Mackerel Report 2022

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Mackerel Report 2022

#1 Post by LCG »

Hey everyone,

Been a long time since I've fished due to a surgical repair but even then went out for some freshwater fishing and the trouts have been biting nicely. To anyone hitting the obvious, and not so obvious marks for them macks how has your sessions been? Doctor gave me the go ahead for fishing and could use a bitta exercise :lol: :lol: :lol: Post up your sessions and let us know.

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#2 Post by simplywabs »

Lads went out a week ago in Clare... 4 bashers... 4 hours...

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[b][color=#4000BF]'2011 Species: Bass, Mackerel, Coal Fish, Whiting, Dab, Pollock, Silver eel, Sandeel, pouting, Strap Conger, LSD, Bull Huss, Weever Fish, Plaice, Tub Gurnard, Cod [/color][/b]: Current count (16) Season target (15) WooHoo Target hit for the season... more to come...

[b][color=#4000BF]'2012 Species: Coal Fish, Whiting, Cod, Mackerel, Bass, Pollock [/color][/b]: Current count (6) Season target (18)
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#3 Post by ESC+RC »

Sunday evening Wicklow pier.Calm conditions and just after high tide.One and a half hours spinning and one Mac.Was a few people there but no other Mac’s were caught.
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#4 Post by corbyeire »

about 5 mack got out at killary, they were actually breaking the surface like august!
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#5 Post by ESC+RC »

Fished Wicklow pier Sunday evening a couple of hours before high tide.Spinning for about a hour and caught two Launce.(Don’t think my spelling is right there).Anyway no Macs.
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#6 Post by doublebubble »

ESC+RC wrote:Sunday evening Wicklow pier.Calm conditions and just after high tide.One and a half hours spinning and one Mac.Was a few people there but no other Mac’s were caught.
One Mac in May on the east coast is worth 100
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#7 Post by ESC+RC »

Yeah wasn’t expecting to catch any mackerel just wanted to get out and get some fresh air.Might bode well for the rest of the season. :roll:
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#8 Post by eoghanb »

Nothing off skerries pier yesterday,lads in boats getting them further out
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#9 Post by ESC+RC »

Was over on Inishmeain last weekend and caught about a dozen Macs in about two hours fishing.All of the fish were a good size unlike the small Macs I have been catching in Wicklow the last decade or so.One of the islanders said they were very scarce last year.One or two of them were a very nice size.
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#10 Post by spindlefist »

30mins, top of tide with feathers this evening, 2 mackerel. (Photo included in case yis all forgot what mackerel look like I know I did )
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2015: whiting, coalfish, turbot, pollack, ballan wrasse, conger, thornback, short spined sea scorpion , common blenny ,

2014 : dogfish, garfish, launce, common blenny, cuckoo wrasse, flounder, pollack, thornback ray,

2013 species:(15) Whiting, Dogfish, Three Bearded Rockling, bull huss, poor cod,turbot, flounder,pollack, spotted ray, thornback ray, launce, corkwing wrasse, long spined sea scorpion, common blenny,mackerel,

2012 species: Thornback, bull huss, Dogfish, pollack, Mackerel, bass, flounder, turbot, conger,




Species 09:(23) Conger, Whiting, Bass, flounder, Dogfish, dab, corkwing wrasse, pollack, bull huss(8lb 10oz~PB) , thornback ray(8lb~PB), dragonet, ballan wrasse, Blenny, Mackeral,long spined sea scorpion,pouting, coalfish, launce, codling, poor cod, starry smoothhound, 5 bearded rockling, shore rockling..
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#11 Post by daithicn »

Thursday evening fishing near Rush. An hour or so either side of high tide Nothing :( Terns were diving like crazy for ages in an area about 800m offshore. Will try again next week. Must be some Mackerel in the Irish Sea, Surely :?:
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#12 Post by coamlaja »

Fished Ballycotton Wednesday evening about 30 caught 25 by one guy 5 between rest of us only 5 people fishing all great big fish place is solid with sprat and sandeel.
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#13 Post by jonney »

Lots of mackerel in North Clare this evening (13th July).
Caught about 40. Coming in on every cast for nearly an hour. Incoming tide, near full.
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#14 Post by stek152 »

Anyone catching Mackerel around the dalkey area , been down a couple of times and no luck :(
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#15 Post by eoghanb »

They seem to be scarce until August the last few years on the east coast ,the trawlers were picking some up all winter mixed in with herring ,and I got 3 out at lambay the first week of march ,but hopefully they will arrive inshore soon ,but they seem to be changing their patterns over the years,and getting hammered by the super trawlers doesn’t help
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#16 Post by bpmurray »

Don't see them close to shore, but off Carlingford out by the Hellyhunter there are loads. In fact, I haven't seen so many in years.and they're all a good size too.
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#17 Post by stefan cork »

We got 4 Mackerels and 8 Pollacks, 2 of which are decent size on a 2h session with the kids, Bantry bay entrance, rock/slipway spinning with feathers and tinsels, West Cork.
Looks much better this year.
We went out on bank holiday Monday.
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#18 Post by gearoid mc s. »

Lower Shannon has plenty now, good size.

Saw 2 trawlers working about 1km off Portmarnock yesterday then, surely after mackerel?
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#19 Post by corbyeire »

not turkey shoot yet, but solid numbers showing north clare with a bit of time put in
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#20 Post by doublebubble »

5/8/22 Wicklow Harbour NONE

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