Golden Eagle - ABSOLUTELY SUPER MACKEREL FISHING

[Capt Joe]

Originally Posted by Duffman

I'm confused? So Atlantic macks ARE also Boston macks which means Walleyed is correct.....and these macks being reported as caught are actually CHUBS which means report of "macks" is incorrect.....am I right?

For the easily confused, howza about Boston or Chub, easy enough?
Atlantic?
Yup, think thats where we're fishin'.

[Duffman]

Still don't get it.

Boston = Atlantic

Chub= current macks being reported ?

[Capt Joe]

Try google

[Walleyed]

Duff,

After looking closer at the pictures, it does appear these are "Atlantic Chub Mackerel", not "Atlantic Mackerel". But, as stated before and confirmed by my wife, I'm wrong quite often.

[SabaSabiki]

Atlantic Chub is Scomber colias, Pacific Chub is Scomber japonicus. The clue is the Japonicus (Of or relating to Japan, Japan is in the Pacific). That said, they are very similar and inferior to the Boston scomber scomber. Those look like Chub to me.

They're different. You'd never find Boston Mackerel in 80 degree water. These chub mackerel have been showing up at least the last few years if not longer. Have seen them in the canyons and MH area. The MH has been loaded with them the last few years. At first look, they closely resemble a Boston mackerel but they're not. They do make great live shark baits as you can bridle them and they'll stay alive for hours. Very hardy bait. As Gerry pointed out they make good fluke strips also since they're more durable than a bunker strip and have good oil like a salmon belly strip. Bostons vs. Chub as someone else said, all you need to remember. And as I mentioned as much as you won't find Boston mackerel in 80 degree water, I suspect you won't find chub mackerel in 40 degree water.

[tombanjo]

Oh, would that they be Bostons in these numbers and this close. PB's would be railed and turning people away. The chubs have infested the reefs for the last two or three years. Great for the boats while the blues are on hiatus but a major pain in the ass when the albies & bonita show up as you can't get to them. The bigger blues solve that problem when they do finally arrive.

[Duffman]

Originally Posted by SabaSabiki

Atlantic Chub is Scomber colias, Pacific Chub is Scomber japonicus. The clue is the Japonicus (Of or relating to Japan, Japan is in the Pacific). That said, they are very similar and inferior to the Boston scomber scomber. Those look like Chub to me.

Makes sense. Thanks for the info.

And FWIW.... NJF IS my google on all things fish related. Thanks boys.

[Jigman13]

When do you sail for mackeral again?

[tombanjo]

Which ones?