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. […]
Anglers out of Holden Beach are catching plenty of king-sized Spanish mackerel, but they have to go far offshore to do it. […]
King mackerel are suckers for hard-plastic lures like Yo-Zuri’s Crystal Minnow, and several big advantages exist for trolling lures instead of live baits. […]
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. […]
Any angler who can twist-together a wire live-bait rig for fishing with menhaden can make a rig for trolling squid. […]
September is a transition month at the North Carolina coast, as fish move from summer’s deep offshore haunts to nearshore waters. […]
It is a bit of an oxymoron along the North Carolina’s southeastern coast, that as fall approaches, the water cools and the fishing heats up. […]
Sure, most anglers who land king mackerel big enough to win tournaments use live menhaden or mullet as bait, but the typical weekend warriors can make fishing more fun by concentrating on efficiency and, who knows, still might catch a citation king or Spanish mackerel. All that is necessary is switching to lures and frozen squid. […]
Spanish mackerel travel in schools, and when they feed, they aren’t secretive by any means, often feeding in a frenzy. […]
Spanish mackerel are a species that relies on its vision to find food, primarily small bait that are doing everything they can to avoid becoming dinner. And a mackerel’s vision, paired with excellent swimming speed, is usually too much for most baitfish. […]
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