Boat Caught Mackerel Reports '12 here...

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#1 Post by **blackiemc** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:01 pm

Hi all,
It was suggested that a separate thread for reporting mackerel catches from boats could be useful, if I can help by kicking it off I would be delighted, although I will miss the fact that a good percentage of the reports on the shore forum were about boat caught macks, it was not a bad place to get together.

For anyone who's not sure what it's about the reasons are much the same as the shore version

"A better idea of where and when the macks are about might:
1. Increase chances of catching nice dinner
2. Tempt you to try fishing for them with a fly rod or very light gear
3. Allow you to bring nippers along, they'll NEVER forget catching the first mack
4. If it works it might mean less time fishing for bait (if the bait is mack)
5. it might mean less need to haul in loads at a time for bait for the freezer during the season
6. Use the info to avoid dangerously packed venues (I have found the morning tide can be like a different planet, a quiet, safe one
above are the 'selfish' reasons, other reasons are:
7. If supported it could provide an annual 'database' on mack stocks, allowing rough comparison from year to year
8. Might cut down on the need to take extra macks in a session, which is good for the fish."

You get the gist

So - boat caught mackerel reports if you please...

Blackie

#2 Post by **Pat** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:52 pm

Mackeral caught in Cork Harbour again on Sunday during our light line comp. Full report up shortly.

#3 Post by **tight lines** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:42 am

a few caught last saturday in kilmore quay we were about 2 mile out on the celtic lady

#4 Post by **chilly123** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 12:16 pm

Was out in kilmore in Jan we had 6joeys on the Karen Ann charter

#5 Post by **yappo** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:49 pm

Caught 1 mack off Bray Head and 2 off Shankill today. Not exactly shoals but at least a good sign of things to come.

Yappo

#6 Post by **donal domeney** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 11:31 pm

yappo wrote:Caught 1 mack off Bray Head (??) and 2 off Shankill today. Not exactly shoals but at least a good sign of things to come.

Yappo

Well ! were they dinner or bait

#7 Post by **yappo** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 6:51 am

Well ! were they dinner or bait

Bait only I'm afraid Donal.

Yappo

#8 Post by **rodey** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 10:00 pm

got a half dozen macs out off bar bouy off wexford today.

#9 Post by **JOHN1** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 8:15 am

Had a few in dublin bay yesterday

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#10 Post by **myworldfishing** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 6:36 pm

We got sick of catching them in sligo on the 31st of march....

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#11 Post by **tex** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:37 pm

1 Mack between 8 rods off clare island today

donegalcatch · #12 Post by **donegalcatch** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 10:33 pm

Got 24 of them half way between Malin Head and Dunaff head last week. They were a good size and not down to far. great to see them this early up here

#13 Post by **marcin11** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:29 pm

i got a two macs out off lettermullan in conemara

#14 Post by **marcin11** » Fri May 04, 2012 9:42 pm

4 may i got a 15 macs again out off lettermullan in conemara

#15 Post by **ronson1980** » Sat May 26, 2012 9:58 pm

no macks on a boat today in Mullaghmore, worst fishing i ever had on a boat. 10 rods =7 pollock 7.5hours.

#16 Post by **stox 1** » Sun May 27, 2012 8:46 am

Lots of Mackerel out from Killybegs and under the cliffs yesterday. Strings up to six but mostly small.

#17 Post by **donal domeney** » Sun May 27, 2012 10:56 pm

Plenty of them south of the Smiths today and what was nicer was they were still there on the way home.
So in munching then as i type

#18 Post by **bpmurray** » Mon May 28, 2012 6:53 pm

Got a few in Carlingford Lough yesterday, near the #9 buoy

#19 Post by **hugo** » Tue May 29, 2012 8:31 am

None at Downpatrick Head (MAYO!) last weekend, but a few miles west, got 5 big fat ones right on the bottom in 100ft depth. They were harrying a passing school of launce, also on the bottom. We pulled in a good few of those for future bait. Water temp still only 11C.

#20 Post by **johnwest** » Thu May 31, 2012 9:23 am

Sunday 27th, no mackerel in Donegal Bay after 2.5 hrs and various marks. Monday 27th, 7 mackerel in 2 hrs, Inver Bay area.

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