BOAT MACKEREL REPORTS 2019

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BOAT MACKEREL REPORTS 2019

#1 Post by donal domeney »

Ballycotton yesterday, Guileen boat comp, mackerel a no show
Specimen Fish 2024: Shore Rockling (3) 36cm, 34cm, 31cm; Thick Lipped Mullet (2) 58cm, 57cm; Smooth Hound (1) 109cm; Sting Ray (1)125cm; Ballan Wrasse (1) 48cm ; Corkwing Wrasse (1) 24.8cm. Golden Grey Mullet (2) 43cm, 1.8lb; 40.6cm, 1.55lb;
Total species boat/shore: 45
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Specimen Fish 2025: To date: 6.
Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm
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Re: BOAT MACKEREL REPORTS 2019

#2 Post by sukara »

I had 3 Mackerel yesterday between Ballycotton and Cork Harbour
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Re: BOAT MACKEREL REPORTS 2019

#3 Post by Rob Millard »

Had 3 off Downings in Donegal at the weekend
Species 2019: Common Skate, Pollack, Whiting, Coalfish, Cod, Cuckoo Wrasse, Bull Huss, Lsd, Porbeagle Shark, Mackerel, Grey Gurnard, Thornback Ray, Plaice, Turbot, Ballan Wrasse, Dab, Smoothound, herring, haddock, Blonde Ray, Tope, bass

Species 2018 : Porbeagle Shark, Spurdog, Lsd, Coalfish, Pollack, Ling, Mackerel, Haddock, Red Gurnard, Turbot, Dab, Thornback ray, Homelyn Ray, John Dory, Pouting, Ballan Wrasse, Smoothound, Tope, Bass, Bull Huss, Weaver, Painted Ray, Bluefin Tuna

Species 2017 : Cod, Coalfish, Whiting, Poor Cod, Pollack, Bull Huss, Ling, Pouting, Bass, Flounder, Painted Ray, Lsd, Tope, Ballan Wrasse, Mackerel, Herring, Launce, Haddock, Thornback Ray, Conger, Plaice, Turbot, Grey Gurnard, Red Gurnard, Cuckoo Ray, Tub Gurnard, Dab, Smoothound, black goby, Scad, Cuckoo Wrasse, Megrim

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Species 2015 : (30)

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Re: BOAT MACKEREL REPORTS 2019

#4 Post by donal domeney »

Guileen to the Smiths and on to the Lings searched all the way out. Nothing but a few launce. Dolphins every where you looked, they must be on the way.
Specimen Fish 2024: Shore Rockling (3) 36cm, 34cm, 31cm; Thick Lipped Mullet (2) 58cm, 57cm; Smooth Hound (1) 109cm; Sting Ray (1)125cm; Ballan Wrasse (1) 48cm ; Corkwing Wrasse (1) 24.8cm. Golden Grey Mullet (2) 43cm, 1.8lb; 40.6cm, 1.55lb;
Total species boat/shore: 45
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Specimen Fish 2025: To date: 6.
Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm
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#5 Post by donal domeney »

Today: stopped off at No 6. buoy on the way out and had 4 drifts. 3 mackerel, 4 herring and a plenty of launce. Enough bait for the day. 8)
Headed out to deeper water and had a set of bulls eyes hanging out over the side of the boat all day. Only hit 1 shoal of mackerel about a mile south of the Smiths 5 mackerel on one drop and they were gone. :x
Stopped off at No. 6 again on the way back, Wind against tide and the mackerel were up on top of the bank :evil: :evil: . No comfort in fishing in a 4' swell but stuck it out and had about 4 dozen pan size mackerel and a lone herring.
Specimen Fish 2024: Shore Rockling (3) 36cm, 34cm, 31cm; Thick Lipped Mullet (2) 58cm, 57cm; Smooth Hound (1) 109cm; Sting Ray (1)125cm; Ballan Wrasse (1) 48cm ; Corkwing Wrasse (1) 24.8cm. Golden Grey Mullet (2) 43cm, 1.8lb; 40.6cm, 1.55lb;
Total species boat/shore: 45
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Specimen Fish 2025: To date: 6.
Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm
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Re: BOAT MACKEREL REPORTS 2019

#6 Post by donal domeney »

Getting good reports of plenty of mackerel in the outer harbour.
Was down east of Power Head last Sunday plenty of mackerel taking baits intender for other species.
Specimen Fish 2024: Shore Rockling (3) 36cm, 34cm, 31cm; Thick Lipped Mullet (2) 58cm, 57cm; Smooth Hound (1) 109cm; Sting Ray (1)125cm; Ballan Wrasse (1) 48cm ; Corkwing Wrasse (1) 24.8cm. Golden Grey Mullet (2) 43cm, 1.8lb; 40.6cm, 1.55lb;
Total species boat/shore: 45
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Specimen Fish 2025: To date: 6.
Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm
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#7 Post by BMcD »

As much mackeral as you like at back of Ireland's Eye on tuesday 9th at low water.
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#8 Post by Caz-Galway »

3 hours x 3 anglers at the Skird rocks in Connemara not one mackerel. Depressing

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#9 Post by bpmurray »

Loads of mackerel on outside of Helvick Head in mid-water on Friday & Saturday. We caught enough for a day's shark fishing in 10 mins.
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#10 Post by donal domeney »

Plenty of them in Cork harbour over the weekend
Specimen Fish 2024: Shore Rockling (3) 36cm, 34cm, 31cm; Thick Lipped Mullet (2) 58cm, 57cm; Smooth Hound (1) 109cm; Sting Ray (1)125cm; Ballan Wrasse (1) 48cm ; Corkwing Wrasse (1) 24.8cm. Golden Grey Mullet (2) 43cm, 1.8lb; 40.6cm, 1.55lb;
Total species boat/shore: 45
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Specimen Fish 2025: To date: 6.
Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm
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#11 Post by DarrenNiall »

Wicklow Harbour
Was out on Kit Dunne’s boat yesterday, had 30 of them on the sabikis in two drifts at low water, all pan sized. 4 other lads on the boat, all had macks too.
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