[dazthehappyhooker]

Hey guys,

Looking for some info regarding mackeral at the moment.
We have left it a tad late to stock up the freezer for winter with mackeral therefore this weekend will see a few us to desperately try and fill a few cool boxes.

The mackeral have seemed to have disappeared from down Luce Bay and Port Logan areas in any great numbers, a 2day stint last weekend saw 6 come from Port Logan on the boat....

So does anyone have any up to date info on the sea lochs if they are still about particulary Loch Fyne?? The weather this weekend is pretty wild with high winds for the boat but Loch Fyne should be fishable.

Any info appreciated..... :help::help::help:

Cheers

 

[storsy]

was still some there on sunday mate, better with boat as gannets were feeding too far out to cast to from inverary pier.
only had 15 in 3 hours up to h/t from pier.

 

[keen fisher]

There is still mackerel to be had at crinnan mate,my son and my mate were catching them while floatfishing,that was on saturday.

tight lines
wee jollys(dad)

 

[jda]

Loads of mackerel off Oban and Firth of Lorn

 

[dazthehappyhooker]

Cheers for the replies guys, I'll let the other guys know what the script is.

I usually leave it to this time on Loch Fyne each year to bag up for the winter but just found them to be very patchy this summer.....although seems like everyone is having the same problem all around the coast at minute.....

Loch Fyne its looking like itll be due to the weather not playing ball, not all that far a trek from home either which is a bonus and cost effective since it's just mackeral we are solely concentrating on....

 

[porgie]

Fairlie banks just out from largs marina.Plenty last week.

 

[dazthehappyhooker]

Fairlie banks just out from largs marina.Plenty last week.

Cheers Porgie.

I was told that by my mate last week, he was out and had plenty to fill your boots although the wind for pretty much all west facing coast is horrendous this weekend, launching will be a complete nightmare as its so open and exposed......but that was my initial thoughts on where to go.

Will keep an eye on weather hopefully it dies down......

 

[garyboy4]

I was at loch etive last weekend and it was full of mackies m8.

 

[The Leadhead]

darren was at tynabruiach on sunday and cought lots of big yins about 40 in a day sesh they where close in tae but i dare say if your stuck there always late leaving loch fyne cairndow and furnace are always late

 

[Luggy]

Always get them well into October off Kintyre regardless of weather

 

[COCKY]

had a box full last sunday at fyne on the boat:fish:
only seen a few in etive from friday to sunday morning:g:

 

[dazthehappyhooker]

had a box full last sunday at fyne on the boat:fish:

brilliant cheers for that ian, just what I wanted to hear.

Where abouts were you getting the or were they all over?

 

[brucey1]

We hired a boat on Loch Goil on Sunday one Mackie in three hours it was really poor. Neeed to get out again and try to get the freezer stocked up for winter.

 

[dazthehappyhooker]

We hired a boat on Loch Goil on Sunday one Mackie in three hours it was really poor. Neeed to get out again and try to get the freezer stocked up for winter.

My thoughts entirely mate, every time we have tried for them its been very very hard, freezers empty so must keep plugging away....

 

[Ticketty Boo]

West coast wind ok if you get out first thing (6am?) sat daz. This would mean you staying in and not going fat slapper hunting tomorrow night, so I guess it's a mackie free winter for thee???

 

[COCKY]

brilliant cheers for that ian, just what I wanted to hear.

Where abouts were you getting the or were they all over?

:mail2::secret::roll1:

 

[dazthehappyhooker]

West coast wind ok if you get out first thing (6am?) sat daz. This would mean you staying in and not going fat slapper hunting tomorrow night, so I guess it's a mackie free winter for thee???

Loch Fyne it is on Saturday Gordy bhoy!! As for the fat slappers......Im just going to take one with me and have a shot of her over the gunnels.....may as well enjoy myself :wiggle::roll1::wiggle::roll1:

But I'll be going fat slapper hunting in Sat night when Im home, cant disappoint the whales of Paisley Town :marinheir:spiteful:

 

[Snatcher]

Luce Bay today approx 4 hours/2 rods/4 mackies !!!! interesting report to follow though :sun:

John

 

[dazthehappyhooker]

Luce Bay today approx 4 hours/2 rods/4 mackies !!!! interesting report to follow though :sun:

John

Hi John, thats exactly why we see no point in us coming down that way for the day as main quarry is mackeral just now but there seems to be none. As I said previous post 2days at Port Logan last weekend saw 6 mackeral, now that is very very bad.....

Look forward to your report mate

 

[kennythejoiner]

Hopefully going out of largs late this afternoon teatime for bait. May have to pay at the marina for an easy launch and retrieval