{"id":13457,"date":"2018-02-15T09:06:03","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T15:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/?p=13457"},"modified":"2025-06-06T03:52:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T08:52:41","slug":"captiva-fishing-spanish-mackerel-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/?p=13457","title":{"rendered":"Captiva Fishing, Spanish Mackerel!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_13462\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13462\" style=\"width: 2872px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Spanish-Mackerel-2-13-18-1-e1518707100939.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13462\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Spanish-Mackerel-2-13-18-1-e1518707100939.jpg\" alt=\"Spanish Mackerel, Inshore, Catch &amp; Release, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island, Tuesday, February 13, 2018.\" width=\"2872\" height=\"2580\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spanish Mackerel, Inshore, Catch &amp; Release, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island, Tuesday, February 13, 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, February 13, 2018: Spanish Mackerel!<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/captivarentals.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12051\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Avoid-VRBO-2-230x300.png\" alt=\"CaptivaRentals.org: Avoid VRBO Fees. Rent Directly From Local Homeowners.\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Captiva Fishing Report,\u00a0 Sanibel Island Fishing Charters, Tuesday, February 13: Spanish Mackerel; Catch &amp; Release; <\/strong>water quality in relatively good shape;\u00a0(Caloosahatchee: no\/little freshwater runoff impact right now;\u00a0Red Tide Report, impact minimal, broken up and largely dispersed); more fishing reports from other areas and Captains below.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, February 13,\u00a0Sanibel Island Fishing Charters: Spanish Mackerel, Catch &amp; Release.\u00a0 Please also visit the<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sanibelcaptivafishing.net\/\">Sanibel<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortmyers-fishing.net\/\">Fort Myers<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/floridafishingreport.net\/\">Florida Fishing Report<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0<a title=\"CubanFishing.org\" href=\"http:\/\/cubanfishing.org\/\">Cuban Fishing<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>sites.<strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>Better water moving north of Sanibel up through Captiva &amp; North Captiva.<\/p>\n<p>Please also visit the<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sanibelcaptivafishing.net\/\">Sanibel<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortmyers-fishing.net\/\">Fort Myers<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/floridafishingreport.net\/\">Florida Fishing Report<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0<a title=\"CubanFishing.org\" href=\"http:\/\/cubanfishing.org\/\">Cuban Fishing<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>sites.<strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>Better water moving north of Sanibel up through Captiva &amp; North Captiva.<\/p>\n<p>Please click here to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortmyers-fishing.net\/captain-joeys-booking-calendar\/\">Book A Charter<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or call\u00a0<strong>239-472-8658 <\/strong>and here for\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/vacationrentalscoop.com\/uncategorized\/sanibel-traffic-sanibel-street-cams-live\/\">Live Sanibel Traffic Cams<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_8723\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8723\" style=\"width: 1536px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Spanish-Mackerel-10-1-15-e1443739177731.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8723\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Spanish-Mackerel-10-1-15-e1443739177731.webp\" alt=\"Spanish Mackerel, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Saturday, December 9, [File Photo - Thursday, 10-1-15 ].\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Spanish-Mackerel-10-1-15-e1443739177731.webp 1536w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Spanish-Mackerel-10-1-15-e1443739177731-768x735.webp 768w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Spanish-Mackerel-10-1-15-e1443739177731-300x287.webp 300w, https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Spanish-Mackerel-10-1-15-e1443739177731-1024x979.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8723\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spanish Mackerel, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Saturday, December 9, 2017, [File Photo &#8211; Thursday, 10-1-15 ].<\/figcaption><\/figure>\u201cThe\u00a0<b>Atlantic Spanish mackerel<\/b>\u00a0(<i>Scomberomorus maculatus<\/i>) is a migratory species of\u00a0<a title=\"Mackerel\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mackerel\">mackerels<\/a>\u00a0that swims to the Northern\u00a0<a title=\"Gulf of Mexico\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gulf_of_Mexico\">Gulf of Mexico<\/a>\u00a0in spring, returns to South\u00a0<a title=\"Florida\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Florida\">Florida<\/a>\u00a0in the Eastern Gulf, and to\u00a0<a title=\"Mexico\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mexico\">Mexico<\/a>\u00a0in the Western Gulf in the fall.