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Spanish Mackerel Fishing Out of Mexico Beach, Florida

Spanish Mackerel Fishing Out of Mexico Beach, Florida

Spanish mackerel rank among Mexico Beach's top three targets, and they hold on a nearshore artificial reef field built since 1997. Here is where to look, who fishes it and where to check the rules.

By Breakpoint Team
Spanish mackerel fishing out of Mayport: reefs and depths

Spanish mackerel fishing out of Mayport: reefs and depths

Summer Spanish mackerel at Nine Mile Reef, plus a depth-ordered table of named reefs and wrecks off Mayport with FWC coordinates. Includes one local charter that lists the species.

By Breakpoint Team
Spanish mackerel fishing out of Madeira Beach: reefs, rules

Spanish mackerel fishing out of Madeira Beach: reefs, rules

Spring and fall Spanish mackerel from John's Pass, with FWC coordinates and depths for the nearshore culvert reefs. Also covers the Spring King boundary, the kite-rod electric reel rule and the local charter that lists them.

By Breakpoint Team
Spanish Mackerel Fishing Out of Lower Keys: Where to Run

Spanish Mackerel Fishing Out of Lower Keys: Where to Run

Where boats run for Spanish mackerel from the Lower Keys, from Atlantic reefs a few miles off Big Pine Key to Wood's Wall at about 30 miles. Each named ground comes with its depth and position, plus a short note on the Newfound Harbor Key SPA.

By Breakpoint Team
Spanish mackerel fishing out of Little River, SC

Spanish mackerel fishing out of Little River, SC

Spanish arrive off Little River Inlet by late April and hold from the inlet out to about 40 ft. Here are the named reefs, depths, local methods and the charters that target them.

By Breakpoint Team
Spanish Mackerel Fishing Out of Jupiter: Pier and Reefs

Spanish Mackerel Fishing Out of Jupiter: Pier and Reefs

Off Jupiter, Spanish mackerel are mostly a Juno Beach Pier fish and a listed catch on drift trips off the inlet. Here are the reefs and ledges off this port, with their depths, and how the fish are worked locally.

By Breakpoint Team
Spanish Mackerel Fishing Out of Islamorada: Grounds, Season

Spanish Mackerel Fishing Out of Islamorada: Grounds, Season

The Islamorada grounds that hold Spanish mackerel, from 6 ft shallow reefs to the 200 ft Hump about 15 miles out, with the late fall through early spring window and where the rules live.

By Breakpoint Team
Spanish Mackerel Fishing Out of Hilton Head Island: Reefs

Spanish Mackerel Fishing Out of Hilton Head Island: Reefs

Spring and summer Spanish mackerel off Hilton Head, sorted by structure: eight named reefs and wrecks with PA numbers and depths, White Water Reef at 30 ft, and the charters that target them.

By Breakpoint Team
Spanish Mackerel Fishing Out of Hernando Beach: Reefs

Spanish Mackerel Fishing Out of Hernando Beach: Reefs

Where Hernando Beach boats run for Spanish mackerel, from the channel ends to Gomez Rocks and the Bendickson complex 20 nautical miles west, with every named reef and its depth.

By Breakpoint Team
Spanish mackerel fishing out of Haulover: grounds and runs

Spanish mackerel fishing out of Haulover: grounds and runs

Where the Spanish mackerel grounds lie off Haulover, how deep they are, how far boats run and what the inlet current does on the way out.

By Breakpoint Team