BOAT MACKEREL REPORTS 2021

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BOAT MACKEREL REPORTS 2021

#1 Post by donal domeney »

To get the ball rolling for 2021

Post up reports of catches or the lack of them
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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I had a few in the boat Dunlaoghaire on Sunday.
Species Target (1) Anything will be a Bonus.

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Fishing from the rocks at Roaches Point this morning see a boat pulling in mackerel about 300mt out. They were fishing the dropping tide.
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 2021

#4 Post by hugo »

Friends were out in their Orkney off Mayo's Downpatrick Head last weekend and pulled in a couple of dozen medium-sized macks. They've beern scarce enough this early in recent years, and usually fairly small, so nice to see the uptick.
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#5 Post by ihaveissues »

Out on Wednesday for about 4 hours, no mackerel. Just off Dalkey island.
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#6 Post by Go Big or Go Home »

Filled the cooler box off bantry last weekend.
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#7 Post by ihaveissues »

Out on Tues evening at low tide for a few hours, off Dalkey again, nothing. Loads of fish on finder, none on hook!
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#8 Post by hugo »

Local anglers who braved the winds round Downpatrick Head (the real one in North Mayo!) had a promising few bucketloads last week, but it seems to have gone patchy again this week. Were the shoals just passing by on their way to Iceland for the "summer"?
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#9 Post by eoghanb »

Nothing much off balbriggan or skerries,the odd few is all
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#10 Post by Its Ofishal »

Fishing around Old head Kinsale and slowly trolled till I found shoals on the finder and no problem filling the bucket.
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#11 Post by Gonzo »

Got a few out from Skerries today!
2025 shore species: Bass (1), Dogfish (1), Flounder (4), Whiting (4)
2025 hours fishing on shore: 40
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#12 Post by ste c »

Its desperate at the minute out of dunlaoghaire very patchy no numbers
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#13 Post by kieran »

Mulranny

Two small ones last nigh to small herring style lures (Pollack loved them) at the top of the time into darkness in almost flat calm conditions.
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#14 Post by donal domeney »

3 trips out of Knights Town Valentia Island only 2 mackerel. The same story with other boats.
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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#15 Post by Caz-Galway »

Had 18 mackerel to 2 rods in 4 hours hard fishing just south of Rounstone Co Galway on the 20th
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#16 Post by donal domeney »

Out again to day not a mackerel to found outside. Came back in for huss off the pontoon. Picked up 14 in no time.
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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#17 Post by Gonzo »

Got about 20 mackerel on the burge bar today out from Portrane
2025 shore species: Bass (1), Dogfish (1), Flounder (4), Whiting (4)
2025 hours fishing on shore: 40
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#18 Post by shaft666 »

2 of us out for 6 hours in Dingle Bay yesterday, only 3 Mackerel between us. Thankfully a couple of big shoals of Pollack provided a bit of sport.

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#19 Post by Caz-Galway »

2 of us last Wednesday evening, at the mouth of Casla Bay where Rosaveal is situated, had 24 nice sized ones

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#20 Post by ste c »

Had a couple off balscadden
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