<\/p>\n<p>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\u00a0<a title=\"King mackerel\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/King_mackerel\">King mackerel<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Cero mackerel\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cero_mackerel\">Cero mackerel<\/a>, these teeth look very similar to those of the\u00a0<a title=\"Bluefish\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bluefish\">Bluefish<\/a>,\u00a0<i>Pomatomus saltatrix<\/i>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10020\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10020\" style=\"width: 2448px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spanish-Mackerel-6-28-16-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10020\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Spanish-Mackerel-6-28-16-1.jpg\" alt=\"Spanish Mackerel, Inshore, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Thursday, June 30, 2016.\" width=\"2448\" height=\"3264\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spanish Mackerel, Inshore, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Thursday, June 30, 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Spanish mackerel are a highly valued fish throughout their range from North Carolina to Texas. Recreational anglers catch Spanish mackerel from boats while\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Troll (angling)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Troll_(angling)\">trolling<\/a>\u00a0or drifting and from boats, piers, jetties, and beaches by casting spoons and jigs and live-bait\u00a0<a title=\"Fishing\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fishing\">fishing<\/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<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9889\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9889\" style=\"width: 2072px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Spanish-Mackerel-5-27-16-1-e1464529582386.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9889\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Spanish-Mackerel-5-27-16-1-e1464529582386.jpg\" alt=\"Spanish Mackerel, Inshore, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Sunday, May 29, 2016.\" width=\"2072\" height=\"2839\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9889\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spanish Mackerel, Inshore, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Sunday, May 29, 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On November 4, 1987,\u00a0<a title=\"Woody Outlaw\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Woody_Outlaw\">Woody Outlaw<\/a>\u00a0caught a world-record 13-pound Spanish mackerel<sup id=\"cite_ref-igfa_4-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlantic_Spanish_mackerel#cite_note-igfa-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup>on a blue and white\u00a0<a title=\"Sea Witch (lure)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sea_Witch_(lure)\">Sea Witch<\/a>\u00a0with a strip of fastback\u00a0<a title=\"Menhaden\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Menhaden\">menhaden<\/a>\u00a0on a 7\/0 hook, held by a\u00a0<a title=\"Shimano\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shimano\">Shimano<\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Fishing rod\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fishing_rod#Spin_and_bait_casting_rods\">bait-casting<\/a>\u00a0reel on a Kuna rod with 30-pound test line.<sup id=\"cite_ref-Goldstein2000_5-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlantic_Spanish_mackerel#cite_note-Goldstein2000-5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>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\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Broiling\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Broiling\">broiling<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Frying\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frying\">frying<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Baking\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baking\">baking<\/a>\u00a0or, rarely, by\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Smoking (food)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Smoking_(food)\">smoking<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9726\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9726\" style=\"width: 1778px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Spanish-MAckerel-2-4-20-16-1-e1461316076250.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9726\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Spanish-MAckerel-2-4-20-16-1-e1461316076250.jpg\" alt=\"Spanish Mackerel Fishing, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Friday, April 22, 2016.\" width=\"1778\" height=\"3255\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spanish Mackerel Fishing, Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, Friday, April 22, 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Spanish mackerel is also a popular\u00a0<a title=\"Sushi\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sushi\">sushi<\/a>\u00a0fish. By analogy with the\u00a0<a title=\"Japanese Spanish mackerel\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japanese_Spanish_mackerel\">Japanese Spanish mackerel<\/a>, which is a member of the same genus, it is often called\u00a0<i>sawara<\/i>\u00a0on sushi menus.