Horse mackerel (Trachurus Mediterraneus Ponticus)

The horse mackerel fishing can be practiced both on shore and by boat.
The horse mackerel is a reef fish which can be caught near the shore on august-septembrie (there are some exceptions too).
The fishing equipment needed for catching horse mackerel is:

• 3,50-5,00m low action longline;
• maximum 30 hand spinners;
• high transparency 0,22mm lines;
• rig consisting of a maximum 10 hooks, 6 to spur large reversed with white flake, SARS, goose, about 0.18 mm and 7-10cm long transparent wire, with a 30-50g fusiform lead.

Better horse mackerel fishing area are the harbor’s piers:

• Midia southern and northern piers;
• Agigea southern and norther piers.
• Petromar Terminal beach;
• Navodari beach;
• Vama Veche beach

The sea can provide the following fish species:

• Mullets and Laban
• Plaice and turbot
• Horse mackerel
• Bluefish
• Shark
• Bullhead and Hanus