Greencastle. Donegal

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#1 Post by **round_ourway** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:45 am

Was getting the foyle ferry on sunday and there a lock of boys at the harbour and as soon as the ferry passed them the mouth of the harbour, bam all three of them caught good size mackeral.

One question. when will the mack start to reside back the deep waters

#2 Post by **pete** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:55 am

Had mackerel from the shore in Donegal last year as late as 31st of October, from shore in Mayo by November 6th...first proper winter storm arrived two days later and didnt see them again after that

#3 Post by **round_ourway** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:03 pm

misses is starting to get annoyed with the room im taking up in the freezer. lol.

#4 Post by **pete** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:16 pm

Does it not get cold in there?

#5 Post by **round_ourway** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:22 pm

You have to wrapped up really well. the key is layers. lol :D

#6 Post by **pete** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:27 pm

:lol:

#7 Post by **round_ourway** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:39 pm

pete have u ever fished the carndoagh beach. i was walking along it there on sunday and it seems a great wee spot. very steep shore and strong under current.

Malin head is also an amazin spot

#8 Post by **gravel** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 6:47 pm

Do you mean lagg in between carn and malin town?
Do you know any hot spots in malin head? :wink:

#9 Post by **pete** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:21 am

Round Our Way I'm presuming your on about the five fingers strand on the coast road outside of Malin? If so you'll get flounders and sea trout on it, there might be the odd bass about it too although I've never got one on it anytime I fished it. The fingers of rock on the right of it can be fished of in calmer weather, they'll get you a bit further out and you can catch plenty of dogs once the light starts to go. :wink:

#10 Post by **stevecrow74** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 11:20 am

Round_ourway wrote:misses is starting to get annoyed with the room im taking up in the freezer. lol.

thats why i bought a freezer specifically for mackerel and other baits... strangelly enough it is now full of bread, frozen chips andother items of food... thats how bad mackerel season has been down here :cry: :cry:

#11 Post by **round_ourway** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 2:46 pm

i only kept the largest of mackeral. good craic all the same. Yeah i think it was five fingers beach. i seen the inlet to the river at the end of the beach which gave me an ingling that there might be a couple of sea trout about. seen a lot of washed up crabs. assuming that there must be something feeding on them

#12 Post by **Drew** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:49 pm

Last Mackeral I Had Last year was on the 9th of December on Donaghadee Pier :lol: To Legered Squid. 8)

#13 Post by **hairyconger** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 7:34 pm

Drew wrote:Last Mackeral I Had Last year was on the 9th of December on Donaghadee Pier :lol: To Legered Squid. 8)

must of been lost knocking about down there at that time of year BALITIC :shock:

#14 Post by **gravel** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 5:05 am

wheres the fingers of rock/ how far out from malin town wat tatics would you use for sea trout.
regards
another doherty.

#15 Post by **round_ourway** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 3:19 pm

im not really familar with the place but coming from moville we headed for carndoagh and then went for the next beach after that. The kids played on the new swings and stuff whilst my girlfriend and i walked along the beach. I tried waded across the river at the end of the beach and me jeans got soke lol, drove home in my boxers while the jean were in the back drying. lol

#16 Post by **gravel** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 10:00 pm

get your gear go to sandport few pints and a meal in docs sorted.
im giving my secrets away.

#17 Post by **scara** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 4:45 pm

Round_ourway wrote:im not really familar with the place but coming from moville we headed for carndoagh and then went for the next beach after that. The kids played on the new swings and stuff whilst my girlfriend and i walked along the beach. I tried waded across the river at the end of the beach and me jeans got soke lol, drove home in my boxers while the jean were in the back drying. lol

Sounds like Culdaff. Was the New kids park only half finished?

#18 Post by **round_ourway** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 5:04 pm

yeah. all ours ones climbed underneath it, it has a great wheels turning thing,

Irish_Shamrock · #19 Post by **Irish_Shamrock** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 2:05 am

Latest mack I've had would have been the end of november in 8ft of water (or less) at Buncrana pier

#20 Post by **markj** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:56 am

Ive also had mackerel and scad from teelin rocks and pier up to the start of december, but if the weather is ruff they will not be caught.
From the rocks at teelin on a calm day there will be some scarce mackerel in deep water, always seem to get 3 or 4 if you stay at it long enough. But in the summer you could fill fish boxes!!!! Probly the best spot that Ive caught mackerel. Some days they will be very small, other days they will be bruts!!!

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