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Species · Southern New England

Spanish Mackerel

Also known as Spanish.

A fast, schooling southern mackerel that occasionally strays into Southern New England in warm-water summers. When present, a fun light-tackle target caught by casting small, fast lures to surface schools.

When they run

An occasional warm-water visitor, roughly August–September; presence varies greatly and is not guaranteed this far north.

How to catch them

  • Casting and fast-retrieving small metals
  • Small trolled spoons/feathers
  • Sight-casting to surface schools

Bait & lures

Small silver spoonsGotcha plugsSmall metal jigs (Kastmaster)Small trolled feathers

Where to find them

Warm nearshore surface water near the coast, sometimes over grass beds and around estuary mouths.

A marginal, occasional stray across the region — most likely in warm-water years and generally uncommon this far north.

Catch reports from cruisers

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Augusto fishing notes are a starting point, not a guarantee — fish move with the water and the season. Nothing here is a substitute for current state regulations or local knowledge.