Mackerel Reports '11 here...

[flynnboy]

I've had none whatsoever so far from the shore - rocks or jetty - nor have I seen any feeding here around Donegal Bay. Anyone catching around here ? The weather has not exactly helped.

[knightser]

I've had none whatsoever so far from the shore - rocks or jetty - nor have I seen any feeding here around Donegal Bay. Anyone catching around here ? The weather has not exactly helped.

seen a few getting caught inside the east pier dun laoghaire at the elbow yesterday evening on float gear

[flynnboy]

So generally it's not that great

[40Footer]

this evening D Laoghaire East P - blank!!

[roooster]

a few mackeral showing up off the pier in ballycotton in the late evening & early morning with a good high tide

[flynnboy]

I've been fishing a pier that is usually good this time of year with some good high evening tides but there has been absolutely nothing. Maybe the water's been a little too rough ? Normally I catch when it is nice and calmish on a high evening tide.

[Stephen8wood]

South Dublin Rock Mark. Last night. nothing.

[ronson1980]

fished gunwell killybegs today for 4.5 hours and not a sniff of any macks. caught two small pollock i hope things pick up soon

[henrykelly10]

the mackerel is in dun laoghaire we got over 100 today

[flynnboy]

the mackerel is in dun laoghaire we got over 100 today

Woah! Good one, when are they coming West ????

[Ross]

Dunlickey ( The Castle), Kilkee 20 to 24 June 2011

Poor with only a few mackerel turning up and most of those are small although I had one mackerel of nearly 2 lbs!

[philiphito]

howth rocks --today 1.30-3pm--2 pieces !! both small

[jammiedodger55]

just the one on a spinner this afternoon at orlock but it was a decent size

[flynnboy]

Pathetic guys; what's going on .....?

[Conger]

Dunlickey ( The Castle), Kilkee 20 to 24 June 2011

Poor with only a few mackerel turning up and most of those are small although I had one mackerel of nearly 2 lbs!

Have you any idea how the bridges are fishing ?

Cheers

[Ross]

Dunlickey ( The Castle), Kilkee 20 to 24 June 2011

Poor with only a few mackerel turning up and most of those are small although I had one mackerel of nearly 2 lbs!

Have you any idea how the bridges are fishing ?

Cheers

Poor as well. I'll check again at weekend.

[flynnboy]

Can anyone remember what it was like at this time last year ?

[baitdigger]

Can anyone remember what it was like at this time last year ?

Just looked back at my blog, loads of mackerel at the end of June, very few in the first week of July on the Clare side of Galway Bay

[ronson1980]

has anybody been out on a boat in the donegal bay area recently just wondering are they getting many macks and are they far out from shore

[blackiemc]

Hello,
I noticed a couple of years ago that reports really slowed down after the season had got going (see a graph I did that year).

So I'd say don't lose hope, they do appear to come in waves to different parts of the country rather than being everywhere for the entire summer