Where are the Mackerel gone?

[gazaaa]

I was out last Saturday around Cork harbour and out around towards the Ling rocks and didn't catch a single Mackerel.
I was out again last Monday (June Bank Holiday) and again no sign. Not even a stray one.
I took a spin around the Harbour again yesterday evening with the same result.
Is it still too early?
Is it because of overfishing?

Very strange indeed.

[rodey]

bit of the same down here mate .
we were out in kilmore on wednesday and never got any.
maybe there just late after the colder months we had

[JimC]

Hopefully we are not reaping the rewards of the "mackerel wars" with the pharoes and Iceland.....lets just hope that the lower than usual water temps have slowed things down and shortly there will be plenty...

[JOHN1]

i have been out a fair few time over the last month and not a single one to be had,tho i did here of about 30 caught in dalkey last week, must be overfishing as eveyt thing else is appearing over the last 4 weeks or so at least my launce mark is full full strings nearly every drop last week

[hugo]

We got a good few in Killala Bay earlier this week, but they were all small. Water temp is still only just 13C, but it didnt seem to affect the juvenile pollock, there were swarms of them chasing dense baitfish shoals. Patience, all will be well.....

[bazz]

Plenty off Dunmore East this week larger size in close to the shore lots of smaller out around the wrecks

[Bassy Tom]

Yeh Bazz, same off Dunbratan head Saturday good few macks large and small.

[twinkle]

was out in kilmore quay last Thursday not a sniff of a mack and according to the skipper they have been missing since last October.

[str8edge180]

yes. still too early.

[birdseye]

Same story on the north coast.
4 outings one mack.

[hugo]

BTW, there's already a specific thread for all this.
http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... =5&t=42489