portrush mackeral..?

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portrush mackeral..?

#1 Post by steven »

i have fished the bluepool in portrush about 4 times in the last 5 days and havnt got or seen 1 mackeral. having fished portrush on and off for about 20 years i have to say this is the worst mackeral year by far...but Y is this..? is it just to do with the weather being poor..?
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#2 Post by yngkmd »

try the point at ramore head, i heard from the resident french guy he has been getting them off there.
i dont know his name but seems everytime im down that way i bump into him :D
2012 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock, Whiting, Colefish (New PB), Shore Rockling, Flounder (New PB), 5 Bearded Rockling (New Species), Dogfish, Pouting, Plaice, Dab, Lesser Sandeel (New Species), Cod (New PB), Long Spine Sea Scorpion, Ballan Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Mackerel, Herring, Goldsinney Wrasse, Butterfish (New Species), Ling (PB), Halibut (New Species), Haddock (New Species), Red Fish (New Species), Wolffish (New Species), Rockcook Wrasse, Shanny, Poorcod, Conger

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Re: portrush mackeral..?

#3 Post by weedave »

steven wrote:i have fished the bluepool in portrush about 4 times in the last 5 days and havnt got or seen 1 mackeral. having fished portrush on and off for about 20 years i have to say this is the worst mackeral year by far...but Y is this..? is it just to do with the weather being poor..?

i'd love to tell you that the weather was the cause and it has been prolonged bad weather but really its just that mackerel stocks are so depleted these days there is just less of them on the shore - any we have had on boats from the north are in smaller shoals and smaller fish year after year.

ramore is still chucking up a few though

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#4 Post by steven »

thanks for the replys guys, the guys in both bait shops in the port are saying the same thing. going to give ramore a go later today. must be 8-10 years since i have fished that spot, looking forward to it.
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#5 Post by Monty156a »

I was catching macks last night off the Blue Pool using tinsel feather rigs weighted with an Abu Toby lure :) . They were biting at maximum casting range with a lure rod. Other guys were catching them using feather lures from beachcasters. Fish were caught from 8pm 'til 10pm.

Those were however the first macks I have caught this year and it being late July thats a poor show :cry:

Stocks are definately depleted, its a sad scenario :(

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