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#21 Post by **blackiemc** » Wed May 16, 2007 9:29 am

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Venue: Rosscarbery area, Co. Cork
Date: 15th May
Time: 20.00, for less than an hour
Tide: ebbing tide, about half
Weather: fine, little stir in sea
Rig: hokkai
Results: no macks
Comments:
Was spinnin with a jelly worm for pollack when I noticed half a dozen gannets continuing to dive bomb a couple of hundred yards from where I was, thinking it night be a shoal of macks I put on the hokkais, didn't get a thing, later someone told me the gannets were probably targeting sandeels, could be right.

Blackie

richard · #22 Post by **richard** » Mon May 21, 2007 12:06 pm

does anybody know if there are any macks in howth or skerries yet

#23 Post by **nialler** » Mon May 21, 2007 2:30 pm

not that i no of mate, havint ever got decent catches of mack from skerries before july, but this year certainly seems warmer on average so that might bring them in a bit earlyer hopefully

paulocallaghan · #24 Post by **paulocallaghan** » Mon May 21, 2007 3:13 pm

macks in kilmore yest

#25 Post by **nialler** » Mon May 21, 2007 3:25 pm

was there shoals in kilmore? any decent catches of them? hopefully ther headin up the east coast :twisted:

paulocallaghan · #26 Post by **paulocallaghan** » Mon May 21, 2007 3:36 pm

ihad 1 and only aware of 1 other on my boat, but i believe others had a good few (about a dozen)

#27 Post by **nialler** » Mon May 21, 2007 3:41 pm

good stuff

#28 Post by **blackiemc** » Wed May 23, 2007 9:28 am

Hello,
This thread started about 5 weeks ago, and it's had average over 100 views per day since. Out of 3,500 views 10 people have posted reports, SO PLEASE if you have a report (even one like mine below :( , please include it to build up this useful info).
Also, if you catch from a boat please state that, as we should assume they are shore caught unless stated different.

Report

Venue: Barleycove area, Co. Cork
Date: 22nd May
Time: 19.00 to 21.00 different marks
Tide: flowing, HT at 21.30ish
Weather: fine, little stir in sea
Rig: hokkai type
Results: no macks
Comments:

Blackie

winter36 · #29 Post by **winter36** » Wed May 23, 2007 2:43 pm

23 may
high tide
slight breeze
sun dying down
used lureflash trace from my shop
approx half mile out in boat from seapark
lovely large mackeral, only one though
released as he was the first mack of my season
lucky git

paulocallaghan · #30 Post by **paulocallaghan** » Wed May 23, 2007 2:59 pm

winter36 wrote:released as he was the first mack of my season
lucky git

maybe not, see
http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... php?t=3234

#31 Post by **rab01** » Wed May 23, 2007 10:35 pm

what seapark?? theres a seapark a mile down the road from me mate. gotta make your location more obvious. ie town, county.

#32 Post by **Eoin** » Thu May 24, 2007 11:06 am

18 mackerel while drifting off dun laoirghe pier for half an hour on tue last (22nd) about half way through a rising tide.

#33 Post by **Richie07** » Thu May 24, 2007 1:34 pm

Eoin wrote:18 mackerel while drifting off dun laoirghe pier for half an hour on tue last (22nd) about half way through a rising tide.

Were you drift fishing on the pier or were you drifting in a boat off the pier?

#34 Post by **alannelson** » Thu May 24, 2007 9:50 pm

24 may evening tide 1830 carrick harbour kept around 10 for freezer returned 19 unhandled this is early for carrick harbour good sized fish in shoals

#35 Post by **rab01** » Thu May 24, 2007 10:17 pm

happy days alan!! i know as soon as there about in large numbers you can easily get fed up catching them but i love it when the mackies arrive. i should have a good shot at them at the weekend then. :D

#36 Post by **alannelson** » Thu May 24, 2007 10:53 pm

[quote="rab01"]happy days alan!! yup fresh bait better than buying that tescos mush :lol:

#37 Post by **round_ourway** » Fri May 25, 2007 10:36 am

Nice one alan. good to hear there about

winter36 · #38 Post by **winter36** » Fri May 25, 2007 6:20 pm

rab01 wrote:what seapark?? theres a seapark a mile down the road from me mate. gotta make your location more obvious. ie town, county.

Sorry, Seapark Belfast Lough, basily opposite Holywood, If you know the Green Island located approx 1 1/2 miles from carrick.

#39 Post by **rab01** » Fri May 25, 2007 9:09 pm

ah, thought thats where you mean't mate. very good, i'm bound to pick up a few shortly! thanks for that mate. :D

#40 Post by **chrisfeeney30** » Fri May 25, 2007 10:57 pm

mackeral in salthill(blackrock) today. chasing sprat into the shore!

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