People:2 people
Duration:1 hour
Tide:unknown
Weather: calm overcast
Bait:nothing
Rigs: feathers and hokkais
Results:3 mackeral and a unknown small fish
report- Went over to back of irelands eye today mackeral fishing was quite calm when we got there about 10 minutes in a decent sized mackeral came up and 2 others in about10 mins after that also a small fish was hauled up i have no idea what it was . saw dolphins pass by and was nice trip
anyone know what this fish is ?
mackeral and fish id
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Re: mackeral and fish id
Looks like a small whiting
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Re: mackeral and fish id
fine mackeral, small whiting



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Re: mackeral and fish id
fair size mackerel fat one alright
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Re: mackeral and fish id
nice mackerel and small whiteing
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Re: mackeral and fish id
ok thanks for info on the whiting any idea if there ok for bait ? not much on it but could get small fillets or use whole 

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Re: mackeral and fish id
there is nothing wrong to use it whole as bait for huss, dogs, ray ,conger........... those scavangers like theyr meal biglambay wrote:not much on it but could get small fillets or use whole
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Re: mackeral and fish id
oh right dont fish for big stuff much but dogs a possibility some time
any idea on strips of whiting on feathers or mackeral strips on feathers ?
any idea on strips of whiting on feathers or mackeral strips on feathers ?
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Re: mackeral and fish id
have picked up some nice gurnard like that and pollock