South Donegal - Mackerel

People:

Duration:1 hour

Tide:Low water

Weather:Beautiful

Bait:Jensens and shrimpers

Rigs:As above

Results:Macs




Report:
Happy days the macs are inshore again. Got two dozen at local mark today in wonderful weather. Fish came in spurts....with shoals moving through from time to time. A great buzz to feel the jag jag jaggin pulls on the line and to see the flashes of silver at the top of the water again. Size was decent too with no sign of the pencils of last year. Great to be able replenish the bait freezer as was down to the last four

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Nice one , pete
I fish down Inniscrone way and had always thought that you'd have to wait until much later in the year to catch them off the rocks . Are yours earlier than usual ?
You have inspired me to get out there . If I manage to catch any they will go straight into the pan . Well done .

Happy days Pete thats a good sign!

fish down Inniscrone way and had always thought that you'd have to wait until much later in the year to catch them off the rocks . Are yours earlier than usual ?

Ah Blowin there well early....last two weeks in April would have traditionally been the start of them around my neck of the woods. The fish are noticeably thin mind so only just startin to commencing feeding properly i think.

Happy days Pete thats a good sign!

Damn sure Paddy, all carefully tucked away in the freezer now. Those last two months before they arrive back inshore again is tight and its always a case of scrounging about at the bottom of the freezer hoping there is a few left over.

nice one pete. i'm accustom to a bit of fluff chucking myself man
good to get a bit of bait for the freezer this early in the year. the seasons are all messed up these last few years
we had daffodils with yellow heads on them in the garden in feburary this year

It sure has Al. Just to confuse it even more got these herrings yesterday evening on a set of tiny little sabikis, maybe 20 odd between two of us. Never seen them that plentiful off the shore....maybe the very odd or a pair at most but there were plenty of them yesterday evening. Strange fight....nowhere near has strong as macs but you still knew you had em on.

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2 dozen in an hour,thats good going man. Spinning for the weekend id say after this warm weather all week

I was out myself last Wed evening - not a bite or sign of any activity of any species on the south side of Donegal Bay.
Alan.

Nice one Pete, great to this them this early, tope wont be far behind!!

2 dozen in an hour,thats good going man. Spinning for the weekend id say after this warm weather all week

Hope you made the most of it Darol, forecast for this week is poop with temps in low single figures

I was out myself last Wed evening - not a bite or sign of any activity of any species on the south side of Donegal Bay.
Alan.

North shore better this early in the year Alan, deeper water.

Nice one Pete, great to this them this early, tope wont be far behind!!

Be talkin weeks now Ciaran rather than months , get your feckin boat ready in time this year!