Fishing for mackerel is the perfect way to get anyone interested in angling, especially little ones or those with short attention spans. Mackerel is either a win or lose with casting in the shoal will certainly land you fish after fish. With light fishing tackle, it puts up a surprising fight, making it one of the easiest and most exciting fish to catch. You will find mackerel around many coastlines during the summer months when water temperatures are at their highest and there's a greater abundance of food items for them to eat. Many anglers will keep mackeral to serve as bait when targeting larger fish both in freshwater and for sea fishing species. Despite the urban myths, mackerel which have been handled can continue to live and hunt and although they are an easy catch, are great to eat or use as fish bait, remember that the minimum size to retain mackerel is 30cm and to only fish what you need.