Shore Mackerel Reports '13 here...
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Re: Shore Mackerel Reports '13 here...
Two of us fished Clogherhead from kayaks on Tuesday evening - not a bite. Heading out again on Friday into an incoming tide so hopefully something positive to report.
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Re: Shore Mackerel Reports '13 here...
A few Macks Caught off Poolbeg yesterday not in the numbers they should be in
also kept in contact with a lad in Dún Laoghaire and again only a few showed up there, All Joeys.

list 2013 (10) Ballan Wrasse, (17) Smooth Hounds (6lb, 2oz, best so far this year), (47) LSD, (2) shore Rockling, (1) Long spine scorpion, (9) flounder, (8) Dab (2)Bass (3) Mackerel (2) lance (2) Plaice (2) Pollock (1) whiting
List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet
List 2011: 16 species (267 fish caught)
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List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet
List 2011: 16 species (267 fish caught)
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Re: Shore Mackerel Reports '13 here...
Just a thought but why don't any of you try float fishing,at least if there is no mackeral about you could pick up garfish with all this good weather there should be a good few about,the same tactic will get mackeral if they are about,save the effort of lashing out feathers all day for nothing ,at least ye might get something for your time spent 

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eoghanb wrote:Just a thought but why don't any of you try float fishing,at least if there is no mackeral about you could pick up garfish with all this good weather there should be a good few about,the same tactic will get mackeral if they are about,save the effort of lashing out feathers all day for nothing ,at least ye might get something for your time spent
I normally float fish for them, much better in my opinion, and as you say you can target more species, even a few pollock.
The excitment of seen your float sink is brilliant.
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jono,b wrote:eoghanb wrote:Just a thought but why don't any of you try float fishing,at least if there is no mackeral about you could pick up garfish with all this good weather there should be a good few about,the same tactic will get mackeral if they are about,save the effort of lashing out feathers all day for nothing ,at least ye might get something for your time spent
I normally float fish for them, much better in my opinion, and as you say you can target more species, even a few pollock.
The excitment of seen your float sink is brilliant.
I actually like casting

list 2013 (10) Ballan Wrasse, (17) Smooth Hounds (6lb, 2oz, best so far this year), (47) LSD, (2) shore Rockling, (1) Long spine scorpion, (9) flounder, (8) Dab (2)Bass (3) Mackerel (2) lance (2) Plaice (2) Pollock (1) whiting
List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet
List 2011: 16 species (267 fish caught)
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List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet
List 2011: 16 species (267 fish caught)
Reel Anglers Don’t Litter
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Re: Shore Mackerel Reports '13 here...
Mackeral showing in small numbers at Portnoo. About 200 fish in the bay coming in 2 hours before ebb in the evening. Decent average size. One full House and a couple of stragglers captured. Cat's Happy.
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A half dozen off Brownstown head (Tramore) yesterday.
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We were out off achill mayo this morning fished from 5 to 11 am. Got plenty of mack in the bay the slake tides are helping them shole up. All good sizes no joeys .
20107xthornback ray. {PB 14.5LB TB RAY} 1xpouting. 1xcodling.11xdogfish. 25xflounder.1xshore rock ling. 177xmac 4xturbot.1 bull huss.1sea trout. 1 MAYO BASS.2011. WHITING X9. COALIE X3. FLOUNDER X7. DOGGIE X8. THORNIEX3. CODLINGX1. SEA SCORPIONX1. 5 BEARDED ROCKLINGX4. SEATROUT X1. TURBOT X1. POLLACK X7. 3 BEARD ROCKLING .2012 SEATROUT X3. TURBOT X5. FLOUNDER X7. 3B,ROCKLINGX1.DOG .
. 2013.shore species ..... Flounder, dog conger pollack sea trout plaice. Gobyx3 wrasse cork wing wrasse Huss scorpion fish sp. coalie .
. 2013.shore species ..... Flounder, dog conger pollack sea trout plaice. Gobyx3 wrasse cork wing wrasse Huss scorpion fish sp. coalie .
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Re: Shore Mackerel Reports '13 here...
Some macks showing in Cobh last week or so,caught 4 myself last Sunday 3 small ones and 1 nice sized
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Re: Shore Mackerel Reports '13 here...
High tide at Helvick pier not a bite. South coast extremely poor at present
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A couple of young lads said there was a few around ballycotten yesterday,
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Re: Shore Mackerel Reports '13 here...
Still none from Greystones, was never this bad.
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Re: Shore Mackerel Reports '13 here...
Ballyhornan Co. Down fishing evening tide on Sat. 20th no Macks
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Helvic pier between 5pm and 8pm today watched lads pulling in bags of Macks .No Bs looks very promising 

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Re: Shore Mackerel Reports '13 here...
Drove past blackhead yesterday at low tide saw 1 lad pulling in a full string of mack
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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 '13 here...
Fished Ardglass 18-july no macks just a couple of small pollack on the float.
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Re: Shore Mackerel Reports '13 here...
Hi all, anyone driving past Kinsale Bridge, if so any sign of bags of macks?
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a dozen mackerel saturday early all small arklow
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Ballycotton yesterday both tides only saw 6 mackerel caught all small.
Catches for 2012: Pollock, Mackerel, Dogfish, Sea Trout, Ballen Wrasse
And more to come on the end of my line ............
And more to come on the end of my line ............
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Have driven past it a lot recently, all state of tides, nothing doing from what I could seeblackiemc wrote:Hi all, anyone driving past Kinsale Bridge, if so any sign of bags of macks?
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