Tackle and Lure—The same as for the bonito.
| CHUB MACKEREL OR GREEN-BACK (Scomber japonicus) |
THE CHUB MACKEREL
(Scomber japonicus)
The chub mackerel, the smallest of the Scombridæ family, approaches very closely the true mackerel of the East. It is hard to find a fish of any variety more delicious than a chub mackerel, caught from the yacht and placed on the broiler as soon as it quits flapping. They are occasionally found as far north as Monterey bay, but their real range is from the Santa Barbara channel south. With reasonably light trout tackle they put up a gamy and interesting fight.
Back, bluish green, mottled with irregular darker streaks, some of which pass below the lateral line; first dorsal fin quite high, and about the distance of its height in front of the second dorsal; second dorsal and anal about the same size and nearly opposite each other; tail forked, but not so broadly as the bonito. Weight, from one-half to three pounds.
Tackle and Lure—Trout tackle and spoon will furnish interesting sport. But they will take any lure.
| YELLOW-TAIL (Seriola dorsalis) |
THE YELLOW-TAIL
(Seriola dorsalis)