Mackerel Report 2022

Hey everyone,

Been a long time since I've fished due to a surgical repair but even then went out for some freshwater fishing and the trouts have been biting nicely. To anyone hitting the obvious, and not so obvious marks for them macks how has your sessions been? Doctor gave me the go ahead for fishing and could use a bitta exercise Post up your sessions and let us know.

Cheers,
LG

Lads went out a week ago in Clare... 4 bashers... 4 hours...

Result = 0

Sunday evening Wicklow pier.Calm conditions and just after high tide.One and a half hours spinning and one Mac.Was a few people there but no other Mac’s were caught.

about 5 mack got out at killary, they were actually breaking the surface like august!

Fished Wicklow pier Sunday evening a couple of hours before high tide.Spinning for about a hour and caught two Launce.(Don’t think my spelling is right there).Anyway no Macs.

Sunday evening Wicklow pier.Calm conditions and just after high tide.One and a half hours spinning and one Mac.Was a few people there but no other Mac’s were caught.

One Mac in May on the east coast is worth 100

Yeah wasn’t expecting to catch any mackerel just wanted to get out and get some fresh air.Might bode well for the rest of the season.

Nothing off skerries pier yesterday,lads in boats getting them further out

Was over on Inishmeain last weekend and caught about a dozen Macs in about two hours fishing.All of the fish were a good size unlike the small Macs I have been catching in Wicklow the last decade or so.One of the islanders said they were very scarce last year.One or two of them were a very nice size.

30mins, top of tide with feathers this evening, 2 mackerel. (Photo included in case yis all forgot what mackerel look like I know I did )

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Thursday evening fishing near Rush. An hour or so either side of high tide Nothing Terns were diving like crazy for ages in an area about 800m offshore. Will try again next week. Must be some Mackerel in the Irish Sea, Surely

Fished Ballycotton Wednesday evening about 30 caught 25 by one guy 5 between rest of us only 5 people fishing all great big fish place is solid with sprat and sandeel.

Lots of mackerel in North Clare this evening (13th July).
Caught about 40. Coming in on every cast for nearly an hour. Incoming tide, near full.

Anyone catching Mackerel around the dalkey area , been down a couple of times and no luck

They seem to be scarce until August the last few years on the east coast ,the trawlers were picking some up all winter mixed in with herring ,and I got 3 out at lambay the first week of march ,but hopefully they will arrive inshore soon ,but they seem to be changing their patterns over the years,and getting hammered by the super trawlers doesn’t help

Don't see them close to shore, but off Carlingford out by the Hellyhunter there are loads. In fact, I haven't seen so many in years.and they're all a good size too.

We got 4 Mackerels and 8 Pollacks, 2 of which are decent size on a 2h session with the kids, Bantry bay entrance, rock/slipway spinning with feathers and tinsels, West Cork.
Looks much better this year.
We went out on bank holiday Monday.

Lower Shannon has plenty now, good size.

Saw 2 trawlers working about 1km off Portmarnock yesterday then, surely after mackerel?

not turkey shoot yet, but solid numbers showing north clare with a bit of time put in

5/8/22 Wicklow Harbour NONE