Whats your best food and drink when camping

Ice cold rioja and pulpo (octopus with olive oil and paprika) over looking the cmbre d'amour break N Spain

Anything from the chippy in Woolacombe

The only combo beer bacon

Make a cheese sandwich, dip it in beaten egg, then fry till golden, with a hot mug of tea..................... The doggies wotsits!!!!

Or, these beauties, caught on the incoming tide at chesil beach near Charmouth. On the bbq within 10 minutes.... perfect!!

Nice, Irishman! What's the best time and equipment to catch Mackerels off the coast around the UK?

South coast round to the West coast, anytime really but best May thru to about September. You want a pebble beach or off rocks, they don't come in close to shallow sandy beaches. So an incoming tide is good, or high tide. You could always go out on a boat, or get a canoe like me!!

For tackle, if going off rocks/beach get yourself a cheap casting rod with a mackerel trace ( has about 4 hooks attatched to a line with feathers on, get a white set and a red one, they like both depending on season). I've seen 6foot rods with a reel for as little as £10.

If you go out on a boat or off a pier you can get really cheap mackerel lines that you just throw over the side, don't need any bait, the feathers attract them.

Happy fishing Max, you'll love it!!!

Merry christmas
Irishman

Awesome, thanks for all the tips! I'll report back in the summer if I had any success.

I've once caught a bunch in a harbour on the south coast of Ireland – the water was literally boiling with them! Then again off a Fiord on the west coast of Norway, but haven't had any luck in the UK yet. I guess it was sandy beaches, like you said