Mackerel, Spanish (Scomberomorus maculatus)
(Mitchill, 1815); SCOMBRIDAE FAMILY
Occurs in the western Atlantic north to the Chesapeake Bay and occasionally to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and south to Yucatan, Mexico.
The Spanish mackerel can be distinguished from both the cero mackerel, Scomberomorus regalis, and the king mackerel, S. cavalla, by the presence of bronze or yellow spots but no stripes, on the sides and by the lack of scales on the pectoral fins. The cero, the Spanish mackerel's closest look alike in the Atlantic, has both spots and stripes of bronze or yellow on the sides, and the king mackerel has neither spots nor stripe... Read More
Occurs in the western Atlantic north to the Chesapeake Bay and occasionally to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and south to Yucatan, Mexico.
The Spanish mackerel can be distinguished from both the cero mackerel, Scomberomorus regalis, and the king mackerel, S. cavalla, by the presence of bronze or yellow spots but no stripes, on the sides and by the lack of scales on the pectoral fins. The cero, the Spanish mackerel's closest look alike in the Atlantic, has both spots and stripes of bronze or yellow on the sides, and the king mackerel has neither spots nor stripe... Read More
All-Tackle World Records
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
All-Tackle
5.89 kg
(13
lb 0
oz)
All-Tackle (Length) World Records
Line Class
Length
Location
Catch Date
Angler
All-Tackle (Length)
64.0 cm
Line Class World Records (Conventional Tackle)
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
M-01 kg (2 lb)
2.77 kg
(6
lb 1
oz)
M-02 kg (4 lb)
3.84 kg
(8
lb 7
oz)
M-03 kg (6 lb)
4.45 kg
(9
lb 13
oz)
M-04 kg (8 lb)
3.60 kg
(7
lb 15
oz)
M-06 kg (12 lb)
4.76 kg
(10
lb 8
oz)
M-08 kg (16 lb)
4.43 kg
(9
lb 12
oz)
M-10 kg (20 lb)
5.44 kg
(12
lb 0
oz)
W-01 kg (2 lb)
2.72 kg
(6
lb 0
oz)
W-02 kg (4 lb)
3.29 kg
(7
lb 4
oz)
W-03 kg (6 lb)
3.99 kg
(8
lb 13
oz)
W-04 kg (8 lb)
4.59 kg
(10
lb 2
oz)
W-06 kg (12 lb)
3.96 kg
(8
lb 11
oz)
W-08 kg (16 lb)
4.97 kg
(10
lb 15
oz)
W-10 kg (20 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet Class World Records (Fly Tackle)
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
Tippet M-01 kg (2 lb)
1.95 kg
(4
lb 4
oz)
Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb)
2.94 kg
(6
lb 8
oz)
Tippet M-03 kg (6 lb)
2.92 kg
(6
lb 7
oz)
Tippet M-04 kg (8 lb)
2.94 kg
(6
lb 7
oz)
Tippet M-06 kg (12 lb)
3.94 kg
(8
lb 11
oz)
Tippet M-08 kg (16 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-10 kg (20 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet W-01 kg (2 lb)
1.30 kg
(2
lb 14
oz)
Tippet W-02 kg (4 lb)
1.70 kg
(3
lb 12
oz)
Tippet W-03 kg (6 lb)
2.49 kg
(5
lb 8
oz)
Tippet W-04 kg (8 lb)
2.13 kg
(4
lb 11
oz)
Tippet W-06 kg (12 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet W-08 kg (16 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet W-10 kg (20 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Junior & Smallfry World Records
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
F-Junior
3.23 kg
(7
lb 2
oz)
M-Junior
5.37 kg
(11
lb 13
oz)
M-Smallfry
2.58 kg
(5
lb 11
oz)