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King Mackerel
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Description: color of back iridescent bluish green; sides silvery, streamlined body with tapered head; no black pigment on front of dorsal fin; lateral line starts high and drops sharply below the second dorsal fin; young fish often have yellow spots like those of the Spanish mackerel.
Catching them!
This species is an extremely popular sportfish because of long, strong runs when hooked that can be repeated several times during the battle and include occasional leaps from the water. A variety of techniques may be employed and commonly include trolling, chumming, drifting, still fishing and surf fishing. We supply the bait and tackle!
Where found: King mackerel favor clear, calm waters with temperatures above 68 F and depths
between 65 and 300 feet. In addition, they can be found in areas with high
salinity levels.They are also known to frequent bays, reefs, piers, wrecks, etc. where there are
large populations of baitfish and are known to congregate in areas where there
are contours or breaks in elevation.
Size: common to 20 pounds. The North Carolina record is 82lbs (1999).
Remarks: high quality meat that can be cut into steaks.
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