Shore Mackerel Reports '13 here...

18 off Dun L on sun evening from 2000 to 2130, ht @2230. mostly came in 1s and 2s.

PLENTY of maks of skerries.

6 from Dun Laoghaire East today..very slow over low water but picking up alot as the tide came in

fished ballinacourty yesterday with 2 other lads got 3 between us in about 2 hours sea was brown so wasnt expecting much got talking to the lad that runs the crabbing boat and he said he seen one lad pulling 3 at a time last week from the pier

Nothing from Greystones tonight, mind you that was at low tide and 2 hours up. Never seen so many beds of Bootlace weed, maybe that will explain the amount of Pollock and the lack of Macs. Almost unfishable tonight.

Hi all,
Pat or anyone..... are they still plentiful in Cobh, or how about Kinsale?

Thanks

Blackie

They are everywhere in the harbour. Cobh is best at high water.

That's music to my ears, thanks Donal

Blackie

Plenty about at the Boyne today. All at distance thought.

Plenty on dun laoghaire west today, only had 2 myself but was using spinner, it was very dangerous, I had to move several times to avoid a set of feathers in the face, it kind of annoys me as a lot of these anglers only fish a few weeks of the year when the macks are in. You would never see them on a beach in the depts of winter.

One of my few proper mackerel report of the season report I think

People: Myself and father-in-law
Venue: Monkstown (jetty?)
Time: 19.30 - 21.00
Tide: HT @ 21.30
Rig: luminous krill and toby spoon
Result: 2 mackerel

Lines of anglers along de wall, lovely evening pretty much uncontaminated by mackerel though, mostly none caught, couple of people caught one, one fella did catch a dozen apparently.
The mackerel were actually appearing, breaking the surface but not very often, but they hadn't much interest in lures, oh well....

Great to see so many reports, please keep reporting if you use this thread, especially blanks!

Regards

Blackie

Two at howth harbour, at distance. A by catch. Was looking for fat pollox!

I watched a few lads (who need to go to casting school) trying to fish off the back of the east pier yesterday. Lots of Lidl's finest on display and no macks landed in the half hour I was there anyway.

4 macks galway pier

PLENTY of maks of skerries.

Plenty of people too, but I suppose it's to be expected. If you can cast 80 - 100 meters, head up the coast a bit for some plesent Mackie bashing.

had a couple on high tide fishing off the end of howth east pier wednesday evening.

are the macks still around dun laoghaire??

are the macks still around dun laoghaire?? i was out there recently and had none

are the macks still around dun laoghaire?? i was out there recently and had none

They were there last Tuesday.

Had 14 today off Dun laoghaire west pier, and the seal had just as many... loads of people catching...

Lots of small mac but a few big ones.