Shore Mackerel Reports '13 here...

Five from Clogherhead this evening.

Five from Clogherhead this evening.

Where there many fishing? Where others catching? Clogherhead has been very blank so this could be the start of something.
Were you on the pier or rocks?

Where there many fishing? Where others catching? Clogherhead has been very blank so this could be the start of something.
Were you on the pier or rocks?

Yep...there where a good few people out there, maybe 5 or 6. Just casting from the pier. Was out there for about 4 hours using feathers with some lug worm attached. Got 6 Mackerel (seal got one) on two casts in the space of ten minutes, then nothing.

Nobody else got a thing. Got chatting to some guy who said he'd been coming out there since May, so far he'd only caught three pollock on feathers.
Others have said that the lads are filling their buckets around Cork, hopefully they've decided to grace the East coast with their presence!

Many thanks. It has been very slow there. Hopefully things are looking up. The seals took 2 Pollock there on me last week - pests!

Was out on fanad head this evening, lost count of the amount of macks caught, there's plenty of caut for the rest of the year and a good few houses have dinner tomorrow!!...lots of pollock around 2lbs about too...had a few games if chase with a seal too!...but the macks were there in force, weighed a few, average of 1lb, good sizes!

Was out for an hour or two on Dun Laoghaire West Pier yesterday.
No luck myself, another guy said he got 5 after a few hours.

Didn't seem like there was much going on though, think most people left empty-handed.

Saw a few caught at Wicklow harbour yesterday evening.

7 people at Greenore this morning 3 hours before and 1 after HT. Metal lures, feathers, float with sand ell - all blanked!

Was out in Helvick for a walk yesterday and a couple of guys were starting to pull in ones and twos a good 3 hours before high tide. One of the guys said it was silly season on Sunday. Bucket loads of them. Thinking I'll try it myself this evening. Wouldn't mind a change from cod

Heard they were showing up on Roney Point on Sunday. There was a big crowd 20 odd anglers there yesterday before i headed home

Tried spinning at a Balbriggan rock mark ,was pleasantly surprised to get one decent mack an ok one and two joeys ,first of the year

Mack showing up on tarbert peir and carrig

I got 4 today in dun laoghaire east pier, some also caught at the band stand on the float....

Got another bucket load in boatstrand Waterford tgis evening. Only about 20/30 yards off the rocks. Easy for the kids to catch. Had to leave when 3 Muppets turned up who nearly took my head off a few times casting.

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I got 4 today in dun laoghaire east pier, some also caught at the band stand on the float....

thats a good sign were they caught in the harbour or off the back

Bucketloads off Cobh again tonight!!! Large breaks apparent on the surface; something that hasn't been seen for awhile.

Bucketloads off Cobh again tonight!!! Large breaks apparent on the surface; something that hasn't been seen for awhile.

was down by the footbridge the last few nights, getting a few but no big breaks. Might have to face the crowds on Kennedy pier

To echo what Pat said all along the quays yesterday afternoon plenty of macks, and one particular shoal broke so close we could hear the poor sprats screaming in terror .It was brilliant seeing so many people getting in amongst the action.

Had 3 in 4 hours of fishing today on dun laoire west pier

I got 4 today in dun laoghaire east pier, some also caught at the band stand on the float....

thats a good sign were they caught in the harbour or off the back

In the harbor mate...