King Mackerel Fishing Boats in NJ

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Originally Posted by Reel Class

tough to target them up here as many above have stated they are purely an incidental catch... water just doesn't get consistently warm enough to sustain that fishery for us - which is unfortunate because they'd be a great species to catch and target!

That from a guy thats in the business, and knows the score.

OP is from south Jersey.. He could certainly make the drive down to Virginia.. Several charter captains there target Kings in summer/fall,,
Doesn't mean they catch one every trip I imagine, but they are a lot more commonly caught there than in NJ/NY... bob