Tips on fishing for Mackerel

Joined: Apr 12, 2007 Posts: 2

Ive only been fishing a couple of years and i only do mackeral fishing but the problem is i dont catch very many.
I use spinners and have recently started using a few feathers last year but they dont seem to help.

if anyone can help i wold really appreciate it.
Please email tips to Leeverrill@hotmail.com

Thankyou very much big grin

Joined: May 31, 2007 Posts: 1

hi there i dnt catch very many mackeral but i normally use daylights and squid it wrks alot now and cnt wate for the makeral 2 cum in in a few weeks

Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 2:51 pm

Just look for the right tides and try to keep on the move. Look out for boils on the surface and for terns diving. Cast straight into them.

Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 1:00 am

If you fish with a light beachcasting outfit, use a string of Mustad tinsel lures (make sure you have them the right way up, the loop goes to the bottom) and use a 60gm dexter wedge instead of a plain lead.
This set-up is very good at attracting mackerel, bass too.

Tight Lines.

Occasional Joined: Apr 20, 2007 Posts: 188 Location: Kent

jig the feathers up and down
hope that helps

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:04 pm

Cast out and reel in, as your reeling in pull the rod all the way back and then reel in the slack. It gives the lures a better swiming attraction. I find hokais are exelent too.

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 4:59 pm

Keep your eyes on the weather forecast mate: Directly we get some fine warm weather anytime after mid May, they will start to turn up. You then need to pick a day when high tide is anytime from around 11.30 onward. There are usually particular areas where they like to come in. I know my local area (Hayling) pretty well and can virtually predict when they are likely to come in but that would not be the same for elsewhere. Best thing is to tell us where you are thinking of going and someone will probably know the likely spots.

Regular Joined: Oct 16, 2007 Posts: 333 Location: Bridport

All you need to do round here in the summer is put a hook in the water and ur get mackrel on it.

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:11 pm

last summer bought the other half a little fly rod and she came out mackeral bassin first cast 4 2nd 2 3rd 2 happy as larry also she dont mind so mucth about the time i am not in an the worms the worms next to the milk .Just cast over um an reel in ,do recomend just one hook. the buggers can give sport

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:33 pm

limpetboy wrote:

last summer bought the other half a little fly rod and she came out mackeral bassin first cast 4 2nd 2 3rd 2 happy as larry also she dont mind so mucth about the time i am not in an the worms the worms next to the milk .Just cast over um an reel in ,do recomend just one hook. the buggers can give sport

Huh??

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:49 pm

Got lost somwhere around the time bit lol

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:59 am

do keep up at wits' end - New!

Member Joined: Dec 03, 2007 Posts: 24

if you can get to a pier just dangle the line over about 10ft off the bottom and lift your rod up and down couldn't be simpler. bloody boring mackerel fishing IMO but there you go

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 9:41 am

Las yr I dun cawt lode makrel not tryin verry hard jes bung owt line hooks wiv stuff on one makrel sed he woz starvin thas Y he done it LOL

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:09 am

just been talking a man who takes a boat out of Shoreham(he sells his catch) and he said the mackeral are about, if the weather stays good cool

they could be early.of out now, see if i can get the elusive rockling.tight lines