mackrel

hi just thinking about filling up my bait frezzer for the year ahead.I want to catch macks as early as possable down south in kerry cork clare waterford or wexford will even head north as well was looking for any help on this would be great help.i know i asking very early on in the season but looking to get head start

Its VERY early but off the cliffs outside Kilkee, through Cree, hang right at the V, If you come to a Bridges of Ross sign, your gone too far.

or from Kilkee hang a right and head for THE CASTLE, as I said VERY early though. Your best bet might be Mike Bourke Tackle shop in Kilkee

best of luck

Cormac

There were a few caught at Kells, Co. Kerry a few weeks ago, but I think they have moved off again. There were reports that there were very big shoals of them off the Blaskets, with Whales and Dolphins feeding on them, so I would imagine the ones at Kells were driven into Dingle bay by them. I did see a report in here of some being caught in the SE. It is still that wee bit early for many to be about, in another 4/6 weeks I would expect there to be more about the sunny SW.

Regards Wez

dont worry buddy.when the warmer summer months come in u will get mackeral at any shore line in ireland and plenty of them.even try your full bath tub from may onwards

Browns Town Head Tramore Co. Waterford last week in April or first week in May from the shore
but if you are in a boat you will get some all year.

As the lads said it’s a little early,

but I gather your just looking for the best places around that will give you the best chance of getting a few early mackerel and I’m sure when they start showing you will be spoilt for choice,

One thing I found that will put the odds in your favour… I sat watching a gang of lads belting the leads out at Carrigaholt pier and catching very little for there efforts, just the one fish every now and then and me being the lazy git that I’ am didn’t fancy putting all this effort in for such little reward so I set up a float rod and plonked myself down with a flask of coffee and waited until the fish came to me,

After catching half a dozen or so using this method I looked around to see a few of the lads got the hint and started fishing the same method,

The way I looked at it was the fish would come and go as they pleased so you could be slinging a lead till tibs eve and you might never connect with a fish but if your bait is in the water you can be sure the mackerel will find it,

A simple 2 dropper rig baited with anything you can get your hands on will work, I still do this anytime the fish are scarce… one time I only had worms so I broke them up and used them to catch a little flat fish for bait which in turn caught a mackerel that I used for bait to catch more mackerel then I used them to catch bigger fish Pollock / Conger and the like,

Try it next time you see that only the odd fish is being caught.

But dont tell anybody

ps. forgot to say one of them lads really bugged me in the end.. because he couldnt catch anything where he was fishing he came alongside of me and started to sling his float in front of me,

i had to stop fishing and stood looking into his face until he got the message and kindly moved slowly away.

Not only did he want to fish the way i did But he wanted to take my place too