What is the best rig for mackerel?
There are numerous feather rigs, tinsel rigs, sabiki rigs, hokkai rigs and more available which are effective for mackerel. I favour tinsels, feathered sabikis and luminous hokkais. I tend to choose rigs with hook sizes ranging from size 4 up to a size 2/0.
Can you float fish for mackerel?
A surprisingly high number of species can be caught by float fishing such as mackerel, garfish, pollock, coalfish, wrasse, bream, and even mullet and bass can all be caught with this method.
How far should the float be from the hook?
At the moment you should have a float on the line, fixed at about 18 inches (45 cm) up the line from the hook. If you swing the line out into the water now, the float will either lay flat on the surface or perhaps poke out of the water several inches.
What size hooks for mackerel?
Typically, people fish with size 1-0 hooks, but this makes it harder to catch garfish and is a bit big for mackerel too, so something smaller like a size 4 is preferable.
What month is best for mackerel fishing?
May-June is the best time to catch mackerel, although they are caught all summer in numbers and larger specimens are sometimes caught in winter.
What depth do mackerel swim at?
Float fishing
Mackerel generally remain at the same depth which is between 8ft to 20ft. They also generally stay quite close to cliffs and walls. If you’re fishing from a pier then you will probably only need to be casting out between 5 to 30 yards.
What is the best line for float fishing?
monofilament line
You could try and use braided lines or fluorocarbon lines but the best float fishing line is a monofilament line. A good mono line for float fishing line should be buoyant, lightweight, thin, strong, have low memory, and cast easily.
Do you need a float for fishing?
It depends on what you want to catch and where you are fishing for it. A bobber makes it so your bait stays at a certain level in the water and does not sink/go deeper. It is best used in live bait, or scented baits that don’t need as much movement to attract fish.
How do you fish mackerel feathers from the shore?
Cast your feathers out. Allow them to sink to the bottom and then by holding your rod high, wind in until the feathers are a few feet off the sea bed. Then by jigging the rod in an upward and downward motion while retrieving your feathers, will see your feathers flutter through the water columns like fleeing baitfish.
Can you catch mackerel at low tide?
Registered. If it’s low tide then try the harbour entrances you’ll have to be there over slack water otherwise you’ll get sucked in, but at low the shoals start to move up river, Langstone or Chi are all good, watch out for the boats though, and the beachcasters.
How do you fish mackerel from a pier?
The main mackerel fishing technique used from a pier or jetty is to cast (usually not overhead if others are nearby) and retrieve with a consistent up and down motion on the rod so your sabiki rig looks like a small shoal of bait fish moving.