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As a young child I went mackerel fishing on a small boat in Shetland with my father and a local he knew. The man steered the boat with one had in the water, un
by ljf 3y ago
As a young child I went mackerel fishing on a small boat in Shetland with my father and a local he knew.
The man steered the boat with one had in the water, until he announced we were near a shoal of mackerel - he said he could feel the grease of their bodies in the sea water.
We threw some lines in and sure enough we caught plenty of fish for dinner.
- buildsjets 3y agoI used to fish for salmon quite a bit. Herring schools release enough oil into the water to visibly affect the wave action at the surface. You can also smell it.