Shore Mackerel Reports '12 here...

Passed through Kinsale on saturday, no one fishing off the bridge so nothing to report. Anyone give Ballycotton or Youghal a go recently? Will probably try myself this week

plenty of people out yesterday evening in dun laoghaire despite the weather.

Fish were getting caught every now and again but all small

Out Coal pier Dun L yesterday evening. Lad beside us had 4 macs one after another. Said he was sick catching them and he was off home. was going to throw him in!!!! The 4 of us had one between us. I love fishing. Goodnight.

Went to Skerries harbour this evening @ 6:30 high tide 7:30. Parked car walked to harbout turned back.

There was about 20 people trying to fish. Went to LoughShinny 4k down the road but got nothing. Anyone ever fished here for anything? Nice bay that may throw up the odd bass?

Congor at slack water high tide off the back of the harbour,,,clonkers of mullet on the float in around the harbour,small flounder off the beach,never heard of a bass taken inside the bay.

Went to Skerries harbour this evening @ 6:30 high tide 7:30. Parked car walked to harbout turned back.

There was about 20 people trying to fish. Went to LoughShinny 4k down the road but got nothing. Anyone ever fished here for anything? Nice bay that may throw up the odd Bass?

Ballycotton very poor yesterday, spent 3 h there, 2h before and 1h after high tide, result 2 macs.
Hopefully just a bad tide timing ....

Have heard very little word of macks anywhere in East Cork . . .

Tried skerries pier Sunday ,a few fish about but I only lasted about 20 mins ,too many gobshites native and foreign ,so I went to the swimming spot and got two,tried Hampton cove in Balbriggan tonite and was pleasantly surprised to find the rocks to myself bar a few bashers but no issue their is plenty a room,anyway got about 10 macks on a Connemara krill and also got a 1lb pollack ,the first pollack I've got their this year,the macks were occasionally bursting in front of me and a few porpoises were about ,all in all a very pleasant evening ,fair play to anyone who braves skerries these days is all I can say

Any being caught around Cork at the moment?

fished the mouth of cork harbour this evening. Not a sniff of mackerel. Had to work hard for a few small pollack! Anyone getting any Macks in the harboue?

Fished DL pier on Saturday. A few macks being caught although some were very small. I was there for 2 hrs and caught one mack and a decent sized pollock.

Plenty showing from ballycotton pier tonight at hw,just bring a crash helmet

Plenty showing from ballycotton pier tonight at hw,just bring a crash helmet

And happy pills I bet!

Fished DL pier on Saturday. A few macks being caught although some were very small. I was there for 2 hrs and caught one mack and a decent sized pollock.

Forgot to mention that there were 2 very hungry seals out as well. It made the retrieval exciting tho, you could see these 150lb beasts chasing after your catch. One lad beside me lost 3 fish to them!

Two of us fishing off the rocks in Howth on Saturday. Tried both sides of tide, spent about 4 hours total and we both blanked.

A guy beside us had been there since 9am and had nothing.

Another fella said he got 4 macks.

Hopefully it improves later in the Summer

Tried skerries pier Sunday ,a few fish about but I only lasted about 20 mins ,too many gobshites native and foreign ,so I went to the swimming spot and got two,tried Hampton cove in Balbriggan tonite and was pleasantly surprised to find the rocks to myself bar a few bashers but no issue their is plenty a room,anyway got about 10 macks on a Connemara krill and also got a 1lb pollack ,the first pollack I've got their this year,the macks were occasionally bursting in front of me and a few porpoises were about ,all in all a very pleasant evening ,fair play to anyone who braves skerries these days is all I can say

Story man! myself and the bro were down Hampton the other day got a few macks and 4 half decent pollack off the diving board. Seems to be a good few pollack around there this year!

fished the mouth of cork harbour this evening. Not a sniff of mackerel. Had to work hard for a few small pollack! Anyone getting any Macks in the harboue?

Been all around last few days and not a sniff of a mackie anywhere ......say that not a sniff of anything

Tried Collimore Harbour this morning at 5 am. Not a sniff. Saw 5 lads on the rocks and they didn't seem to be catching either. Twas nice to be out though.

Tried Collimore Harbour this morning at 5 am. Not a sniff. Saw 5 lads on the rocks and they didn't seem to be catching either. Twas nice to be out though.

loads of macks at the bandstand on east pier dun loire today

Wednesday, thousands of mackerel, mainly small, driving sandeel and sprats up onto the rocks at Ballyvaughan North Clare. Bigger mackerel taken on lures rather than feathers. Lots of people complaining how small they were but I didnt see anyone stop fishing or putting them back. Fantastic bait sized Joeys but I found that the ones I kept whole in the fridge almost spoiled overnight where I left the guts in, very soft the next day when I tried to put a 7/0 and wire trace through them.