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Re: Mackerel Reports '10 here......

#221 Post by stevo74 »

Return of the Mack - 3 macks off of Dalkey rocks this evening. Saw a fair few being caught too!
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#222 Post by ennagail24 »

GALWAY BAY: after the blank on Monday off the rocks, tried a few hundred yards off shore from the boat - filled 2 freezer boxes - they are there, but out a bit - great day until I had to radio for the RNLI!
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#223 Post by FRANK1 »

Two cool boxes filled with mack in a couple of hours out of Dunlaoghaire yesterday evening 20th July with two of us in the boat.There were a good few lads casting off pier but didnt seem to be getting much.

I tried off Coliemore pier on sunday afernoon and got 2 in half an hour (and a sore arm and lost tackle on the pots outside the harbour :evil: ).I had earlier seen lads drifting down Dalkey sound pulling out full houses on hand lines .Thats the way forward .. :arrow:
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#224 Post by baitdigger »

ennagail24 wrote:GALWAY BAY: after the blank on Monday off the rocks, tried a few hundred yards off shore from the boat - filled 2 freezer boxes - they are there, but out a bit - great day until I had to radio for the RNLI!
I was going to say there are plenty out there but a big cast off the shore but you found out for yourself. They dont come in too close on the big westerlies we've been having.
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#225 Post by ennagail24 »

baitdigger wrote:
ennagail24 wrote:GALWAY BAY: after the blank on Monday off the rocks, tried a few hundred yards off shore from the boat - filled 2 freezer boxes - they are there, but out a bit - great day until I had to radio for the RNLI!
I was going to say there are plenty out there but a big cast off the shore but you found out for yourself. They dont come in too close on the big westerlies we've been having.
it was flat calm yesterday and Monday out there, really enjoying family day until engine gave up
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#226 Post by Dean »

CORK

Hi lads, I've been away for a few weeks to South Africa for the World Cup. Did lots fishing there as well. Definitely the place for shore/sea fishing. Some good fish out there. Also mangaged to see the Sardine Run.
Anyway has there been any macerel actrivity in Cork?
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#227 Post by kissafish »

Was in carrickfergus in county antrim yesterday. I wasn't fishing :( But i was chatting to a few guys, and they told me that the macs where about in few numbers and a lad caught 8 the previous day from the harbour wall.
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#228 Post by FRANK1 »

4 dozen out of Dunlaoghaire at lunchtime today out with my gang of kids and one of their friends.Probably more there but try and keep ahead of 4 kids with feathers going everywhere.

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#229 Post by daminim »

4 dozen!? nice... are you off the pier? which one? colliemore has been very unproductive over the last number of weeks - i have been trying it on the ebb and on the rise - very frustrating. I have heard sorrento point can be good off the rocks? but how do you get down to the rocks??? looks inaccessible!?

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#230 Post by mickmick »

I tried Dillon's Park in Dalkey last night. No joy, but I was told that they'd been catching fish earlier in the day
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#231 Post by richie1983 »

tried colymore dalkey yesterday 3 hours 2 mac dropped one.
sorento point today 5 hours or their abouts nothing for most
people their except 2 forgheners got 5 between them
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#232 Post by dileee »

was out yesterday evening on the flat rocks in dunmore..fished about 40 mins caught 2 macks..caught the first on first cast so was expecting a good haul..left him behind me on the rocks and out of nowhere a bloody seagull swooped down and took the first of only two mackerel i caught...there were a couple being caught just to my left..nothing to get excited about though
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#233 Post by JOHN1 »

i was out in the boat myself today doing a bit of restocking, came back with 55 i also used a few for bait, there is a lot of joey's about with the odd few good ones :wink:
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#234 Post by bigsod »

Any one getting any off wicklow harbour?
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#235 Post by Breathe the o2 »

Was at the rocks at Greystones this morning. Was usung hokkais and got nothing....again!

Out of curiosty what are generally accepted as been the most reliable feathers to catch mack?
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#236 Post by Stephen8wood »

[quote="Breathe the o2"]Was at the rocks at Greystones this morning. Was usung hokkais and got nothing....again!

Out of curiosty what are generally accepted as been the most reliable feathers to catch mack?[/q

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#237 Post by 40Footer »

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#238 Post by Richie07 »

Breathe the o2 wrote:Was at the rocks at Greystones this morning. Was usung hokkais and got nothing....again!

Out of curiosty what are generally accepted as been the most reliable feathers to catch mack?
Hokkais will work if the fish are about, I was there Friday evening and got loads of Pollock on Kilty, no macs.
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#239 Post by polaris »

still plenty of macks in killala bay,,,,got a full box yesterday boat fishing,,,had a cast today from the shore got ten,,they seem to be out in deeper water,could be this overcast thundery looking weather !!!!
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#240 Post by FRANK1 »

Just saw this one Conor .

No - out of the mouth of the dunlaoghaoire harbour in my boat .I fished Coliemore once last week off the pier after seeing some guys in a boat tearing mack out of the sound with hand lines .I had 2 in half an hour and dropped a couple .Hard work.Easier to launch.




daminim wrote:4 dozen!? nice... are you off the pier? which one? colliemore has been very unproductive over the last number of weeks - i have been trying it on the ebb and on the rise - very frustrating. I have heard sorrento point can be good off the rocks? but how do you get down to the rocks??? looks inaccessible!?

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