Mackerel?

smalldog · 03-22-2008, 12:17 PM

I caught what appears to be a Mackerel in the CR below the Astoria bridge.
Any one catch these alot?
It was so tasty.

ron m · 03-22-2008, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by smalldog

I caught what appears to be a Mackerel in the CR below the Astoria bridge.
Any one catch these alot?
It was so tasty.

and you caught this WHEN?

Are you teasing us?
ron m

smalldog · 03-22-2008, 01:29 PM

It had a tail like a tuna. All the dorsal fins went down into a groove on the back.
Mouth like a shad. Took a trolled herring.
This was years ago.
I am looking for more info on this fish. Is it really a Mackerel?

fishkisser · 03-22-2008, 02:05 PM

Its not a mackerel ... Darned if it doesn't look like a snook except for the tuna tail ...

Twitchs_Tackle · 03-22-2008, 03:05 PM

Like these?

Crabs loved them last year!

Frenchy · 03-22-2008, 04:33 PM

I have caught a few of them in the ocean,never in the river,some up to 7 or 8 lbs. We always called them horse mackeral, I don't know the true name for them.
The other one pictured above,are Pacific mackeral, and they do make good crab bait. They are my bait of choice for halibut, and I have been know to fillet one for a kwik fish wrap.

smalldog · 03-23-2008, 04:11 AM

Thanks, I looked up Horse makerel and it says it is called a pilot fish also.

I would like to catch more. It was really good to eat.

TonTo · 03-23-2008, 07:47 AM

http://www.dfw.state.or.us/MRP/finfi...ckmackerel.asp

jack mackerel,...I've caught a few while trolling south of the CR bouy.Kinda soft and ugly,but as said before great crab bait.