SHORE MACKEREL REPORTS 2016

[ste c]

Dublin is a no no anyway absolute dead

[greg]

fished kilmore quay yesterday 3 of us had over 200 big mackerel some going over 1.5lb they where like mini tuna.we had to compete with about 40 porpoises who where rounding them up as well.bait sorted for winter.also nice cod to 4lb/ling to 5lb and huge pouting some approaching specy weight and plenty of wrasse.happy days.

[nicefish]

Loads of Mackerel in Dun laoghaire, best at low tide on the east harbour.

[bluebeard]

Headed out to Dun Laoghaire pier yesterday with high hopes and a low tide.
Not a bite...must have been doing something wrong.
Worked my way around the sea-ward side of the East Pier, very snaggy...went through 3 lines of feathers.

On my way back I ran into a few auld lads having a few cans and fishing with floats.
They were catching a few but they were no bigger than my index finger.
They didn't seem to mind though...they were having the craic either way.

I'm used to fishing around Howth and always had good luck.
Now a Southsider so looking for a decent mark closer to home.

Would anyone recommend another spot to try?
Coliemore/Bullock harbour maybe?

[ste c]

The mackeral is desperate in dunlaoghaire at the moment been out a good few times now on the boat theres the odd 1 or 2 about few joeys about 7inches the water clarity isnt helping tho very cloudy

[jayh1982]

finally got my cast off so can try for a few again , anyone getting any around the cork area

[johnwest]

Got three mackerel over an hour or so while bottom fishing with bait in Donegal Bay, Friday 14th October.

[corbyeire]

Apparently there are a few macks in around the docks and piers in galway city

[guts]

plenty of macks still around in cork altho a bit small

[dexs7]

Any mackerel showing up in Kerry?, the freezer is in a sorry state, looks like it will be wads of cash spend on the blast frozen stuff for me to get through the winter.

[donal domeney]

Culloo rock can produce mackerel up until December.
Remember if you do hit a mackerel don't be in a rush to reel it in. Keep the tension on the tip of the rod and reel very slowly. Doing this will often draw more mackerel to the feathers.

[ragworm2012]

plenty of macks still around in cork altho a bit small

Which part of cork? Fished ballycotton it was hard going there were 7 guys fishing not a single Mac on the pier

[JOHN1]

Dunlaoghaire harbour was alive with mackerel yesterday bashers getting full strings of good ones.both inside and at the back of the harbour.

[guts]

kingsale direction

[ecleary]

Had a few joey macks in howth today. All very small.

[yappo]

Watched a guy pulling in full strings off end of pier in Schull yesterday.

[Hooked]

Fished Dunworley from a kayak on Sunday, loads of mackerel and herring just before dusk, very close to shore...

[guts]

in kingsale to the left of island in sandy cove

[donal domeney]

Still around Youghal harbour, best at high tide

[Paddy002]

Headed out for some bottom fishing off Dungarvan and had no problem picking up a box of bait on the way!