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Nearshore Mackerel
May 16, 2020 Morehead City 1 photo
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The spanish mackerel have showed up in great numbers over the past week, with a few atlantic bonito mixed in (which is great sushi quality meat, unlike false albacore). Some king mackerel starting to show up as well just off the beach. Time to get out while the fishing's good!
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Matt Paylor
Morehead-city, North Carolina, United States
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