Spanish mackerel invaded the inshore Gulf of Mexico ... in the Nine Mile Canal and North Port canals. The accompanying map is designed to help readers find out what fish are hitting where.

Kingfish and Spanish mackerel ... a pretty good map of where the majority of the fish are. Light-tackle anglers usually like to anchor and chum to bring the fish into casting range.

Spanish mackerel aren’t very big. A 10-pound specimen would be a giant. The average fish is going to fall in the 1- to 5-pound range, but what these fish lack in size they make up for with ...

In that breath, the recent run of Spanish mackerel, bonito and tailor-size bluefish in the surf has been nothing short of a frenzy. To say fishermen have been ecstatic is an understatement.

Spanish mackerel are showing strong in area coastal waters, and anglers from Matanzas Inlet to Brunswick soon will be slamming the speedy, good-eating, and fun-to-catch mini-mackerel. Right now ...

Surf and pier fishing is producing catches of whiting, bluefish, pompano, bluefish, Spanish mackerel ... cobia are running in the 50-pound range. King mackerel are being caught a little further ...

A beautifully colored fish with a slender, graceful body, the Spanish mackerel is prized for its table and its sporting qualities. Spanish mackerel are greenish (dorsally) with silver sides and belly.