Casting or Trolling Lures Regardless of whether you’re targeting Spanish mackerel from the beach or a boat, one element of the game remains constant: small lures rule. Spanish mackerel feed on ...

They hug the beach, shadowing bait schools. Find the bait, catch the frenzied mackerel. It's likely more Spanish mackerel are caught trolling with spoons than any other way.

Spanish mackerel are feisty and fast, but because most weigh under 5 pounds, and prefer comparatively small lures, light- to medium-action spinning tackle is ideal for the species.

Inshore trolling has not been heard from much this season. There have been recent reports about bonito and Spanish mackerel moving into some of the inshore lumps.

Look For: Red drum, flounder, spotted seatrout, black drum, tarpon, Spanish mackerel, bluefish, sheepshead. Comments: Finger mullet have been plentiful in local estuaries and thus are the bait of ...

The warm, late July water drew the Spanish mackerel well within reach of jetty casters this weekend who landed dozens of the olive green-speckled fish on small metals lures. Greg Bogan at Brielle ...

Fishing just off a North Carolina beach for Spanish Mackerel. On this edition of Carolina Outdoor Journal, we are fishing just off a North Carolina beach for Spanish Mackerel. On Gear Time, our ...

Why do I mention it here? Because boats will be fishing well north of Sebastian Inlet in 20 to 40 feet of water for kingfish by slow-trolling live baits like blue runners, bluefish or pogies.

Whether you have a boat or are land locked, Spanish mackerel are a blast catching. And they're delicious, too.

Grand Strand Fishing Report for the weekend of Aug. 14-16, 2020: Spanish and king mackerel have returned to piers and inshore waters in the Myrtle Beach area to chase bait fish, including finger ...