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Thu Jun 06, 2013 1:23 pm

Stephen8wood wrote:Are the stocks Donald Ducked after the faroe islands and iceland landing more than quota last year?



EXACTLY!!!

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Thu Jun 06, 2013 1:25 pm

Has any been taken in wicklow town harbor ??

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Thu Jun 06, 2013 4:16 pm

One single lonely mackeral last night from fanad head....3 very decent pollock tho...

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Thu Jun 06, 2013 11:33 pm

it's early days lads, no need to panic or distress quite yet.

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Fri Jun 07, 2013 9:31 am

We are a month behind lads in the seasons! even tho we are having good weather now does not mean the Mackeral will go to the coast for a picnic :-)
Give it another 3-4 weeks. Good Luck.

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Fri Jun 07, 2013 3:04 pm

Had 1 mackeral on the line that got off last wednesday (5/6/13) from the rocks at the back of greystones harbour.
Anyone had anything from greystones recently?

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Fri Jun 07, 2013 3:37 pm

Had a few launce in greystones last week so the mack shouldn't be far behind. Will give it a lash this weekend so will let you all know how i got on.....

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Fri Jun 07, 2013 7:43 pm

There were loads of Sandeel in dun laoghaore today, so the macs shouldn't be far off :D

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Sat Jun 08, 2013 10:08 am

Anybody hear anything from Tramore or Boatstrand? Thinking of hitting high tide tomorrow am early.

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Sat Jun 08, 2013 12:35 pm

I was fishing off dunmore/hook head last week, and between 9 anglers we landed 2 mackerel
Bad for this time of year.

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Sat Jun 08, 2013 8:16 pm

Nothing at Greystones on last nights tide, tried again on the day tide today and none about.

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Sun Jun 09, 2013 12:55 am

Lots off the saltee,s during the week so I hear!so things looking up?

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Sun Jun 09, 2013 11:30 am

the terns were diving only 300 yards out on wed night - cant be too far off

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Sun Jun 09, 2013 1:40 pm

No joy in kilcoole at HW yesterday....

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Sun Jun 09, 2013 3:55 pm

Just back from Helen's Bay [NEAR bangor] caught my first for the year good size too,plenty of small Pollock but none worth keeping.

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Sun Jun 09, 2013 4:10 pm

Just back from Helen's Bay [NEAR bangor] caught my first for the year good size too,plenty of small Pollock but none worth keeping.

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Sun Jun 09, 2013 6:10 pm

was out at fountainstown, cork on Friday evening, no luck but could see diving birds a couple of hundred yards out in the bay so there must be something out there . . .

anyone give it a go around Cork lately?

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Sun Jun 09, 2013 7:20 pm

Down Poolbeg today for a walk. One lad had 3. My dad was out off the hook yesterday in a boat between two of them they had 4 dozen

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Sun Jun 09, 2013 7:35 pm

at least one week s-sw winds forecast - cant be long now lads, patience... ;)

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Sun Jun 09, 2013 7:45 pm

plenty to be had down poolbeg over the last week