mackrel
 

:happy: :confused: Has anyone caught any Mackerl, for live bait yet? Jack

Where have you been:smash: :smash:

Mackerel are all over the place and have been for the last 3-4 weeks. Mac's are from Boston to Maine. Reports of giant blue fin tuna taken off of Newburyport gouging on Mac's Tuna are in the 400lb class.

Been up river Haverhill & Lawrance, Fishing has been fast & furious. but will be out there this week.:smash: :smash: :smash:

Got about 300 pounds in our freezers !!!!

Used some live a couple of days ago too.

Answer is YES.....

I think we caught 300 lbs. last night. 180 fish jigged while striper fishing. We caught 2 mackeral with an eel like parasite hanging off of them. Possibly a lamprey eel? Looked like a 6" eel with a suckers mouth. Well anyway, the mack with eel teaser worked great! Van, the 30's have arrived!

TRO,

Yes those are sea lamprey. I got a couple also this week. No idea how one of those can catch a macky. They swim awfully fast!! They are a parasitic fish that will eventually weaken and kill their host.

Nice,, on the big fish, I have not gotten any large YET !!!!
Hopefully this weekend. (Sunday). Buddy of mine pulled a 38 lb'er earlier this week....

See ya,,,
V.