the macky have arrived !!!!!!!!!!

[sk4]

had a walk along blth west pier today saw 6 mackerel all on spinners

[el_sid]

had a walk along blth west pier today saw 6 mackerel all on spinners

Wat time was that mate was down there the day bout 2-4 and seen nowt.

[scaley]

porpous

Seen about half a dozen porpouses close in off seaburn beach yesterday no more than200 yds,obviously feeding on something judging by the flock of seagulls,they stayed around for a while much to the amusement of everyone on the beach then headed off north east.

[hulme6612]

Still none 1-9 mle off and tried every drop, spoke to 4 other boats none for them either.

We had them on sunday afternoon, less than a mile off tyne mouth pier.

[black bob]

I fished shields pier sat sun and mon and there was only 2 maki taken on sat, never heard or seen any other maki been took.

[Davyred]

I'd rather eat my feet than go after mackerel on the piers now.

I wait until I'm over the Mull and get what I want then....peace, quiet and fish where you want with no charvers.

Bliss.

[5150]

Had a short session on Blyth Pier this morning, was already a couple of people on and a few more turned up before I left, plenty of sprats in the water but not a single mackeral taken while I was there. Tried just next to the end, the bend and slight around from the bend.

Anyone know what times of the day and tide state the ones that have been caught have been showing up?

[northeast1]

If any have been caught at all they must just be strays as am sure with all the boat lads lines in the water spaced out over miles and miles someone would have got some good numbers.

Maybe after the NE sea settles down tue,wed next week they may show in numbers.

Hope so as out wed, thu,fri

[Kentish Bassman]

Why does everyone get so excited about the arrival of the mackerel ? Is it because the fishing up here is no good or is it that the fishermen up here are no good ? It seems that no one in these parts is prepared to put in a bit of thought and take a bit of time to target the "real" fish that are to be caught. Everyone can catch mackerel, so apart from getting a bit of bait for the winter months and a few meals for the missus I don`t bother with them.

[northeast1]

Use them to catch real fish, every single one of my doubles for the last 22 years has come from some sort of rig baited with...yep you guessed it MACKEREL

[codseeker]

they carnt wait for them to arrive cos they have had a bad winter and take it out of the mackerel have heard folk say have never caught a cod all winter must be doing something wrong there like but yes mackerel is top bait on the boats why you get the bigger stamp showing when they arrive yes ....... mackerel = big fish

[sk4]

Why does everyone get so excited about the arrival of the mackerel ? Is it because the fishing up here is no good or is it that the fishermen up here are no good ? It seems that no one in these parts is prepared to put in a bit of thought and take a bit of time to target the "real" fish that are to be caught. Everyone can catch mackerel, so apart from getting a bit of bait for the winter months and a few meals for the missus I don`t bother with them.

because any numty can catch them!!

[paulthespark]

because any numty can catch them!!

lets be honest about this, if the cod are there in numbers any one can catch them with the same ease as catching mackerel in the summer, it's not rocket science, bait up big ,cast it out and wait for the take.

[Cod,cod,cod!]

I've never fished for them on our coastline even when i was an 'numpty' and just starting out. However, fished for them off Peel breakwater IOM last year on the odd occasion for something to do and there were hoards of them, going beyond ridiculous. Heard u can catch them on the pipe and the fish quay as well. Might give it ago with a spinning rod rather than with chucking out daylights on one of my casting rods!

[thewestwind]

Pound for pound and taken on the right gear there's not a harder fighting fish out there.
I just wish they were given the respect they deserve.