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Any mackeral on the go yet?

PostPosted: Sat May 04, 2013 10:06 am
by Flanker
My boys are keen to get out and see if they've arrived in NE Scotland yet. Anyone heard anything?

Re: Any mackeral on the go yet?

PostPosted: Sat May 04, 2013 12:00 pm
by shotgun sam
They usually arrive in Methil at the end of June just in time for the school holidays.
Sam

Re: Any mackeral on the go yet?

PostPosted: Sat May 04, 2013 12:23 pm
by Judge Ali
None down south. Everyone was out yesterday off lymington and the needles off IOW. No mackerel anywhere but they drifted some pouting livebaits and had several nice bass between 5lbs - 7lbs.

Re: Any mackeral on the go yet?

PostPosted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:49 pm
by crazyfrog
Any update on the mackeral yet, fancy having a go out on the east coast of Fife myself...

Re: Any mackeral on the go yet?

PostPosted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 6:27 pm
by Nick T
Asked around at Anstruther the other day. No definative answer.

Re: Any mackeral on the go yet?

PostPosted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 7:40 pm
by Tommo
Shed loads in Morrisons yesterday.. :grin: :grin: :grin:

Re: Any mackeral on the go yet?

PostPosted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 9:34 pm
by Flanker
I caught one at Stonehaven last week but none since :(

Re: Any mackeral on the go yet?

PostPosted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 9:53 pm
by Nick T
Tommo wrote:Shed loads in Morrisons yesterday.. :grin: :grin: :grin:


Posh xxxx:grin:

Re: Any mackeral on the go yet?

PostPosted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 10:03 pm
by Beer Hunter
Went for a walk with the wife and dogs along Catterline beach tonight. Took the spinning rod with a single lure, more in hope than expectation.
After eating the wife's lovely picnic, I cast the line and caught over 30 mackerel and 5 pollack in under an hour :) Masses of bait-fish to keep them happy - the water was boiling everywhere with mackerel!

Kev.

Re: Any mackeral on the go yet?

PostPosted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 10:26 pm
by 247sniper
Plenty about in the IOM!

Re: Any mackeral on the go yet?

PostPosted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 9:42 am
by leadpig
247sniper wrote:Plenty about in the IOM!

where bud :)

Re: Any mackeral on the go yet?

PostPosted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 9:53 am
by 247sniper
leadpig wrote:
247sniper wrote:Plenty about in the IOM!

where bud :)



Out on the boat around Laxey and down Peel break water. :thup:

Re: Any mackeral on the go yet?

PostPosted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 1:04 pm
by Sidebyside
Loads also in Yorkshire and a good size too :thup:

Re: Any mackeral on the go yet?

PostPosted: Sun Jul 28, 2013 9:58 am
by marlin vs
They are patchy here on the south east coast of Ireland,and Mackerel have never been so scarce for local fishermen and anglers and here is the reason why,at one stage over 40 boats were fishing off south west Iceland as seen by satelite photos,the boats are from Iceland,Russia,Spain,Portugal,Germany and the faroe islands also there is a law enforcement boat from Germany.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0716/462676 ... l-iceland/

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-an ... -1.1465248

Re: Any mackeral on the go yet?

PostPosted: Sun Jul 28, 2013 12:19 pm
by Nick T
A mate is just back from Anglesey.....No mackerel :shock: