Boat Mackerel Reports '13 here...

got 6 small in Barna Galway

About 8 were caught in Kilmore quay yesterday

Got a few off Carlingford, mostly near the Imogene buoy, but occasionally from there to the Hellyhunter. I thought they'd never get here - let's hope they stay.

We've had a couple of bonanza days around here (North Mayo) recently, but then they disappear completely. Usually there's always a few bunches of stragglers around in between, but this year its all or nothing.

Had about 50 in the boat earlier on today offshore they are on the way

What part of country was that john ?

What part of country was that john ?

on my local patch south Dublin

we quickly filled half a box during a brief stay in Galway Bay on our way to the Arans, full house of joeys every time 2m down.

just back in we were out for about 4 hours headed to the spot i got them yesterday i had leonie and kyle for company we managed 60 odd macks between us, also had dogs grey gurnards codling launce whiting but or main quarry was the macks

They were back at pest level off The Real Downpatrick Head (Mayo) yesterday, going mad after vast clouds of sprat. Impossible to get down through them for anything more interesting on the bottom.

12 Mackerel in Dalkey could have had more it got a bit choppy and had to head back.

12 Mackerel in Dalkey could have had more it got a bit choppy and had to head back.

tons in skerries today , place was alive with them, some were huge, some times you couldnt drop down without hitting them, never seen them so thick

Caught over 180 in Kilmore quay on Sunday , couldn't get through them , a few cod and pollock swell if you could get through the macs

Thick off poolbeg lighthouse tonight. 3 rods had couple of hundred in 90 mins. Most nice size to very large. All filleted on the ride back in. freezing nicely now.

got loads of macs in the bay kilmore last week and off curacloe today.

Plenty of mackerel at the mouth of Carlingford Lough at the Helihunter and south to Hoskyns.

Plenty of mackerel at the mouth of Carlingford Lough at the Helihunter and south to Hoskyns.

Still there on Friday 13th!

Hard to find em in cork harbour yesterday. Was trialling my new boat so wasn't trying too hard. Found about 15 off ringabella. As I washed the boat the wife prepared and cooked them all up so still none for the freezer...

Caught hundreds today at howth at the back of irelands eye. And also had a seal. We got hounded by the seals. But still managed a few hundred between 3 of us in 4 hours

Caught hundreds today at howth at the back of irelands eye. And also had a seal. We got hounded by the seals. But still managed a few hundred between 3 of us in 4 hours

what are you going to do with hundreds of them