Mackeral fishing Dublin.
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Re: Mackeral fishing Dublin.
Hi ste, any tips? West or east? Inside our outside harbour? Thanks
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Re: Mackeral fishing Dublin.
[quote="fourmations"]Hi ste, any tips? West or east? Inside our outside
I was drifting along the mouth to the corner of the east pier was fairly close to shore too
I was drifting along the mouth to the corner of the east pier was fairly close to shore too
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Re: Mackeral fishing Dublin.
thanks ste
drifting??...this is shore angling reports!
do you think i would reach them with a rod off the pier?
did you spot anyone getting any off the pier?
cheers
drifting??...this is shore angling reports!

do you think i would reach them with a rod off the pier?
did you spot anyone getting any off the pier?
cheers
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Re: Mackeral fishing Dublin.
I was on a boat on saturday and was catching them quite close to Coliemore Harbour and near the convent, definitely within casting distance
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Re: Mackeral fishing Dublin.
Tuesday Mackerel been caught at East pier especially near lighthouse. I prefer to fish at the bend at low tide lose less gear and fishing is easier.fourmations wrote:thanks ste
drifting??...this is shore angling reports!
do you think i would reach them with a rod off the pier?
did you spot anyone getting any off the pier?
cheers
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Re: Mackeral fishing Dublin.
Off which pier ste c ? Float or feathers?
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Re: Mackeral fishing Dublin.
East pier on feathers, Macks being caught last night
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Re: Mackeral fishing Dublin.
Last Wednesday in Dun Laoghaire got 175 mackerel in 3.5 hours time. Next two days friend of mine got 2-4 a day...
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Re: Mackeral fishing Dublin.
Was out in dun laoighre on Sunday. Caught 20 mackeral in 2hrs. Polish and Chinese lads beside me had bags full of them.
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Was dossing with the kids on floats inside the pier for mini species the other night and there were shoals of sprats there, the macks were coralling them against the wall and doing flash attacks, was awesome, sprats and macks flying everywhere, like something from a nature program...you could see the sprats getting increasingly agitated then Whack! surface boiling for only a few seconds and then they were gone again, happened three or four times in the hour or so we were there
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Re: Mackeral fishing Dublin.
havent seen em break water yet here in kinsale , but the weather has been terrible usually see it happening on the nicer days
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Re: Mackeral fishing Dublin.
Very quiet on the East Pier in Dun Laoghaire last night, only a couple of mackerel caught around me.
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Re: Mackeral fishing Dublin.
Was out in dun laoghaire west pier on Saturday last at dawn, first visit in about 3 years, always think I must be one of the first out there at that time of day however I wasn't, lotta guys there already must of been 50 guys fishing in three different locations along the pier, ''twas a beautiful morning, water was like glass, could see the sprats breaking the water on that long walk out, full of anticipation, lots of mackerel being caught, as far as I could see 90% were very very small.
I went to the end of the pier and had plenty of room on the wall, caught loads of mackerel that were so small ''twas unreal, kept 5 decent sized one for the smoker, smoked mackerel patte is very nice in my opinion, all in all a very enjoyable experience once you escape the resident seals..
I went to the end of the pier and had plenty of room on the wall, caught loads of mackerel that were so small ''twas unreal, kept 5 decent sized one for the smoker, smoked mackerel patte is very nice in my opinion, all in all a very enjoyable experience once you escape the resident seals..
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Re: Mackeral fishing Dublin.
Apparently all those small mackerel about are a sign that the stock is in trouble. We were in north Donegal for the weekend and in total 3 boats had about 30 mackerel between them over 2 days. Lots were small too!
