesday at the docks in Galway. Others fishing beside him had one after around 5 hours fishing. Looks like they are in but in low numbers so far.

captain_boycott

Spent about 2 hours either side of high tide at Bertra channel , Clew bay last night. Lovely evening & nice to get some distance casting practice but unfortunately, no macks about yet.!

ligertigon

Gyles quay dundalk, nothing so far

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

ligertigon wrote: »

Gyles quay dundalk, nothing so far

They'd need to be hitting big time in Clogherhead and Greenore before the pier at Gyle's Quay could offer much hope.

ligertigon

Dundalk bay is a sheltered nursery for fry.:)

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

ligertigon wrote: »

Dundalk bay is a sheltered nursery for fry.:)

Yes, I've fished it for 65 years. Still needs mackerel to feed on the fry and they hit either side long before Gyle's Quay get's them to the pier.

Bikerguy

Collin Clean Tail wrote: »

They'd need to be hitting big time in Clogherhead and Greenore before the pier at Gyle's Quay could offer much hope.

+1

looks like good few weeks away before they will come.... water is full of sprat tho....when using feathers and castin into them easy to hook them...as well as small minows.. silver belly with sky blue back..nice looking wee fish i have to say...

Bikerguy

caugh at least 30 last evening after 10pm on white feathers.... 3 other lads there as well.... i took 9 fishes out...and all of us walked away with 3 fish.... all the same size...and dont ask me how but i was only one who got all the fishes on the hook.... anyway i made some fellow fishermans happy....

good day out...


Clogherhead

RKMG

4 Mackeral caught out near Loreto school in Dalkey, probably could of gotten more but only 1 of us was using feathers, decent size too

fourmations

Bikerguy wrote: »

caugh at least 30 last evening after 10pm on white feathers.... 3 other lads there as well.... i took 9 fishes out...and all of us walked away with 3 fish.... all the same size...and dont ask me how but i was only one who got all the fishes on the hook.... anyway i made some fellow fishermans happy....

good day out...


Clogherhead

Funny looking mackerel!

nokiatom

Bikerguy wrote: »

caugh at least 30 last evening after 10pm on white feathers.... 3 other lads there as well.... i took 9 fishes out...and all of us walked away with 3 fish.... all the same size...and dont ask me how but i was only one who got all the fishes on the hook.... anyway i made some fellow fishermans happy....

good day out...


Clogherhead

the mackerel I catch are of a different colour !

redstreak1961

nokiatom wrote: »

the mackerel I catch are of a different colour !

Wat part of the moon u on mate. Being fishing in clougherhead for the last 2 weeks. And not a macker in sight

Bikerguy

redstreak1961 wrote: »

Wat part of the moon u on mate. Being fishing in clougherhead for the last 2 weeks. And not a macker in sight

pollock all the way.... yesterday got one over 1kg.... i know it may not be a monster but hey... it was a bit of fun.


no macks there yet... redstreak i wonder if i saw you there....i am there at least 5 times a week... #adicted

hint:one of the boats brought back macks.... acording to the crew they were only couple of miles away from harbour (he said no more then 5) ..... hopefully soon they will hit us.

Bikerguy

here we go.... 2 decent size..resting in my belly...bit of butter and as fresh as you can get... delicious i can tell.. my son (3) loves them... they were nice taste for first one
..

bpmurray

Bikerguy wrote: »

here we go.... 2 decent size..resting in my belly...bit of butter and as fresh as you can get... delicious i can tell.. my son (3) loves them... they were nice taste for first one
..

Were these from Clogherhead? We've caught a few out in the boat, drifting from the Imogene towards Carlingford, but only a few. I haven't seen any sign of them from shore though.

Bikerguy

bpmurray wrote: »

Were these from Clogherhead? We've caught a few out in the boat, drifting from the Imogene towards Carlingford, but only a few. I haven't seen any sign of them from shore though.

near by... not from harbour....from the far walk over the cliffs but from shore... i could see them feeding... sprat jumping out and they chasing.... but they were rather in small groups 3 or 4 bigger ones... at least what i saw... near surface..... i had 30 min only as the tide was going out.... once the tide was out they were gone... but the pollock there this year is amazing.... getting 3-4 on one cast... not depending tide... as they are there... bellow rocks no matter what... good size as well... i mean around 1kg.... delicious... its close i can feel it... i mean close to macks kick in fully... sprat everywhere...looks like dirty water at times....

a148pro

Got one small one (maybe 5 - 6 inches) from a boat north of dalkey island last week. Didn't think it was possible to catch only one mackerel when we had two hand reels with 3 feathers each but we are total noobs and that was as good as it got (very disappointed young man with me).

What is the knack to catching them? You just need to either know or get Lucky as to where the shoal is? Beyond that a chap told me to find the bottom and bounce it off there or try mid water? That good advice?

