Sea Angling Ireland

To get the ball rolling for 2020

Post up reports of catches or the lack of them

Probably feck all around yet, and I’d say a lot less people out fishing too,

Kells bay-2 of us plus on lures plus 5 strangers on feathers, 1 small pollock to show after 2hr up and 2 down.

Was up at the lions head in howth today spinning for pollack, no joy

2 hours new quay clare, no joy, but nice to get out yesterday evening

Spent 4 hours on and off lure fishing at a beach on the Hook Peninsula while my baits were out and nothing to report

I know it's relatively early, but has anyone had any mackerel yet this year in the Dublin region.

A reliable friend of mine told me he has caught some from the harbour in Brandon
Kerry while trying for bass no bass yet though he say's
mickser

Heard a few were caught on a boat in Dundalk area so I’d say it won’t be long till there’s a few about inshore

There was a good few takin out of dunlaoghaire on a boat few days ago

ste c wrote:There was a good few takin out of dunlaoghaire on a boat few days ago

Is that reliable ste? I wonder is there any being caught in the harbour?

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Went to the east pier in Howth for a couple of hours yesterday, i blanked badly

Nothing in high rock Malahide this evening, plenty of people fishing but nobody catching, except each others lines..

Curracloe Wexford yesterday on spinners and no luck yet. Also tried some bass lures but nothing either. Only dogfish using Mack as bait so far

A few being caught of skerries pier today

Fished off the elbow on Howth east pier today, feathers and spinners, no luck

West pier in Dun Laoghaire today, few hours feathering around the high tide, resulting in a single decent whiting.... But one guy pulled a full string of nice mackerel and there have been a few singles among others.

We watched a guy on a boat, perhaps 300m away, pulling one after another on a handline. He showed us a nearly full bucket of big macs when returning after an hour or so to the port! A lot of gulls diving in a distance too, so the macks are already here, just not at exactly at the shore yet.

Moved this into Shore Angling Reports so only site members with more than 3 posts can read it.

Alek wrote:West pier in Dun Laoghaire today, few hours feathering around the high tide, resulting in a single decent whiting.... But one guy pulled a full string of nice mackerel and there have been a few singles among others.

We watched a guy on a boat, perhaps 300m away, pulling one after another on a handline. He showed us a nearly full bucket of big macs when returning after an hour or so to the port! A lot of gulls diving in a distance too, so the macks are already here, just not at exactly at the shore yet.

Saw a guy pulling in a full string in Dillon's Pk while out for a walk about a week ago and they've been pulling in the odd single mack throwing feathers from Coliemore Harbour all week. I'd get a pain fishing there myself though, loads of kids jumping in to the harbour from the walls. You'd want to watch your backcast like a hawk.

Fished feathers off Portrane rocks today, no macks