Best place to catch mackerel in uk

Living near Loch Riddon there are so many opportunities for harvesting and eating fish and shellfish.

Mackerel fishing edinburgh

It’s a fantastic activity during the summer months whilst staying at Loch Riddon Bothy. Here’s a wee bit more about fishing for mackerel near Loch Riddon Bothy – and my own experience!

Last summer a friend of mine taught me how to fish for mackerel.  The best time for mackerel is the summer – roughly between mid June and mid September.

Try to go around high tide when the huge mackerel shoals move into the Loch. Sometimes gannets will be wheeling overhead also after a tasty morsel. I had never fished for anything before. I was given a shopping list and went off to invest in a rod (which comes complete with line and reel), some lures (metal fish lookalikes about 7cm long with hooks on the end), some swivel clips ( to connect the line to the lure), a knife, a towel and an old chopping board.  Oh yes and a bucket.

We went off, stopped at a likely place (access to deep water) and started.  The idea is to cast as far as you

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