Difference between spanish and green mackerel - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Waterâ€™s Edge

Zed · 08-11-2014, 02:20 PM

Pacific jack mackerel is its proper name.

A true Spanish mackerel looks like a king mackerel.

fehays · 08-11-2014, 02:30 PM

Ah ok. Didn't realize Jack Mackerel = Spanish Mackerel

jsunmkly · 08-11-2014, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by fehays

Ah ok. Didn't realize Jack Mackerel = Spanish Mackerel

Wait no. Jack mackerel, pacific jack mackerel, pacific greenback mackerel are one same fish referred here as greenie
Spanish mackerel is spanish mackerel that looks like king mackerel and tastes yummy imo

Zed · 08-11-2014, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by jsunmkly

Wait no. Jack mackerel, pacific jack mackerel, pacific greenback mackerel are one same fish referred here as greenie

Wrong.
Jack mackerel are in the family carangidae w yellowtail.
Green mackerel are in Scombridae w tunas.

Edit: And everyone gets bonus point if they QUIT using Spanish to describe jack macks.

In Australia, a Spanish mackerel is like a King mackerel in the Atlantic. In the Atlantic a Spanish mackerel is like a Sierra mackerel, or a spotted mackerel in Australia. All in the tuna family.

Zed · 08-11-2014, 02:57 PM

You can call it chihuil in Mexico. Sometimes they're called jurel when they're canned. Offshore, under pattys they get pretty big and take horse sardines, and are called Spanish jack in the reports, but they're just jack macks.

...and bonito are bonito.
*ducks*

YakDout · 08-11-2014, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Zed

You can call it chihuil in Mexico. Sometimes they're called jurel when they're canned. Offshore, under pattys they get pretty big and take horse sardines, and are called Spanish jack in the reports, but they're just jack macks.

...and bonito are bonito.
*ducks*

The locals in baja call yellowtail Jurel. Yes I know they are both jacks, but I have never heard of a mackerel called by Jurel.

Zed · 08-11-2014, 04:56 PM

This is a jack mackerel, what people call a Spanish:

What sdspeed posted was a pacific green mackerel or chub mackerel aka greenie.

I can't believe there's this much confusion.

yakdout, I've only ever seen it as jurel in a can. But yes Jurel is generic for jack.

taggermike · 08-11-2014, 05:30 PM

They're very different looking fish, as you can see in the photos. Common names can add to the confusion. What we call a Spanish mackerel, or jack mackerel, is really in the jack family with yellow tail, amber jack, and ulua. Jack mackerel, that's like calling some thing a dog cat. Maybe it's easier to call the 2 local mackerel we use for bait browns and greens. The browns can be a bit annoying to handle because they have 2 sharp little spines at the front of their anal fins and boney "skutes" at the base of their tails. Not venomous, just occasionally painful. Mike

Zed · 08-11-2014, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by taggermike

They're very different looking fish, as you can see in the photos. Common names can add to the confusion. What we call a Spanish mackerel, or jack mackerel, is really in the jack family with yellow tail, amber jack, and ulua. Jack mackerel, that's like calling some thing a dog cat. Maybe it's easier to call the 2 local mackerel we use for bait browns and greens. The browns can be a bit annoying to handle because they have 2 sharp little spines at the front of their anal fins and boney "skutes" at the base of their tails. Not venomous, just occasionally painful. Mike

Thats good. If you get poked its a jack.

As for brown I dont know. It would get confused w "brown baits" queenfish and tomcod. Ive heard greenies called waffleback macks.
Overall it doesnt matter now that theres visual aides. The OP got it hours ago. lol

HP, sÃX.

Hunters Pa · 08-11-2014, 05:31 PM

One has an accent

08-11-2014, 02:20 PM	#1
Zed BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: W of 5 Posts: 1,265	Pacific jack mackerel is its proper name. A true Spanish mackerel looks like a king mackerel. __________________ Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man and he'll eat for a week.

08-11-2014, 02:57 PM	#5
Zed BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: W of 5 Posts: 1,265	You can call it chihuil in Mexico. Sometimes they're called jurel when they're canned. Offshore, under pattys they get pretty big and take horse sardines, and are called Spanish jack in the reports, but they're just jack macks. ...and bonito are bonito. ducks __________________ Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man and he'll eat for a week.

08-11-2014, 04:56 PM	#7
Zed BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: W of 5 Posts: 1,265	This is a jack mackerel, what people call a Spanish: What sdspeed posted was a pacific green mackerel or chub mackerel aka greenie. I can't believe there's this much confusion. yakdout, I've only ever seen it as jurel in a can. But yes Jurel is generic for jack. __________________ Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man and he'll eat for a week.

08-11-2014, 02:30 PM	#2
fehays Junior Join Date: May 2013 Location: San Diego Posts: 15	Ah ok. Didn't realize Jack Mackerel = Spanish Mackerel

08-11-2014, 05:30 PM	#8
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	They're very different looking fish, as you can see in the photos. Common names can add to the confusion. What we call a Spanish mackerel, or jack mackerel, is really in the jack family with yellow tail, amber jack, and ulua. Jack mackerel, that's like calling some thing a dog cat. Maybe it's easier to call the 2 local mackerel we use for bait browns and greens. The browns can be a bit annoying to handle because they have 2 sharp little spines at the front of their anal fins and boney "skutes" at the base of their tails. Not venomous, just occasionally painful. Mike

08-11-2014, 05:31 PM	#10
Hunters Pa Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fullerton Posts: 1,361	One has an accent