Mackerel Reports '11 here...

I've had none whatsoever so far from the shore - rocks or jetty - nor have I seen any feeding here around Donegal Bay. Anyone catching around here ? The weather has not exactly helped.

I've had none whatsoever so far from the shore - rocks or jetty - nor have I seen any feeding here around Donegal Bay. Anyone catching around here ? The weather has not exactly helped.

seen a few getting caught inside the east pier dun laoghaire at the elbow yesterday evening on float gear

So generally it's not that great

this evening D Laoghaire East P - blank!!

a few mackeral showing up off the pier in ballycotton in the late evening & early morning with a good high tide

I've been fishing a pier that is usually good this time of year with some good high evening tides but there has been absolutely nothing. Maybe the water's been a little too rough ? Normally I catch when it is nice and calmish on a high evening tide.

South Dublin Rock Mark. Last night. nothing.

fished gunwell killybegs today for 4.5 hours and not a sniff of any macks. caught two small pollock i hope things pick up soon

the mackerel is in dun laoghaire we got over 100 today

the mackerel is in dun laoghaire we got over 100 today

Woah! Good one, when are they coming West ????

Dunlickey ( The Castle), Kilkee 20 to 24 June 2011

Poor with only a few mackerel turning up and most of those are small although I had one mackerel of nearly 2 lbs!

howth rocks --today 1.30-3pm--2 pieces !! both small

just the one on a spinner this afternoon at orlock but it was a decent size

Pathetic guys; what's going on .....?

Dunlickey ( The Castle), Kilkee 20 to 24 June 2011

Poor with only a few mackerel turning up and most of those are small although I had one mackerel of nearly 2 lbs!

Have you any idea how the bridges are fishing ?

Cheers

Dunlickey ( The Castle), Kilkee 20 to 24 June 2011

Poor with only a few mackerel turning up and most of those are small although I had one mackerel of nearly 2 lbs!

Have you any idea how the bridges are fishing ?

Cheers

Poor as well. I'll check again at weekend.

Can anyone remember what it was like at this time last year ?

Can anyone remember what it was like at this time last year ?

Just looked back at my blog, loads of mackerel at the end of June, very few in the first week of July on the Clare side of Galway Bay

has anybody been out on a boat in the donegal bay area recently just wondering are they getting many macks and are they far out from shore

Hello,
I noticed a couple of years ago that reports really slowed down after the season had got going (see a graph I did that year).

So I'd say don't lose hope, they do appear to come in waves to different parts of the country rather than being everywhere for the entire summer

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