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<sup id=\"cite_ref-dnr_5-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlantic_Spanish_mackerel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please see more information here.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6634\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6634\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/10428076_441568592652931_5692741358312080340_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6634\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/10428076_441568592652931_5692741358312080340_n.jpg\" alt=\"Spanish Mackerel, 7-29-14, Sanibel &amp; Captiva Islands &amp; Fort Myers Charters &amp; Fishing Guide Service.\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spanish Mackerel, 7-29-14, Sanibel &amp; Captiva Islands &amp; Fort Myers Charters &amp; Fishing Guide Service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Please click here to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortmyers-fishing.net\/captain-joeys-booking-calendar\/\">Book A Charter<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or call\u00a0<strong>239-472-8658 <\/strong>and here for\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/vacationrentalscoop.com\/uncategorized\/sanibel-traffic-sanibel-street-cams-live\/\">Live Sanibel Traffic Cams<\/a>. <\/strong>\u00a0Tuesday, February 13,\u00a0Spanish Mackerel, click\u00a0here for\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/collegeoffishing.com\/shop\/\">College Of Fishing\u00a0Hats &amp; Apparel<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re located at Castaways Marina, Santiva, Sanibel Island, just before the Blind Pass bridge to Captiva Island.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_6547\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6547\" style=\"width: 2068px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Fly-Fishing-Spanish-Mackerel-2-6-22-14-e1404763458759.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6547\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Fly-Fishing-Spanish-Mackerel-2-6-22-14-e1404763458759.jpg\" alt=\"Fly Fishing, Spanish Mackerel, Sanibel &amp; Captiva Islands &amp; Fort Myers Charters &amp; Fishing Guide Service. Saturday, October 21, 2017, [File Photo: 7-7-14]\" width=\"2068\" height=\"2879\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fly Fishing, Spanish Mackerel, Sanibel &amp; Captiva Islands &amp; Fort Myers Charters &amp; Fishing Guide Service. Saturday,<br \/>October 21, 2017, [File Photo: 7-7-14]<\/figcaption><\/figure>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<figure id=\"attachment_6497\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6497\" style=\"width: 1536px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Spanish-Mackerel-6-24-14-e1403771539793.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6497\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Spanish-Mackerel-6-24-14-e1403771539793.jpg\" alt=\"Spanish Mackerel, 6-25-14, Sanibel &amp; Captiva Islands &amp; Fort Myers Charters &amp; Fishing Guide Service.\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1740\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6497\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spanish Mackerel, 6-25-14, Sanibel &amp; Captiva Islands &amp; Fort Myers Charters &amp; Fishing Guide Service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And you can like us on\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Captivafishingnet\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Fair winds and following seas,<\/p>\n<p>Captain Joey Burnsed ~\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortmyers-fishing.net\/captain-joeys-booking-calendar\/\">please click calendar<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0at the upper left\u00a0or call\u00a0<strong>239-472-8658<\/strong>\u00a0to book a Sanibel &amp; Captiva Islands, Boca Grande or Fort Myers fishing guide trip or shelling charter.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3739\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3739\" style=\"width: 796px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_2752-e1359238020517.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3739\" src=\"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_2752-e1359238020517.jpg\" alt=\"Spanish Mackerel caught offshore of Captiva on Sanibel &amp; Captiva charters!\" width=\"796\" height=\"665\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spanish Mackerel caught offshore of Captiva on Sanibel &amp; Captiva charters!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sanibel Fishing &amp; Captiva Fishing, February 13, 2018: Spanish Mackerel! Captiva Fishing Report,\u00a0 Sanibel Island Fishing Charters, Tuesday, February 13: Spanish Mackerel; Catch &amp; Release; water quality in relatively good shape;\u00a0(Caloosahatchee: no\/little freshwater runoff impact right now;\u00a0Red Tide Report, impact minimal, broken up and largely dispersed); more fishing reports from other areas and Captains below. 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