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#41 Post by **EoinMag** » Sat May 26, 2007 5:49 pm

Was out in Dun laoghaire harbour and roundabouts today, dropped out some mackerel feathers on the handline, got 4 pollack in one shot on a red and white string, no mackeral. Others were there fishing too, I didn't see anyone bring mackerel in, although they were sitting on the wake of the ferry and I had heard that they have been taken there 4 weeks ago already.

Nothing there in numbers in any case.

I forgot to mention that this was boat based and the pollack were caught heading for Dalkey.

#42 Post by **blackiemc** » Sun May 27, 2007 5:35 pm

chrisfeeney30 wrote:mackeral in salthill(blackrock) today. chasing sprat into the shore!

Hello Chris,
Did you catch any or see them caught?

Blackie

#43 Post by **round_ourway** » Tue May 29, 2007 10:08 am

Carrickfergus

Saturday Morning 26/5/07

duration 1 hour

1 Mackerel on feathers. Too small to keep, shook of the hook

A fella there from 6am had 4 mackerel that all seem to some an hour or two before high tide.

Monday Morning 27/5/07

Bangor

duration 1 hour

No mackerel 3 hours after high tide. various marks around to the pier. using feathers and spinners

ckpainters · #44 Post by **ckpainters** » Tue May 29, 2007 1:58 pm

on the rocks yesterday and nothing at all not even p0llock. Small flats to rag.

Colin

#45 Post by **greengiant1980** » Tue May 29, 2007 9:21 pm

flat rocks, dunmore east 29/05
saw a few lads catching mack 5 at a time from a boat about 50yards out
at high tide

jw · #46 Post by jw » Wed May 30, 2007 1:13 am

was out in the boat this evening. Caught one mackerel on sabiki type lure just north of irelands eye. Also plenty of tiny pollack and whiting there. Was anchored up at dusk off portmarnock beach and caught another on a ragworm fished on the bottom there!

#47 Post by **jonny gilbert** » Wed May 30, 2007 4:28 pm

was at carrickfergus harbour last nite (29 - 5 - 2007) loads of mac are being caught i had 8 and they same to be only taking anythin that is bright green oh and earlier in the day some fella caught a 6lb sea trout on a macky trace

#48 Post by **SKIP** » Thu May 31, 2007 10:36 pm

plenty of mackeral out north of irelands eye,4 of us on board each cathing a freezer box full in 2 hours[freash mackeral for tope the weekend yehaaaa!]

#49 Post by **mark-ireland** » Thu May 31, 2007 11:50 pm

Out fishing in Howth tonight plenty of mackerel around, caught 28 mackerel other people catching loads too.

Irish_Shamrock · #50 Post by **Irish_Shamrock** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 3:14 am

Tons of them in Donegal Bay and the Swilly

#51 Post by **blackiemc** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 9:31 am

Any sniff along the south coast??

Hoping to take someone fishing tomorrow evening

Blackie

#52 Post by KK » Fri Jun 01, 2007 9:38 am

Where the mavkeral taken of the shore at howth or from a boat??

#53 Post by **Pat** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 10:08 am

Any sniff along the south coast??

Picking them up from the boat outside Cork Harbour but heard of none from the shore yet. You might try Roches Point, if there in you will pick them up here.

richard · #54 Post by **richard** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 2:33 pm

the macks in howth was it from the pier or balscadden

richard · #55 Post by **richard** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 2:51 pm

took a drive out to howth with the kids this morning and plenty of people fishing of the rocks in balscadden also plenty of guls going made

#56 Post by **the-ghost** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 3:10 pm

carrick harour last nite for 1 hour. caught 11 mack. most caught right at the feet! mostly small joeys, only a couple of big ones.. all kept for the winter bait supply.

#57 Post by **corbyeire** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 7:32 pm

threw out the feathers baited in new quay, co clare yesterday(1st june) for an hour - no joy

#58 Post by **mark-ireland** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 12:23 am

richard wrote:the macks in howth was it from the pier or balscadden

Neither, around the far side near the Bailey.

#59 Post by **Scamper** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 12:24 am

Mackerel in Balscadden alright. :) Pity the place is like a tip. :x

#60 Post by **blackiemc** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 11:40 am

So are they only available from shore in the east and north at the moment??

:!: (If you're getting them from a boat don't forget to mention that) :!:

Blackie

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