Everyone thinks of Spanish mackerel as warm-water fish, and they are, but often they’ll actually bite best during a warm-up when the temperatures suddenly dip. This seems to be especially true when water temperatures are only slightly above the 70-degree mark, and there’s a chilly evening or two. Seventy degrees is about as low as these fish really like it, and a drop pushing that mark tells the fish they’ll soon be on the move. As long as there’s bait present in the area, the natural response means going on the feed.
One of the best things about this phenomenon is that it often leads to surface frenzies. For a light tackle angler, nothing’s better – that means you can ignore the trolling gear, and start slinging jigs and spoons. Still, the usual factors apply:
Final note: bring the trolling gear, even if you plan to use light gear. If you have trouble finding the fish there’s no better way to locate them then going on the troll, and often, after zeroing in on a specific zone you can wrap up the big rigs and switch tactics.
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