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Description: color of back green, shading to silver on sides, golden yellow irregular spots above and below lateral line; front of dorsal fin black; lateral line curves gently to base of tail.
Catching them!
Spanish mackerel are considered good table fare and nice candidates for light tackle because of their fast runs and hard fighting abilities. Because they are attracted to shiny objects fishing for them with small, shiny metal lures (such as spoons) is effective. When a large school of them is found, angling action is often fast and furious. Call your neighbor and tell them dinner is on the way.We supply the bait and tackle!
Where found: Spanish mackerel prefer warm waters, and are rarely found in water less than 68
F. They are a highly migratory species that forms big schools, so large that
they can be (and often are) spotted from the air. Migrations are mainly for
feeding purposes. Spanish mackerel can be found inshore, near shore and
offshore. When inshore they are usually in shallow-water estuaries. Near shore
they are often in the shallow waters over the continental shelf or over deep
grass beds and reefs.
Size: average catch less than 2 pounds (20 inches). North Carolina holds the all-tackle world record of 13 pounds (1987).
Remarks: schooling fish that migrates northward in spring, returning to southerly waters when water temperature drops below 70 degrees F; spawns OFFSHORE, spring through summer; feeds on small fish and squid.
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