Mackerel, Spanish

Bait or Lure
Bait or Lure

Small artificial lures (spoons, metal lures, feather and nylon lures), small live baits (menhaden, mullet)

Methods
Methods

Trolling; casting to schools of fish

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Location

Coastal ocean waters, particularly off inlets, along tidelines, and over coastal wrecks; lower Chesapeake Bay

seasons
Seasons

June — October; peak June — September

Average weight
Average Weights

1 – 3 pounds

state record
State Record

9 pounds, 13 ounces; caught off Virginia Beach in 1993 by Everett Cameron

Rules to catch Mackerel, Spanish

  • Timings for catiching Mackerel, Spanish are 00:00 to 05:00 am
  • Mackerel, Spanish is rare species, requires license etc
  • there are many rules but this is a mockup info for catching Mackerel, Spanish
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