The Demetre park pier is the most frequent place I fish from since I’ve started, I’ve seen bluefish, rays, sharks, eel, a ton of croaker is what I’ve been catching, but this one is a first for me. I’m unfamiliar with mackerel so please correct me if I got the species wrong. The dorsal fin was black when pulled up, how old do you suppose it is? Only other thing I caught was 2 croaker and a very old rusty crab trap covered in barnacles, I should have brought a towel.
Yep baby smack right there.
Definitely not a skipjack
Mayhem
Pioneer 197
That’s a Spanish all day long. Not a skip jack.T hat would’ve turned into candy for a king if I caught that little fella…
Capt. R. Killin
“Day Tripper”
Shamrock 20 cuddy
Ford 351W
Yep, definitely a small Spanish, haven’t caught one of them inshore in awhile.
Gradual dip in the lateral line = hispanic mackerel
I caught a small spanish like that in the cast net at demetre park last month. It was swimming with a school of finger mullet.
2014 Wilderness Systems Ride 135
1995 Searay 175 Series
We caught a hundred of them last week while casting for shrimp in a creek. They were all about 4" long.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Swamp Worshiper
Caught a small one in the castnet yesterday as well in the Folly River.
The Marsh = the Cradle of the Sea.
Jack Taylor