Sligo Donegal Bay Marks?

Tue Aug 23, 2011 4:13 pm

Just wondering if anyone has any recent catches around the area, we have been fishing the last two days at Mullaghmore, Darby's Hole, St Johns Point and haven't caught a thing. There doesn't even seem to be any mackerel about!
Cheers

Re: Sligo Donegal Bay Marks?

Tue Aug 23, 2011 4:16 pm

well joxer the mackeral are scare every where.im up here in the killala bay area and they are very very patchy.as for the shore or beach i havent been down that side in ages.i think its quiet all around thou

joxer wrote:Just wondering if anyone has any recent catches around the area, we have been fishing the last two days at Mullaghmore, Darby's Hole, St Johns Point and haven't caught a thing. There doesn't even seem to be any mackerel about!
Cheers

Re: Sligo Donegal Bay Marks?

Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:28 pm

that's right, fishing is very slow, i was fishing around killybegs area last week over a rocks and beach not much hapens atall, looks like fish has gone somewhere, not sure what's going on

Re: Sligo Donegal Bay Marks?

Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:17 pm

Yeah looks like slow fishing all round lads. I have another mark or two to try that i got from Fisherking (Thanks). I was down in Mullaghmore harbor this evening, we had three conger on but failed to land any of them :evil:

Re: Sligo Donegal Bay Marks?

Wed Aug 24, 2011 9:42 am

you av 2 put a lot of fishing in around the donegal, sligo area :o
it has got really hit and miss the last few years........you hear tales of 100 mile long nets and mother ships!?! :cry:
so we av 2 keep at it :D, knowing that a big one lurks about :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

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