Bikerguy

a148pro wrote: »

Got one small one (maybe 5 - 6 inches) from a boat north of dalkey island last week. Didn't think it was possible to catch only one mackerel when we had two hand reels with 3 feathers each but we are total noobs and that was as good as it got (very disappointed young man with me).

What is the knack to catching them? You just need to either know or get Lucky as to where the shoal is? Beyond that a chap told me to find the bottom and bounce it off there or try mid water? That good advice?

Find them and bounce the weight of the bottom.... the hard part is finding them.... once you do catching them is easy.

gumbo1

a148pro wrote: »

Got one small one (maybe 5 - 6 inches) from a boat north of dalkey island last week. Didn't think it was possible to catch only one mackerel when we had two hand reels with 3 feathers each but we are total noobs and that was as good as it got (very disappointed young man with me).

What is the knack to catching them? You just need to either know or get Lucky as to where the shoal is? Beyond that a chap told me to find the bottom and bounce it off there or try mid water? That good advice?

Try going to where the gulls are diving into the water. They would be feeding on sprats that have been pushed to the top by the mackerel below. By jigging, the bouncing motion, the feathers up and down the macks will go for them. Be sure to use white or silver feathers. If you are drifting then be sure to use a heavy weight.

a148pro

Thanks lads

MysticMonk

Nothing in skerries today

dodderangler

Mate of mine caught loads from the rocks in Waterford today. All big ones aswell. Finished with over 70 in just over an hour.

i71jskz5xu42pb

dodderangler wrote: »

Finished with over 70 in just over an hour.

Out of curiosity what does he do with 70 mackerel?

thefisherbuy

Can be used for deadbait I think? I don't know what I would do either lol.. fish for a few months ��

Ultimate Seduction

I always drop a few in to my parents, another few to my brother, a few to my friends. I eat some and I keep some for deadbaiting. I caught over 100 in Youghal last Sept

Blondie919

Me and a mate fished off the pier at Helvic last Saturday. Caught 16 pollock but no macks. A guy up from us caught 2 and some pollock too. We also saw about 10 dolphins swim in towards the coast. Nice to see as you don't see them too often.

dodderangler

Josiah Whining Noblewoman wrote: »

Out of curiosity what does he do with 70 mackerel?

Eat em.

dmc17

Josiah Whining Noblewoman wrote: »

Out of curiosity what does he do with 70 mackerel?

You'd be surprised how fast you'd give them away. A lot of people I know love to get a few fresh ones

rubbledoubledo

Any thing being caught in Cobh

blackpearl

have about 20 people ringing me caught over 100 last year in about 2 hours they were gone in less than a hour people must of taught i was selling drugs with the number of people calling to the house for them top class wild food.

i71jskz5xu42pb

dmc17 wrote: »

You'd be surprised how fast you'd give them away. A lot of people I know love to get a few fresh ones

Yiz all have more fish loving friends that me!

Fresh mackerel is hard to beat as a fish, breaks my heart to see those wrinkled specimens laid out on ice in the supermarket.

a148pro

I agree. Very underrated fish.

Bikerguy

rubbledoubledo wrote: »

Any thing being caught in Cobh

Was there... on the boat...2 macks... in sesion..on sunday

Nezamr

Has anyone recently had any luck in Clogherhead?

Bikerguy

Nezamr wrote: »

Has anyone recently had any luck in Clogherhead?

Was there today morning on tide up.... 4:30 am... and i wasnt alone... 4 lads...

No mackerel...cold and strong wind...

Nezamr

Bikerguy wrote: »

Nezamr wrote: »

Has anyone recently had any luck in Clogherhead?

Was there today morning on tide up.... 4:30 am... and i wasnt alone... 4 lads...

No mackerel...cold and strong wind...

Thanks for letting me know. I might wait a couple more weeks before going!

thefisherbuy

Hi

Guys just wondering going out on a boat for mackerel but it will be in September will their still be a good few around, looking to get some deadbait..

Bikerguy

thefisherbuy wrote: »

Hi

Guys just wondering going out on a boat for mackerel but it will be in September will their still be a good few around, looking to get some deadbait..

Early sept in general the best time to get macks. They stay usualy till mid october..depending area and weather. But spet defo a good month

thefisherbuy

Thanks biker

Should be in for a few so!

gifted

In blackhead in Clare this morning....25 macks in an hour and a half....few other lads catching the same....lovely fishing...2 at a time ...sometimes 1 sometimes 3 then 4.....

billy3sheets

Heard of 40 caught at Bullock Harbour Dalkey on Sunday. No further details about how they were caught.

dodderangler

billy3sheets wrote: »

Heard of 40 caught at Bullock Harbour Dalkey on Sunday. No further details about how they were caught.

Jesus thats bad. Only got out once last year in July and got well over 200 in 5 hours between 3

PraxisPete

Anything down around Cobh from the shore yet?

rubbledoubledo

Like to know myself as well.
Must be quiet enough.
We hear nothing coming back