Mackerel Reports '10 here......

Return of the Mack - 3 macks off of Dalkey rocks this evening. Saw a fair few being caught too!

GALWAY BAY: after the blank on Monday off the rocks, tried a few hundred yards off shore from the boat - filled 2 freezer boxes - they are there, but out a bit - great day until I had to radio for the RNLI!

Two cool boxes filled with mack in a couple of hours out of Dunlaoghaire yesterday evening 20th July with two of us in the boat.There were a good few lads casting off pier but didnt seem to be getting much.

I tried off Coliemore pier on sunday afernoon and got 2 in half an hour (and a sore arm and lost tackle on the pots outside the harbour ).I had earlier seen lads drifting down Dalkey sound pulling out full houses on hand lines .Thats the way forward ..

GALWAY BAY: after the blank on Monday off the rocks, tried a few hundred yards off shore from the boat - filled 2 freezer boxes - they are there, but out a bit - great day until I had to radio for the RNLI!

I was going to say there are plenty out there but a big cast off the shore but you found out for yourself. They dont come in too close on the big westerlies we've been having.

GALWAY BAY: after the blank on Monday off the rocks, tried a few hundred yards off shore from the boat - filled 2 freezer boxes - they are there, but out a bit - great day until I had to radio for the RNLI!

I was going to say there are plenty out there but a big cast off the shore but you found out for yourself. They dont come in too close on the big westerlies we've been having.

it was flat calm yesterday and Monday out there, really enjoying family day until engine gave up

CORK

Hi lads, I've been away for a few weeks to South Africa for the World Cup. Did lots fishing there as well. Definitely the place for shore/sea fishing. Some good fish out there. Also mangaged to see the Sardine Run.
Anyway has there been any macerel actrivity in Cork?
Been away so don't really know what's happening on the fishing front. If there are any mackerel being caught in the Cork area please let me know.

Tight Lines

Was in carrickfergus in county antrim yesterday. I wasn't fishing But i was chatting to a few guys, and they told me that the macs where about in few numbers and a lad caught 8 the previous day from the harbour wall.

4 dozen out of Dunlaoghaire at lunchtime today out with my gang of kids and one of their friends.Probably more there but try and keep ahead of 4 kids with feathers going everywhere.

Beautiful out there .

4 dozen!? nice... are you off the pier? which one? colliemore has been very unproductive over the last number of weeks - i have been trying it on the ebb and on the rise - very frustrating. I have heard sorrento point can be good off the rocks? but how do you get down to the rocks??? looks inaccessible!?

Conor

I tried Dillon's Park in Dalkey last night. No joy, but I was told that they'd been catching fish earlier in the day

tried colymore dalkey yesterday 3 hours 2 mac dropped one.
sorento point today 5 hours or their abouts nothing for most
people their except 2 forgheners got 5 between them
after tangeling my line so many times the fu...rs

was out yesterday evening on the flat rocks in dunmore..fished about 40 mins caught 2 macks..caught the first on first cast so was expecting a good haul..left him behind me on the rocks and out of nowhere a bloody seagull swooped down and took the first of only two mackerel i caught...there were a couple being caught just to my left..nothing to get excited about though

i was out in the boat myself today doing a bit of restocking, came back with 55 i also used a few for bait, there is a lot of joey's about with the odd few good ones

Any one getting any off wicklow harbour?

Was at the rocks at Greystones this morning. Was usung hokkais and got nothing....again!

Out of curiosty what are generally accepted as been the most reliable feathers to catch mack?

[quote="Breathe the o2"]Was at the rocks at Greystones this morning. Was usung hokkais and got nothing....again!

Out of curiosty what are generally accepted as been the most reliable feathers to catch mack?[/q

Silver feathers.

Poolbeg Sunday 10:00 - 25 anglers. 12:00 - 5 anglers. Do I need to say more?

Was at the rocks at Greystones this morning. Was usung hokkais and got nothing....again!

Out of curiosty what are generally accepted as been the most reliable feathers to catch mack?

Hokkais will work if the fish are about, I was there Friday evening and got loads of Pollock on Kilty, no macs.

still plenty of macks in killala bay,,,,got a full box yesterday boat fishing,,,had a cast today from the shore got ten,,they seem to be out in deeper water,could be this overcast thundery looking weather !!!!

Just saw this one Conor .

No - out of the mouth of the dunlaoghaoire harbour in my boat .I fished Coliemore once last week off the pier after seeing some guys in a boat tearing mack out of the sound with hand lines .I had 2 in half an hour and dropped a couple .Hard work.Easier to launch.

4 dozen!? nice... are you off the pier? which one? colliemore has been very unproductive over the last number of weeks - i have been trying it on the ebb and on the rise - very frustrating. I have heard sorrento point can be good off the rocks? but how do you get down to the rocks??? looks inaccessible!?

Conor