Mackerel fishing marks
48 UK shore marks where anglers catch Mackerel, with the best season and method logged for each.
Where to fish for Mackerel
| Mark | Region | Season | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberaeron | Wales | Jun–Sep | Float-fished or spun from the harbour wall on a flooding tide. |
| Abersoch | Wales | Jun–Sep | Float-fished or feathered off the jetty and harbour end of the bay on a rising tide with clear water. |
| Aberystwyth Stone Jetty | Wales | Late Jun–Sep | Feathered or spun from the jetty in calm summer conditions. |
| Arbroath Harbour & Cliffs | Scotland | Jun–Sep | Feathers from the harbour in summer. |
| Bangor Pier (Co. Down) | N. Ireland | Jun–Sep | Strings of feathers cast and retrieved off the pier head or outer wall in summer. |
| Boscastle Harbour | South West | Jun–Sep | Feathered from the harbour wall when shoals move in close. |
| Bossiney Haven | South West | Jun–Sep | Feathers or small spinners cast off the rock ledges as the tide floods in. |
| Brighton Marina West Arm | South East | Jun–Sep | Float-fished fish strip or feathers from the upper bays when shoals move along the wall in summer. |
| Bude Breakwater | South West | May–Sep | Feathers or casting jigs over high water |
| Cemaes Bay | Wales | Jun–Sep | Feathered off the harbour breakwater or rock ledges on strings of feathers, best fished over high water. |
| Charlestown Harbour | South West | Jun–Sep | Feathers or spinners fished off the harbour wall in summer. |
| Chesil Beach (Ferrybridge, Dorset) | South West | Jun–Sep | Feathers or spinners cast into clean water on the drop-off close in. |
| Crackington Haven | South West | Jun–Sep | Strung feathers worked from the rock ledges when shoals push in close. |
| Cromer Pier | East | Jun–Sep | Feathers worked mid-water on quiet summer evenings. |
| Deal Pier | South East | May–Sep | Feathers off the pier head when the sea is settled |
| Dover Admiralty Pier | South East | May–Sep | Feathers or spinners cast into the harbour current |
| Duckpool | South West | Jun–Sep | Feathers or spinners off the rocks on a rising tide when shoals are in close. |
| Eastbourne Seafront | South East | May–Sep | Float-fished baits or small feathers off the pier on light gear |
| Exmouth Beach & Exe Estuary Mouth | South West | Jun–Sep | Feathers or small lures cast from the beach on a flooding tide in calm summer conditions. |
| Filey Brigg | North East | Jun–Sep | Spin feathers or small lures from the outer scaurs on a rising tide. |
| Folkestone Mole & Copt Point | South East | May–Sep | Feathers or a small casting jig off the harbour arm on the flood |
| Great Yarmouth | East | Jun–Aug | Spinning or feathers |
| Hastings Stade | South East | May–Sep | Feathers cast out beyond the fishing boats when the sea is settled |
| Holyhead Breakwater | Wales | Jun–Sep | Feathered or spun from the outer breakwater when shoals are in close. |
| Ilfracombe Pier | South West | Jun–Sep | Feathers fished over the high-water period when shoals push into the harbour. |
| Llandudno Pier | Wales | Jun–Sep (historic) | Feathered or float-fished from the pier head in calm summer conditions — not currently accessible. |
| Looe Harbour & Banjo Pier | South West | Jun–Sep | Simple feather rig fished off the quay walls or Banjo Pier, often 4 at a time in summer shoals. |
| Millook Haven | South West | Jun–Sep | Strung feathers or a small spinner worked off the rock platforms as shoals push through on the flood. |
| Mumbles Pier | Wales | Jun–Sep (historic) | Feathers or float-fished fish strip, popular with youngsters from the platforms in summer. |
| Newquay (Towan Beach) | South West | Jun–Sep | Feathers cast from the beach or harbour in summer. |
| Portpatrick | Scotland | Jun–Sep | Feathers or spun sandeel from the harbour walls and rocks in summer. |
| Portreath | South West | Jun–Sep | Feathers cast from the harbour walls in summer. |
| Portrush Harbour | N. Ireland | Jun–Sep | Feathers cast from the harbour arm on the flood in calm summer conditions. |
| Prince of Wales Pier | South West | Jun–Sep | Feathers or float-fished strip bait during the day when shoals are present. |
| Roker Pier | North East | Jun–Aug | Feathers cast from the pier during the summer mackerel run, heavy beachcaster gear. |
| Salcombe (Bolt Head) | South West | Jun–Sep | Feathers or spinners fished off the rocks in summer. |
| Saltburn Pier | North East | Jun–Aug | Feathers or spinners from the pier end in daylight on a summer flood tide. |
| Slapton Sands | South West | Jun–Sep | Feathers or spinners, productive well into the evening in summer. |
| South Shields Pier | North East | Jun–Aug | Feathers/spinners in numbers during the summer run, best from the Round End. |
| Southend Pier | East | Jun–Sep | Feathers or small spinners worked mid-water in summer when shoals move through. |
| Southsea Seafront | South East | Jun–Sep | Feathers or float-fished fish strip from South Parade Pier and along the open beach. |
| Stonehaven Harbour | Scotland | Jun–Sep | Feathers fished off the harbour walls on bright, calm days at higher states of tide. |
| Teignmouth Seafront & Back Beach | South West | Jun–Sep | Feathers cast from the beach or quay wall on summer evenings when shoals move through the estuary mouth. |
| Tenby Harbour | Wales | Jun–Sep | Feathers or small spinners worked close to the harbour wall on the flood tide, especially when shoals push in against the stonework. |
| Trevose Head | South West | Jun–Sep | Feathers or small metals cast off the point when shoals are showing. |
| Ullapool (Loch Broom) | Scotland | Jun–Sep | Feathers off the pier/harbour walls, especially evening shoals in mid-to-late summer. |
| Welcombe Mouth | South West | Jun–Sep | Feathers or small spinners worked mid-water off the rocks when fish are showing. |
| Whitby West Pier | North East | Jun–Sep | Spin feathers or small lures off the end of the pier in daylight, especially on a rising tide. |