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Hail to the Grand Strand king mackerel

June is a fantastic month to visit the Grand Strand, where king mackerel are abundant and feeding heavily nearshore on the abundant bait schools. […]

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.

7 Up hot sauce king mack fillets

Jerry Dilsaver

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. […]

King mackerel run has pier, kayak anglers on fire

Jerry Dilsaver

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. […]

The Cape Lookout Shootout has added a Southern Division in Little River, S.C.

King Mackerel Tournament Series adds Southern Division

From News Reports

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. […]

Kara Herring and daughter, Summer, show off a big king mackerel caught off Southport, N.C., last fall.

SENC king mackerel have “first Friday” date with fishermen

Jerry Dilsaver

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. […]

Learn all about king mackerel fishing on Sept. 18 at the King Mackerel Fishing Seminar presented by the Oak Island Parks and Recreation Dept.

Oak Island Recreation Dept. offering king mackerel fishing seminar

From News Reports

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. […]

Don’t forget fast-trolling with lures and squid for summer Spanish mackerel.

Speed kings – Keep SE NC mackerel on the run

Mike Marsh

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. […]