Mackerel are back.

[MAH]

My good lady and I have enjoyed a few glorious days walking around St Davids. With 1 rainyday play day.
High tide was perfect timing tonight, after the walk, before supper.
The water is still cold, so not too many about.
But the location was fabulous and a light rod made it enthusiastic sport.
M.

 

[HonestJohn]

Spent my youth in Denmark catching them. Love them! Still eat them daily on rye bread as of today. And Herring. With some Snaps now and again of course !

 

[eldon]

Nice,
caught a few myself out of the harbour mouth.

Here's my youngest throwing himself, sorry, forward somersaulting, off the harbour Wall.

 

[MAH]

Spent my youth in Denmark

I worked in Copenhagen for a while, for a big Pharmaceutical company, the restaurant was fabulous. Lots of fish, salad etc. Changed my outlook.
NYHAVN, was fabulous too, my hotel was there.

M

 

[HonestJohn]

I worked in Copenhagen for a while, for a big Pharmaceutical company, the restaurant was fabulous. Lots of fish, salad etc. Changed my outlook.
NYHAVN, was fabulous too, my hotel was there.

M

It’s a cool place! ferring by any chance ?

 

[MAH]

It’s a cool place! ferring by any chance ?

Novo Nordisk.

A funny tale.
I like walking.
So having checked in the Strand Hotel, I set off.
Dusk drew in, and I ended up in the old naval base, looking over my shoulder every few paces.
I went back in the day time and reit was quite a relaxed place.
Well worth a visit... in the day light.
M

 

[finbar]

Won’t see the up here in the northeast till mid June if we lucky
Trawlers pick the first ones up

 

[HonestJohn]

My sister worked there until recently, great company!

 

[tozzybum]

Best ever boat session a few years ago now ,27 in an hour off Torquay. Never had much luck off dry land but the boats always come good.

 

[Bo Diddley]

Good sport for such a tiny little fish on the right tackle, well done, I'm looking forward to them arriving on the Norfolk coast.
I like them tray baked on top of new potatoes, peppers, red onions etc...

 

[sauer]

wont see them till mid june maybe up NE scotland ...last few years been that way, them appearing later & not a sprolific from shore but more groups but smaller sized groups/shoals slightly offshore ....
id love to get one on the fly

love em fresh and oxer a small fire on the beach

 

[FrenchieBoy]

Can't wait to see them around North Wales so that I can get my light spinning rod out!

 

[John Gryphon]

My good lady and I have enjoyed a few glorious days walking around St Davids. With 1 rainyday play day.
High tide was perfect timing tonight, after the walk, before supper.
The water is still cold, so not too many about.
But the location was fabulous and a light rod made it enthusiastic sport.
M.
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Sparkling crisp photos

 

[old keeper]

Sadly, one of the most abused fish in the sea when it comes to catching them! Fished for on light, possibly freshwater tackle, they are a brilliant fighting fish. Trawled for behind a pleasure boat with a very heavy weight could almost be a crime!

 

[finbar]

wont see them till mid june maybe up NE scotland ...last few years been that way, them appearing later & not a sprolific from shore but more groups but smaller sized groups/shoals slightly offshore ....
id love to get one on the fly

love em fresh and oxer a small fire on the beach

Had them & pollock on the fly on the west coast Scotland brilliant outstanding sport

 

[John Gryphon]

Do you blokes smoke them.....mackerel here are superb smoked. Dunno wtf species they are but circa a foot long.

 

[scotch_egg]

Had them & pollock on the fly on the west coast Scotland brilliant outstanding sport

Used to go to South Uist in the outer Hebrides every September in my youth for goose flighting. The rest of the days spent rabbiting and catching mackerel from the shore. I need to go back with my family.

 

[Overlay]

Sadly, one of the most abused fish in the sea when it comes to catching them! Fished for on light, possibly freshwater tackle, they are a brilliant fighting fish. Trawled for behind a pleasure boat with a very heavy weight could almost be a crime!

You only have to look at a mackerel, and speed machine comes to mind, they take a white minky on a WF semi sinking line at hythe when it’s right, as do the bass

Fantastic sporting fish that taste fantastic, we used to take the caravan down to hythe and park 50 ft from the beach cook em as you catch ‘em
Until they put double yellows along the road and ticket machines for the rest

 

[JTO]

My dad used to say that the best way to cook them was boiled in a bucket of sea water, Chesil Beach style.

 

[FrenchieBoy]

Do you blokes smoke them.....mackerel here are superb smoked. Dunno wtf species they are but circa a foot long.

Smoked Fillets of Mackerel is one of the best ways to have them (IMHO) served with a nice mixed salad and thick crusty bread and butter on a warm Summer's evening!
Having said that I was on holiday in Scotland many years ago and was spinning for them at Loch Long - I had a couple frying in the pan on an open camp fire within just a few minutes of being caught. You can't get them fresher than that, it really was was a meal fit for a king!