{"id":12918,"date":"2017-11-18T05:34:14","date_gmt":"2017-11-18T11:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/?p=12918"},"modified":"2025-06-07T22:16:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T03:16:44","slug":"captiva-fishing-spanish-mackerel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/?p=12918","title":{"rendered":"Captiva Fishing, Spanish Mackerel!"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Spanish<\/a>
Spanish Mackerel, Catch & Release, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island, Friday, November 17, 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, November 17, 2017: Spanish Mackerel.<\/h2>\n

\"CaptivaRentals.org:<\/a>Captiva Fishing Report, Friday, November 17: Spanish Mackerel, Catch & Release;<\/strong>\u00a0Red Tide Report<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Caloosahatchee freshwater runoff, but no red tide); <\/strong>and\u00a0more fishing reports from other areas and Captains.<\/p>\n

Friday, November 17:\u00a0 Spanish Mackerel, False Albacore Tuna, and sharks feeding on bait schools moving south offshore.<\/p>\n

Please also visit the\u00a0Sanibel<\/a>,\u00a0Fort Myers<\/a>,\u00a0Florida Fishing Report<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Cuban Fishing<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>sites.\u00a0 <\/strong>Better water moving north of Sanibel up through Captiva & North Captiva.<\/p>\n

\"Spanish<\/a>
Spanish Mackerel, Catch & Release, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island, Friday, November 17, 2017 [File Photo -Monday, July 31, 2017].<\/figcaption><\/figure>\u201cThe\u00a0Atlantic Spanish mackerel<\/b>\u00a0(Scomberomorus maculatus<\/i>) is a migratory species of\u00a0mackerels<\/a>\u00a0that swims to the Northern\u00a0Gulf of Mexico<\/a>\u00a0in spring, returns to South\u00a0Florida<\/a>\u00a0in the Eastern Gulf, and to\u00a0Mexico<\/a>\u00a0in the Western Gulf in the fall.<\/p>\n

The fish exhibits a green back; its sides are silvery marked with about three rows of round to elliptical yellow spots. Lateral line gradually curving down from the upper end of the gill cover toward caudal peduncle. The first (spiny) dorsal fin is black at the front. Posterior membranes are white with a black edge. Its single row of cutting edged teeth in each jaw (around sixty-four teeth in all) are large, uniform, closely spaced and flattened from side to side. As with the\u00a0King mackerel<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Cero mackerel<\/a>, these teeth look very similar to those of the\u00a0Bluefish<\/a>,\u00a0Pomatomus saltatrix<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\"Spanish<\/a>
Spanish Mackerel, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island, Thursday, April 27, 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Spanish mackerel are a highly valued fish throughout their range from North Carolina to Texas. Recreational anglers catch Spanish mackerel from boats while\u00a0trolling<\/a>\u00a0or drifting and from boats, piers, jetties, and beaches by casting spoons and jigs and live-bait\u00a0fishing<\/a>. Fast lure retrieves are key to catching these quick fish. Commercial methods are primarily run-around gill netting, and rarely, by trolling lures similar to those used by recreational anglers.<\/p>\n

\"Fly<\/a>
Fly Fishing, Spanish Mackerel, Catch & Release, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island, Monday, April 3, 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On November 4, 1987,\u00a0Woody Outlaw<\/a>\u00a0caught a world-record 13-pound Spanish mackerel[4]<\/a><\/sup>on a blue and white\u00a0Sea Witch<\/a>\u00a0with a strip of fastback\u00a0menhaden<\/a>\u00a0on a 7\/0 hook, held by a\u00a0Shimano<\/a>\u00a0bait-casting<\/a>\u00a0reel on a Kuna rod with 30-pound test line.[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Spanish mackerel are primarily marketed fresh or frozen as fillets as commercially caught fish are too small to sell in the form of steaks. Their raw flesh is white. They may be prepared by\u00a0broiling<\/a>,\u00a0frying<\/a>,\u00a0baking<\/a>\u00a0or, rarely, by\u00a0smoking<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Spanish<\/a>
Spanish Mackerel, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Wednesday, November 1,
2017, [File Photo – Friday, July 22, 2016].<\/figcaption><\/figure>The Spanish mackerel is also a popular\u00a0sushi<\/a>\u00a0fish. By analogy with the\u00a0Japanese Spanish mackerel<\/a>, which is a member of the same genus, it is often called\u00a0sawara<\/i>\u00a0on sushi menus.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup>Please see more information here.<\/a><\/p>\n
\"Spanish<\/a>
Spanish Mackerel caught in Redfish Pass, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Please click here to\u00a0Book A Charter<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or call\u00a0239-472-8658 <\/strong>and here for\u00a0Live Sanibel Traffic Cams<\/a>. <\/strong>\u00a0Redfish, Click\u00a0here for\u00a0College Of Fishing\u00a0Hats & Apparel<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re located at Castaways Marina, Santiva, Sanibel Island, just before the Blind Pass bridge to Captiva Island.<\/p>\n

\"Noah<\/a>
Noah with his two Spanish Mackerel on Sanibel & Captiva charters!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After a fierce storm, Turner Beach, the beach adjoining the Pass, is frequently covered with a bounty of shells from Olives to Fighting Whelks to the more common Conchs. The fishing is also renowned with sharks in the summer, tailing redfish on the bayside flats and snook under and off the Blind Pass bridge. Because Turner Beach faces Westward, the sunsets are spectacular and a popular viewing point for residents and visitors alike.<\/p>\n

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Spanish Mackerel caught on Sanibel & Captiva charters!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Fair winds and following seas,<\/p>\n

Captain Joey Burnsed ~\u00a0please click calendar<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0at the upper left\u00a0or call\u00a0239-472-8658<\/strong>\u00a0to book a Sanibel & Captiva Islands, Boca Grande or Fort Myers fishing guide trip or shelling charter.<\/p>\n

\"Spanish<\/a>
Spanish Mackerel caught offshore of Captiva on Sanibel & Captiva charters!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, November 17, 2017: Spanish Mackerel. Captiva Fishing Report, Friday, November 17: Spanish Mackerel, Catch & Release;\u00a0Red Tide Report\u00a0(Caloosahatchee freshwater runoff, but no red tide); and\u00a0more fishing reports from other areas and Captains. Friday, November 17:\u00a0 Spanish Mackerel, False Albacore Tuna, and sharks feeding on bait schools moving south offshore. Please […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":12921,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","post_format-post-format-image"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12918"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20142,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12918\/revisions\/20142"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}