SHORE MACKEREL REPORTS 2021

havnt seen one being caught off the pier in ballycotton yet

I have completely given up on there after multiple blank sessions there in perfect conditions: warm evenings on an incoming tide and nothing.
Mackerel fishing from shore around Cork has become so hit and miss (mainly miss) in the past few years

I had a nosey down at Balscadden today about 2 hours before high tide, place was jammers (as per usual) so I didn't stay to fish but for the few minutes I was watching I saw a few mackerel being caught! I ended up fishing the Howth east pier but no mackerel for me unfortunately..

Got 3 this morning in skerries on the float nice bit of craic getting them that way ,went again this evening good few mackerel being caught,they were also on the surface for about 10 minutes,great to see as they have been so scarce this year

20/8/21
Macs are finally in Dublin Bay. Popped down to dalkey yesterday with my 3 year old. Wind was very strong so only had 12 casts. Had 3 on second cast and 5 on last cast. Finally in better late than never. Was getting them a month earlier last year

3 hours fished over high tide today at the telegraph pole produced no mackerel, only a tiny pollock My brother fished Skerries with no joy there either..

Anyone know if there are any being caught in howth Harbour? Cheers

Only pollack so far. Next week with high tides into evening and they'll be everywhere

Cool cheers

2 keepers on feathers off the pier in Bray (of all places) yesterday, slack tide. I was very surprised.

About 50 caught in skerries on Monday. Had 7 myself. Fished yesterday and today and not a tap

Dalkey again 25/08/2021
This time had none. saw 1 getting caught. Half tide up

4 hours spinning in Greystones today 3 up 1 down, spent the day on the move LRF and not even a tap!

Slim pickings North Clare 26.08.
I got a string of 4 after everyone else left with nothing.
And then a single scad taken practically at my feet.

6 from the pontoon at Knightstown last night and another 6 at lunchtime.
All caught at distance and on the bottom.

A few being caught off the west pier in Dun Laoghaire today, not loads just the odd one every now and then! Loads of pin whiting though

Got 1x Mackerel today fishing into high tide at ca 9pm until darkness, 4-5h session, West Cork Kilcrohane, also tons of Scad (Horsemackerel) like 14 or so and Pollock and Codling.

None in a half day feathering on outside of Dun Laoghaire East Pier 22nd August. None caught on whole pier (15 anglers) evening of 25th. Got 20 on boat off greystones 29th. Few and far between. Had 80 in an hour off greystones at the start of August so they're there but very patchy going to wait another couple weeks before trying for the shore.

West Pier, last evening, about 6 anglers. Not a tap. Quiet windy towards the end of the pier so I walked up and down casting twice, nowt.

Easterly winds are a nightmare. Given for another while yet. Fingers crossed it settles soon

yea easterly killing, 5 hours on ballyreen, nothing to bait - but no mac to the 16 or so lads feathering all the time i was there - think there was two pollack!