Mackerel Report 2022

Seen a few mackerel being caught off Dun Laoghaire East pier today, some of decent size, none caught myself though

West pier, DunLaoighre, this morning 7 Aug. Fished from around sunrise, which was around 2 hours before high tide -5:30/45am... through high tide, about 7.30... up to after 9am... no macks. Maybe 5 others there, myself and my kids, not a bite.

Beautiful morning though, well worth it.

None out in Gorumna island last Saturday - boats near shore got none either - Sunday boats got some but much further out past rinn point in carraroe

Fished Dillon’s Park Dalkey Last Fri for a hour.One Mac caught by me and 2 other lads caught one each all a decent size.

6 rods with different feathers and lures over 4 hours - no mac - one undersize pollack - terrible, on Gorumna island

Gave skerries pier an hour this morning,fished a float rig nothing but small whiting

Any day now Eoghan! There were a trickle of them being caught down there before the winds picked up over the last week but very slow so far it seems

I wasn’t fishing but I was out in skerries and I was watching a huge shoal mackerel about a mile out ,heaps of seagulls and gannets having a field day loads of white water at the surface ,skerries will definitely be worth a bash the next few days

Few mackerel off skerries pier last night

twice at parkmore kinvarra - no mac
2nd day there 5 more young lads on the hw - not a sausage
even though the big fish must be eating something

Heading to Courtmac next week. On the off-chance bait scarce...what the Mack' situation on the Dublin marks ??

Few coming off West Pier DL yesterday, feathers for most people but I knocked just the one out on a metal. Few micro pollock also

24/8/22
Dillons park Dalkey

few singles occasionally. Full Tide

Just a few caught in Skerries this afternoon. Good size. I had just the one. Missed a few on the float. Was using small sandeels lip hooked. Normally use mackerel belly strip so May be how I was baiting up

Wicklow harbour Sunday.Fished for a hour nothing doing.Apparently there was loads caught the day before.Story of my life.

Lots of good size mackerel in North Clare Friday 9th. Fished about 3 hours from about 3pm. Catching them on the incoming, slack and just after the turn.

Found access to the north side of bailey lighthouse cliffs today, long way down absolutely shitting myself but anyway, fished for 2 hours over high tide with no joy, it was very rough that side of the lighthouse with much calmer waters around at the lions head which probably had better chances of mackerel..

Plenty in Clogherhead now - better late than never!

Is there anyone else only catching noticeably under sized/ joey mackerel along the East Coast this September?

Plenty of mac on the bottom during daylight at Gurteen all the way round to Glassilaun, which has me thinking plenty of mac to be had in west conamara from the shore