Species 2019: Common Skate, Pollack, Whiting, Coalfish, Cod, Cuckoo Wrasse, Bull Huss, Lsd, Porbeagle Shark, Mackerel, Grey Gurnard, Thornback Ray, Plaice, Turbot, Ballan Wrasse, Dab, Smoothound, herring, haddock, Blonde Ray, Tope, bass
Species 2018 : Porbeagle Shark, Spurdog, Lsd, Coalfish, Pollack, Ling, Mackerel, Haddock, Red Gurnard, Turbot, Dab, Thornback ray, Homelyn Ray, John Dory, Pouting, Ballan Wrasse, Smoothound, Tope, Bass, Bull Huss, Weaver, Painted Ray, Bluefin Tuna
Species 2017 : Cod, Coalfish, Whiting, Poor Cod, Pollack, Bull Huss, Ling, Pouting, Bass, Flounder, Painted Ray, Lsd, Tope, Ballan Wrasse, Mackerel, Herring, Launce, Haddock, Thornback Ray, Conger, Plaice, Turbot, Grey Gurnard, Red Gurnard, Cuckoo Ray, Tub Gurnard, Dab, Smoothound, black goby, Scad, Cuckoo Wrasse, Megrim
Species 2016 : (32)
Species 2015 : (30)
Species 2014 : (29)
Species 2013 : (34)
Species 2018 : Porbeagle Shark, Spurdog, Lsd, Coalfish, Pollack, Ling, Mackerel, Haddock, Red Gurnard, Turbot, Dab, Thornback ray, Homelyn Ray, John Dory, Pouting, Ballan Wrasse, Smoothound, Tope, Bass, Bull Huss, Weaver, Painted Ray, Bluefin Tuna
Species 2017 : Cod, Coalfish, Whiting, Poor Cod, Pollack, Bull Huss, Ling, Pouting, Bass, Flounder, Painted Ray, Lsd, Tope, Ballan Wrasse, Mackerel, Herring, Launce, Haddock, Thornback Ray, Conger, Plaice, Turbot, Grey Gurnard, Red Gurnard, Cuckoo Ray, Tub Gurnard, Dab, Smoothound, black goby, Scad, Cuckoo Wrasse, Megrim
Species 2016 : (32)
Species 2015 : (30)
Species 2014 : (29)
Species 2013 : (34)
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Re: Mackeral fishing Dublin.
That's a very poor return Rob! I've been fishing mackerel since the mid 1960's and never got any mini-macks until 2008, now they are an annual feature.Rob Millard wrote:Apparently all those small mackerel about are a sign that the stock is in trouble. We were in north Donegal for the weekend and in total 3 boats had about 30 mackerel between them over 2 days. Lots were small too!
2013 species; 31
2014 species; 27
2015 species; 28
2016 species; 32
2017 species;28
2018 species; 33
2019 species; ballan wrasse,blonde ray, coalfish, cod, cuckoo wrasse, dab, dogfish, flounder, goldsinny wrasse, ling, mackerel, plaice, pollack, poorcod, pouting, scad, sea scorpion, spotty ray, spurdog, thornback, tub gurnard, turbot, whiting.
2014 species; 27
2015 species; 28
2016 species; 32
2017 species;28
2018 species; 33
2019 species; ballan wrasse,blonde ray, coalfish, cod, cuckoo wrasse, dab, dogfish, flounder, goldsinny wrasse, ling, mackerel, plaice, pollack, poorcod, pouting, scad, sea scorpion, spotty ray, spurdog, thornback, tub gurnard, turbot, whiting.
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Re: Mackeral fishing Dublin.
Mackeral breaking on Balbriggan back beach,haven't seen a break in Balbriggan for years ,no gear with me though 

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Re: Mackeral fishing Dublin.
Are they still about in dunlaoghaire?
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Re: Mackeral fishing Dublin.
Had a few hours down DL today, nada. saw a bloke with 2/3 that was it between a lot of anglers
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Re: Mackeral fishing Dublin.
Not good so thanks man
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Re: Mackeral fishing Dublin.
I went out of howth on monday the 25 September, the weather was great calm day, we were out for 3 hours and not one mackeral, a few small whiteing.
The water was very colourd and none of the boat had any mackeral.
Peter
The water was very colourd and none of the boat had any mackeral.
Peter