Cooking on the Wild Side
7 up hot sauce king mack fillets
Grilling king mackerel filets that have been soaked in a 7 Up hot sauce marinade makes for a great fish dinner on a warm June evening. […]
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Spring king mackerel run has pier, kayak anglers on fire
May is a special time along many Carolina beaches, and that is especially so along the beaches of Long Bay for the annual run of king mackerel that isn’t duplicated anywhere else in the two Carolinas. […]
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King Mackerel Tournament Series adds Southern Division
King mackerel tournament anglers will now have a Southern Division of the Yellowfin/Tailwalker Marine Cape Lookout Shootout series. The new division will fish out of Little River, S.C. beginning in May 2019. […]
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Big kings still call Georgetown home in November
The summer of 2018 was one to remember for king mackerel, which dominated the nearshore and offshore waters off Georgetown, S.C. for most of the spring and summer, and with the water cooling, the bite certainly won’t end, even though numbers will be off slightly. The ones still around are on the hefty side, looking for an easy meal.
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SENC king mackerel have “first Friday” date with fishermen
King mackerel off North Carolina’s southeastern coast must keep a calendar just like fishermen and circle the first Friday in October. For several decades, kings have been arriving along the beaches between Cape Fear and the South Carolina state line by that date. It’s uncanny, but it happens like clockwork. They may arrive earlier, but they always put in a big appearance by the first Friday in October.
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Hide live-bait gear from sharp-eyed Spanish
For anglers to be successful, the target-of-the-day must be kept in the dark from the angler above, yet some fish don’t seem to care or are too involved in feeding to recognize the meal they are getting ready to eat has a razor-sharp hook hanging out.
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Metal-free mackerel
After another hot Carolina summer, the fall fishing season finally arrives this month in all corners. From slab crappie gulping shiners at Lake Moultrie to gator trout crushing Flukes around Little River, cooling conditions ignite a feeding frenzy in freshwater and saltwater environments.
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Oak Island Recreation Dept. offering king mackerel fishing seminar
King mackerel fishermen wanting to boost their catches of the big mackerel should consider attending the King Mackerel Fishing Seminar presented by the Oak Island Parks and Recreation Department on the evening of Sept. 18, 2018. The seminar will feature three hours of information and tips for catching large king mackerel and will be tailored to assist participants improve their success in the upcoming US Open King Mackerel Tournament presented by the Southport-Oak Island Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 4 to 6.
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Anglers catching big Spanish mackerel out of Holden Beach area
Most saltwater anglers target large Spanish mackerel twice each year — from the last two weeks in April through the first two weeks in May and during late September and early October – and within a mile of shore.
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Heave heavy metal for harder hits
If angler Russ Luhm spots Spanish mackerel schooling at the surface or sees them on his depthfinder as he works a school with deep-diving lures, he’ll fling a Stingsilver or other heavy metal spoon at them.