Distinctive bold, striped, back with a firm, torpedo shaped body. Two dorsal fins spaced a few centimetres apart and an anal fin perpendicular to the second dorsal fin. They are found in large shoals and are beautifully blue and green coloured with bright flashing silver. |
As they are widely used as bait fish for other, larger species they are largely overlooked as being a source of sport in their own right. It has been known for mackerel to take a silver hook but the most common method is to use a line of hooks with feathers. Caught mainly from a boat they can occasionally be taken from the shore but their presence can be hard to predict. |