Golden Eagle - ABSOLUTELY SUPER MACKEREL FISHING

[captainrich]

It was absolutely SUPER MACKEREL fishing today. It was all the MACKEREL you wanted - easily 40, 50, 60 a person. We had some BLUEFISH mixed in with the MACKEREL, smaller 1 lb. BLUES. We also had some nice size SEA BASS. For the most part everything was caught on bait with chum in the water.

Tomorrow looks like a beautiful day. Come on down with family and/or friends and enjoy some of this great fishing.

See you in the morning.

The GOLDEN EAGLE sails every day for STRIPERS & BLUES at 7:30 am from Belmar Marina in Belmar, NJ.


For more information visit us at www.goldeneaglefishing.com or call 732-681-6144.

See you on board

[Boston Pete]

Great bait!!!!!!!!

[fishfishfish]

Great bait!!!!!!!!

Question are people eating these mackeral they are catching how would you cook it if so I love smoked boston Mack's and herring we catch in winter these are different mackeral I suppose

[tombanjo]

Question are people eating these mackeral they are catching how would you cook it if so I love smoked boston Mack's and herring we catch in winter these are different mackeral I suppose

While they aren't Bostons they are edible and not half bad. I salted some fillets down and broiled 'em. I've had better and had worse. None went to waste today, just ask the mates who were still cutting as we hit the inlet.

[Walleyed]

While they aren't Bostons they are edible and not half bad. I salted some fillets down and broiled 'em. I've had better and had worse. None went to waste today, just ask the mates who were still cutting as we hit the inlet.

I may be wrong (happens a lot), but as far as I know "Boston" mackerel is just another name for Atlantic mackerel, its not a separate specie.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Never ate one but great shark baits and good for strip baits for Fluking too. Very tough skin an oily too.

[Capt Joe]

I may be wrong (happens a lot), but as far as I know "Boston" mackerel is just another name for Atlantic mackerel, its not a separate specie.

You are wrong.
Atlantic Chub - scomber japonicus
Atlantic(Boston) scomber scomber
Two totally different animals

[Walleyed]

ok....I didn't realize these were chub mackerel....I stand corrected.

[SaltLife1980]

Mack Attack! I dont eat them but do use them for fluke fishing sometimes. Might have to get out there and get some

[Duffman]

You are wrong.
Atlantic Chub - scomber japonicus
Atlantic(Boston) scomber scomber
Two totally different animals

I'm confused? So Atlantic macks ARE also Boston macks which means Walleyed is correct.....and these macks being reported as caught are actually CHUBS which means report of "macks" is incorrect.....am I right?

[Capt Joe]

I'm confused? So Atlantic macks ARE also Boston macks which means Walleyed is correct.....and these macks being reported as caught are actually CHUBS which means report of "macks" is incorrect.....am I right?

For the easily confused, howza about Boston or Chub, easy enough?
Atlantic?
Yup, think thats where we're fishin'.

[Duffman]

Still don't get it.

Boston = Atlantic

Chub= current macks being reported ?

[Capt Joe]

Try google

[Walleyed]

Duff,

After looking closer at the pictures, it does appear these are "Atlantic Chub Mackerel", not "Atlantic Mackerel". But, as stated before and confirmed by my wife, I'm wrong quite often.

[SabaSabiki]

Atlantic Chub is Scomber colias, Pacific Chub is Scomber japonicus. The clue is the Japonicus (Of or relating to Japan, Japan is in the Pacific). That said, they are very similar and inferior to the Boston scomber scomber. Those look like Chub to me.

[dakota560]

They're different. You'd never find Boston Mackerel in 80 degree water. These chub mackerel have been showing up at least the last few years if not longer. Have seen them in the canyons and MH area. The MH has been loaded with them the last few years. At first look, they closely resemble a Boston mackerel but they're not. They do make great live shark baits as you can bridle them and they'll stay alive for hours. Very hardy bait. As Gerry pointed out they make good fluke strips also since they're more durable than a bunker strip and have good oil like a salmon belly strip. Bostons vs. Chub as someone else said, all you need to remember. And as I mentioned as much as you won't find Boston mackerel in 80 degree water, I suspect you won't find chub mackerel in 40 degree water.

[tombanjo]

Oh, would that they be Bostons in these numbers and this close. PB's would be railed and turning people away. The chubs have infested the reefs for the last two or three years. Great for the boats while the blues are on hiatus but a major pain in the ass when the albies & bonita show up as you can't get to them. The bigger blues solve that problem when they do finally arrive.

[Duffman]

Atlantic Chub is Scomber colias, Pacific Chub is Scomber japonicus. The clue is the Japonicus (Of or relating to Japan, Japan is in the Pacific). That said, they are very similar and inferior to the Boston scomber scomber. Those look like Chub to me.

Makes sense. Thanks for the info.

And FWIW.... NJF IS my google on all things fish related. Thanks boys.

[Jigman13]

When do you sail for mackeral again?

[tombanjo]

Which ones? :)