Boat Caught Mackerel Reports '12 here...

Hi all,
It was suggested that a separate thread for reporting mackerel catches from boats could be useful, if I can help by kicking it off I would be delighted, although I will miss the fact that a good percentage of the reports on the shore forum were about boat caught macks, it was not a bad place to get together.

For anyone who's not sure what it's about the reasons are much the same as the shore version

"A better idea of where and when the macks are about might:
1. Increase chances of catching nice dinner
2. Tempt you to try fishing for them with a fly rod or very light gear
3. Allow you to bring nippers along, they'll NEVER forget catching the first mack
4. If it works it might mean less time fishing for bait (if the bait is mack)
5. it might mean less need to haul in loads at a time for bait for the freezer during the season
6. Use the info to avoid dangerously packed venues (I have found the morning tide can be like a different planet, a quiet, safe one
above are the 'selfish' reasons, other reasons are:
7. If supported it could provide an annual 'database' on mack stocks, allowing rough comparison from year to year
8. Might cut down on the need to take extra macks in a session, which is good for the fish."

You get the gist

So - boat caught mackerel reports if you please...

Blackie

Mackeral caught in Cork Harbour again on Sunday during our light line comp. Full report up shortly.

a few caught last saturday in kilmore quay we were about 2 mile out on the celtic lady

Was out in kilmore in Jan we had 6joeys on the Karen Ann charter

Caught 1 mack off Bray Head and 2 off Shankill today. Not exactly shoals but at least a good sign of things to come.

Yappo

Caught 1 mack off Bray Head (??) and 2 off Shankill today. Not exactly shoals but at least a good sign of things to come.

Yappo

Well ! were they dinner or bait

Well ! were they dinner or bait

Bait only I'm afraid Donal.

Yappo

got a half dozen macs out off bar bouy off wexford today.

Had a few in dublin bay yesterday viewtopic.php?f=5&t=38997&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

We got sick of catching them in sligo on the 31st of march....

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1 Mack between 8 rods off clare island today

Got 24 of them half way between Malin Head and Dunaff head last week. They were a good size and not down to far. great to see them this early up here

i got a two macs out off lettermullan in conemara

4 may i got a 15 macs again out off lettermullan in conemara

no macks on a boat today in Mullaghmore, worst fishing i ever had on a boat. 10 rods =7 pollock 7.5hours.

Lots of Mackerel out from Killybegs and under the cliffs yesterday. Strings up to six but mostly small.

Plenty of them south of the Smiths today and what was nicer was they were still there on the way home.
So in munching then as i type

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Got a few in Carlingford Lough yesterday, near the #9 buoy

None at Downpatrick Head (MAYO!) last weekend, but a few miles west, got 5 big fat ones right on the bottom in 100ft depth. They were harrying a passing school of launce, also on the bottom. We pulled in a good few of those for future bait. Water temp still only 11C.

Sunday 27th, no mackerel in Donegal Bay after 2.5 hrs and various marks. Monday 27th, 7 mackerel in 2 hrs, Inver Bay area.