MACKEREL
Bait – sand eel, worm, prawn, shrimp
Method – float, spin with feathers or lures
Mackerel can be caught all around Cornwall but some suggestions are: Padstow area headlands, Port Isaac, Boscastle, Mullion, Porthcurno, Lamorna, Sennen, The Lizard, the rocks off Porthtowan, Helford, Mevagissey, St Ives, Kennack Sands, Coverack, Porthleven and Charlestown
Mackerel are easily identified – they are torpedo shaped with black near vertical stripes on the back. Deeply forked tails with silver bellies.
Length is 30-40cm
May – June
Order – Perciformes
Latin Name – scomber scombrus
Family – Scombridae
Mackerel live just about anywhere and are probably one of the most prolific fish in Cornish waters.
Mackerel are a tasty and very healthy fish being packed with Omega-3 oil.
Mackerel is delicious smoked, either as fillets or whole. It is also great on the BBQ.
