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World Eating You Alive?

Some days it seems that way! These are Indian mackerel, which feast on macroplankton and whatever shrimp or fish larvae come their way. Talk about live-streaming! Photo by Dr. Alex Tattersall

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Leopard Shark Falls from the Sky Onto California Golf Course

In Florida, a mackerel fell from the sky and injured a teacher. That fish died, but a shark was found alive and four miles from the coast. According to the Daily Mail a leopard shark was found trashing in the rough at San Juan Hills golf club in San Juan Capistrano, California. “Shark falling from the [...]

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Florida Teacher Attacked by Flying Spanish Mackerel?

We’ve heard of flying sturgeon hurting people in Florida, but a flying Spanish mackerel, that’s a new one. According to MSNBC.com, an unidentified teacher was watching her students outside at Naples High School when something fell from the sky and knocked her right on the head. The teacher sustained minor injuries and was cleaned up [...]

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Brown Bear’s Mackerel Dinner

This scene is pretty common in the wild with flying salmon, but it was some unlucky mackerel that were lunch at the Brno Zoo in Czech Republic. According to the Daily Mail, a photographer was able to capture Jelizar, a male Kamchatka brown bear, chomping down on some mackerel. The scene is a little bit easier [...]

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Shark Munches Monster Spanish Mackerel in Australia: Video

This spanish mackerel probably would have made a good meal, for humans, had a shark not gotten to it first. Two anglers were fishing off the coast of Queensland when the shark came in to chomp the mack. Hopefully they had a few more chances at some keepers. – Rick Bach Via: Moldy Chum Do [...]

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¡Santo Caballa!: Spanish Mackerel with Tomatoes and Spanish Olives Recipe

From our very successful fishing trip down in North Carolina with Risky Business last month, I have a freezer full of neatly cleaned and packaged Spanish mackerel fillets. Tonight, since I was cooking for myself, I decided to take out some fillets and experiment with them. Those were the first macks I’ve ever caught, so [...]

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Fishing Tournament in Florida Doles out $10,000, Supports Special Olympics

When you can fish in a tournament, potentially win prizes, and support a good cause, then you’ve got the perfect weekend. That was the case for the 12th annual Walk on Water fishing tournament put on by the St. Coleman’s Men’s Club in Florida’s Broward County this past week. The highlight was a 43-pound cobia, [...]

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Triggerfish, Jacks and Herring from St. Petersburg, Florida

Fishing from a pier is about as relaxing and fun as it gets when it comes to saltwater fishing, and in Florida there’s no telling what you’ll catch, everything from tiny greenback herring to enormous cobia. I took a weekend adventure to Reddington Shores in Florida this past weekend and with shrimp, frozen squid and [...]

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13-Year-Old Brit Lands Record Forkbeard?

I consider myself pretty well versed in fish species, but I can honestly say I’ve never heard of a forkbeard before now, and it’s a doozy (apparently). Morgan Parry, 13, became the latest Brit to land a record fish when he hauled in a three-pounder. According to Journal Live, it’s big enough to qualify for [...]

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Mad Mackerel Action out of Nags Head’s Oregon Inlet on Risky Business

It’s not a trip to the beach until I get my feet on a boat. This year, the family decided not to do the all-ay trip out to the Gulf Stream, and we booked a half day, near shore trip with Jamie Wescott’s Risky Business out of the famed Oregon Inlet in Nags Head, North [...]

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