Mackerel Reports for '07 here.....

myself and handbrake hynes - picked up a good amount of them today on feathers and bait in little killary - 14/10/07

Last friday 12/10 lots of mackerels were caught in Ringaskiddy Deep Quay togheter with some pollacks by night time

Whats the latest time of year for schols of mackrel showing up?
Are they still around??

well there still seems to be plenty of them about in places - adding to the year round residency school of thought

still a few in bradon bay,

Well MC,
Were those ones caught on a boat?

I tried a few spots in the Ringskiddy area for macks around HT yesterday, the water was flat calm and dead quiet unfortunately. Not a fish to be seen.

Looked across with at the Deep Water Quay with some longing. Is it really possible to fish that spot these days (I didn't bother asking the security guard!!).

I was hoping to catch a few late macks for the table before the weather broke (in our house 10 mackerel = 1 dinner and 3 well fed kids!).

Blackie

Were those ones caught on a boat?

No, shore. I passed by the lads on Sunday. Foul hooked one myself with a surface popper. Hard to avoid them.

Were those ones caught on a boat?

No, shore. I passed by the lads on Sunday. Foul hooked one myself with a surface popper. Hard to avoid them.

as teacher said from the bardon bay/beach, we where getting them every other cast, nice size too

Good numbers of Macks and herring to be had around Cable Rock on Bray head on Bank holiday monday.

There were a good few being caught inside the marina in Dingle on Sunday.

Ok, I think I have to be honest now!!!

My kids devour mackerel, and I was really hoping to provide dinner at least once more before the season is finished (1 or 2 fish is noooo good).

I thought my last chance had gone when I fished to no avail in Cork Harbour last Fri., but the posts here are killing me as it seems the macks still think it's summer at some spots around the country.

Are they STILL around?
Are they showing up around Co. Cork?
Do I have to drive to Kerry?
Am I the only one in Ireland who can't get a dozen on demand?

Bewildered Blackie in Cork

hi blakiemc
fished cork harbour on 2nd and it was full of macks and herring, now i was in a boat near the turbot bank, but i also had them close inshore on the crosshaven side.
surface was alive with herring.
found that moving feathers didnt work, just lowered them down and held them steady, bites were finnicky but was still getting doubles and trebles.
good luck
screeming

i fished ballycotton last sat and had four decent sized mackerel and all the others fishing were still pulling them in.
I was using squid as bait, enjoyable session with a few small fish along the way

the rocks to the right of crookhaven beach was full of them 2 weeks ago and i had one in the dark last monday from the rocks under charlesfort in kinsale

Thanks for the pointers folks.
Hopefully I can locate a few soon (just in case we get a winter this year :shock: )

Blackie

Hi, if anyone interested still large mackerel in cork harbour, taking baited shrimp rigs just bouncing on the bottom, some were 1.8lbs!!!
regards
screeming