Shore Mackerel Reports '14 here...

[Grumpy Angler]

What's killiney like for the macs?

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[flosskkii]

Fri 22 August - fished Ardmore pier before high water but had to leave due to all the hweed there; fished the main quay in Yough for a couple of hrs over and past HW with about 10 others and though there were sprat everywere, there was no sign of mackerel at all. Not a single fish landed.

[Stephen8wood]

What's killiney like for the macs?

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I've caught a small few while spinning but you'd be better off the pier at Collimore Harbour

[ste c]

What's killiney like for the macs?

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I've caught a small few while spinning but you'd be better off the pier at Collimore Harbour

Pier in colimore is muck, either of the piers in dunlaoghaire off the elbows is your best bet

[Happy daze]

Are the elbows not snaggy...?
Looks like it maybe Saturday then, I've not seen a single one caught yet this year...!

[martin435]

Was in Spideal and the water was bubbling with them. Sprat where leaping out of the water. Took 30 or so then stopped fishing for them. No need to be greedy. By the looks thats what everyone was doing no senseless killing of ridiculous numbers.

[myworldfishing]

If your fishing for them in Dunlaoghaire make sure you can get distance, they are there but out a bit.

[chrisoc96]

fishing kinsale pier last three days waste of time wonder is it to late or is there still hope ??

[ste c]

fishing kinsale pier last three days waste of time wonder is it to late or is there still hope ??

Too late? They will be got now untill late november in some places

[chrisoc96]

ya we had them last year in December but they where solid at this stage no sign yet apart from a few patches every so often

[Morgan44]

Now I'm semi mobile I walked along from passage west upto monkstown , water very cloudy and blowing a Gail , didn't look good for mackerel took a light spinning rod and found it was full of small mackerel , a break was coming up the wall about every 10 minutes , had 2to 3 fish per break . All good fun on light gear , had about 30 by the end of it all put back , all fish about 6 to 7inches long .

[shortcircuit]

Hi Morgan, did you manage to unhook them without handling them? I think if you handle them you remove a film from their skin and they won't survive.

[guts]

well said shortcirciut half of them haven't a clue

[shortcircuit]

Ah in fairness guts I didn't mean to imply that Morgan didn't have a clue, from what posts I see of his here, he seems to be a responsible sensible minded angler

[Morgan44]

Thanks , and yes I do have a clue !! Bit harsh I thought , all unhooked without touching them , benefits of barbless hooks

[shortcircuit]

Didn't dowtcha Morgan! Fair play

[Morgan44]

No problem , as long as that's ok with guts I'm happy !

[mickmick]

Spent a couple of hours on Coliemore harbour yesterday (couldn't get a space at Dillon's park) with one small pollack to show. There was plenty of sprat around though and I was fishing the ebbing tide. I always think you've a better chance with the Mackerel when the tide is coming in

[guts]

morgan i was on about the good weather anglers not u

[ste c]

Spent a couple of hours on Coliemore harbour yesterday (couldn't get a space at Dillon's park) with one small pollack to show. There was plenty of sprat around though and I was fishing the ebbing tide. I always think you've a better chance with the Mackerel when the tide is coming in

Them winds the last few days wouldnt of help go to 1 of the elbows off dunlaoghaire piee sat or sun and you should gave better luck