{"id":13561,"date":"2018-03-03T11:27:41","date_gmt":"2018-03-03T17:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/?p=13561"},"modified":"2025-06-06T03:52:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T08:52:41","slug":"captiva-fishing-spanish-mackerel-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/?p=13561","title":{"rendered":"Captiva Fishing, Spanish Mackerel!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Spanish Mackerel, Inside The Passes, Catch & Release, Sanibel Island Fishing Charters & Captiva Island Fishing Charters, Sanibel Island, Friday, March 2, 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sanibel Island Fishing & Captiva Island Fishing, March 2, 2018: Mackerel!<\/h2>\n

\"CaptivaRentals.org:<\/a><\/strong>Captiva Fishing Report,\u00a0 Sanibel Island Fishing Charters, Captiva Island Fishing Charters, Friday, March 2: Spanish Mackerel, Grass Flats, Catch & Release;<\/strong> water quality in relatively good shape;\u00a0(Caloosahatchee: no\/little freshwater runoff impact right now;\u00a0Red Tide Report, there was some spotty red tide impact yesterday; we’ll see how it looks today; more fishing reports from other areas and Captains below.
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Friday, March 2,\u00a0Sanibel Island Fishing Charters & Sanibel Island Fishing Charters: SeaTrout, Grass Flats & Oyster Bars, Catch & Release.\u00a0 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

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><\/p>\n

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Spanish Mackerel, Inshore, Catch & Release, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island, Tuesday, February 13, 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\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

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Spanish Mackerel, Inshore, Grass Beds, Catch & Release, Sanibel Island Fishing Charters & Captiva Island Fishing Charters, Sanibel Island, Tuesday, February 27, 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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

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Spanish Mackerel, Inshore, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Thursday, June 30, 2016.<\/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

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Spanish Mackerel, Inshore, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Sunday, May 29, 2016.<\/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

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Spanish Mackerel Fishing, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Friday, April 22, 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

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Image Credit: \u00a9 Diane Rome Peebles<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

“Spanish Mackerel:\u00a0Scomberomorous maculatus<\/em><\/h2>\n

Florida Regulations:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Regulations<\/strong><\/th>\nGulf State Waters<\/strong><\/th>\nAtlantic State Waters<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Minimum Size Limit<\/strong><\/td>\n12\u201d fork length<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Daily Bag Limit<\/strong><\/td>\n15 per harvester per day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Gear Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n