Shore Mackerel Reports '12 here...
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Re: Shore Mackerel Reports '12 here...
any around dublin lads
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No macs the last two weeks out in howth. On another note, I met two nice guys who fixed me up with some free bait, but by god they were very poor. Keeping wrasse 7inches and above? That's just madness. Bag about 10 by the time we left! Grrrrr
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Is that the one behind Linnanes Pub?flounder5791 wrote:Good few big ones newquay pier co.galway today
List 2010. fish
List 2011: less fish
2012: less fish again,
2013: even less fish.
List 2011: less fish
2012: less fish again,
2013: even less fish.
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- SAI Hammerhead
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30 odd landed yesterday up in fanad...still plenty about..decent sizes too
sure, its not raining between the showers!
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i there any being got down the beara ?
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Stephen8wood wrote:Is that the one behind Linnanes Pub?flounder5791 wrote:Good few big ones newquay pier co.galway today
Thats the 1 there was 1 other lad there but he got none was in blackhead at around peg 60 and got 12
Conor McDermott
TARGETS 2013: A decent bass from north Clare and some decent pollack
Species 2012:18
SPECIES 2013: 5B rockling,3b rockling,LSD's,flounder,coalies,whiting,dab,turbot,conger,bull huss,thornback ray,bass,cuckoo wrasse,mackerel, launce, pollack,painted ray, ballan wrasse
TARGETS 2013: A decent bass from north Clare and some decent pollack
Species 2012:18
SPECIES 2013: 5B rockling,3b rockling,LSD's,flounder,coalies,whiting,dab,turbot,conger,bull huss,thornback ray,bass,cuckoo wrasse,mackerel, launce, pollack,painted ray, ballan wrasse
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Re: Shore Mackerel Reports '12 here...
Stephen8wood wrote:Is that the one behind Linnanes Pub?flounder5791 wrote:Good few big ones newquay pier co.galway today
Thats the 1 there was 1 other lad there but he got none was in blackhead at around peg 60 and got 12
Conor McDermott
TARGETS 2013: A decent bass from north Clare and some decent pollack
Species 2012:18
SPECIES 2013: 5B rockling,3b rockling,LSD's,flounder,coalies,whiting,dab,turbot,conger,bull huss,thornback ray,bass,cuckoo wrasse,mackerel, launce, pollack,painted ray, ballan wrasse
TARGETS 2013: A decent bass from north Clare and some decent pollack
Species 2012:18
SPECIES 2013: 5B rockling,3b rockling,LSD's,flounder,coalies,whiting,dab,turbot,conger,bull huss,thornback ray,bass,cuckoo wrasse,mackerel, launce, pollack,painted ray, ballan wrasse
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one mak caught off Howth pier yesterday.
lOOKS LIKE THAT'S IT FOR THIS YEAR
lOOKS LIKE THAT'S IT FOR THIS YEAR

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seen about a dozen mac taken today howth, wasnt even there half hour
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Got 4 out in howth harbour. Very small mind you.
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Got about 15 yesterday around kinsale off the rocks seen good shoals of them and 4 dolphins chasing them
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Dozen Caught In Cobh today!
and last night apparently they were there in Numbers Wow!

Species 2011 (25) :Cod 80 , Whiting 50 , Coalfish 42 , Sea Scorpion 6(3shortspined/3longspined) , (3b)Rockling 2 , Dogfish 72 , Flounder 32 , Bass 2 , Poor Cod 16 , Dab 16 , Ballen Wrasse 2 , Turbot 1 , Tompot Blenny 3 , Smoothhound 1 , Tub Gurnard 1 , Mackeral 78 , Pollock 10 , Corkwing wrasse 2 , Black Goby 5 , Pouting 4 , Cuckoo Wrasse 1 , Ling 1 , Conger eel 6 , Silver eel 1 , ( Year End 31st October )
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i know there still catching a few off the pier in ballycotton when the weather is anyway fair..there in numbers sometimes & very patchy other days 

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I had a few while fishing for bass last week in waterford. Were chasing sprats to the shore!
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One last night from the shore at greystones 

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mackerel being caught in peir in cobh only on the float best at low tide