SHORE MACKEREL REPORTS 2015

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Re: SHORE MACKEREL REPORTS 2015

#101 Post by niki272 »

Plenty at Fenit viaduct this morning. Been there for 15mins, caught around 20 macks and retreat due to crowd.
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#102 Post by guts »

one lost mac today at horse rock in courtmacksherry
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#103 Post by eoghanb »

Plenty of mackeral off the rocks at Balbriggan ,couple of herring mixed in aswell I had ten macks and 2 herring ,between 09:30-11:00
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#104 Post by shortcircuit »

Out of interest lads, did mackerel ever show up at the "usual suspects" this year in Cork ? Ballycotton , Youghal, Kennedy Pier on Cobh?

The one evening I went to Ballycotton I had to abandon it because it was so busy
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#105 Post by donal domeney »

shortcircuit wrote:Out of interest lads, did mackerel ever show up at the "usual suspects" this year in Cork ? Ballycotton , Youghal, Kennedy Pier on Cobh?

The one evening I went to Ballycotton I had to abandon it because it was so busy
I never tried any of my inner harbour (Cork) shore marks for mackerel this year. The main reason was that they just were not going to be there.
I do a lot of boat fishing during the summer, 22 launches this year between June and September, and while the mackerel were there they were not there in abundance like other years. You would work hard to pick up enough for a days fishing but they never became a pest while dropping baits to the bottom. If you did get one or two you'd smile and say I'll take that.

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#106 Post by papasenseida »

I don't know what is going on but have caught 3 macks at Dun Laoghaire today around 1 p.m.
My first catch in December... is this quite common? :shock:
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#107 Post by Stephen8wood »

The water is warm enough. I'd say the few big blows recently have sent them off though.
List 2010. fish

List 2011: less fish

2012: less fish again,

2013: even less fish.
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#108 Post by kieran »

papasenseida wrote:I don't know what is going on but have caught 3 macks at Dun Laoghaire today around 1 p.m.
My first catch in December... is this quite common? :shock:
December is quite late for the Irish Sea, I remember getting them off Howth in November, can't recall a December

I've caught them regularly in January and the odd one in February in sheltered coves in the west and they disappear for a few months but a good spell of bring sunshine in April or May can bring them in, can be very fickle. Mack strip float fished was the only way to get them, that or a sand eel imitation whipped in fast...
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#109 Post by m.b3 »

papasenseida wrote:I don't know what is going on but have caught 3 macks at Dun Laoghaire today around 1 p.m.
My first catch in December... is this quite common? :shock:
had them off Dun Laoghaire in december before alright probably ten years ago now :?
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#110 Post by tinto »

m.b3 wrote:
papasenseida wrote:I don't know what is going on but have caught 3 macks at Dun Laoghaire today around 1 p.m.
My first catch in December... is this quite common? :shock:
had them off Dun Laoghaire in december before alright probably ten years ago now :?
heard that one a few times boyo!
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#111 Post by papasenseida »

Just back from the holiday.
So its not special but quite unusual then... Thanks for the information everybody :)
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#112 Post by shanboman »

papasenseida wrote:Just back from the holiday.
So its not special but quite unusual then... Thanks for the information everybody :)
I have caught mackerel in mid December on the Waterford coast
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