Huge shoals of mackerel spotted in sea in Hastings and Bexhill

Massive shoals of mackerel have been spotted in the sea off Hastings and Bexhill.
By The Newsroom
Published 9th Aug 2018, 17:01 BST
Updated 1st Sep 2018, 10:21 BST
The mackerel off the beach in Bexhill. Photo by Stevie Gallacher SUS-180908-115445001The mackerel off the beach in Bexhill. Photo by Stevie Gallacher SUS-180908-115445001
The mackerel off the beach in Bexhill. Photo by Stevie Gallacher SUS-180908-115445001

The huge numbers of fish have appeared in the sea in front of beach-goers enjoying the warm weather, as captured in the video here by Krisztián Kelemen.

Lynda Ridley, who witnessed the spectacle on Hastings seafront on Sunday afternoon (August 5), said: “It does happen, particularly in warm weather, but you never know exactly when.

“There were patches where the sea was boiling with them.

The mackerel off the beach in Bexhill. Photo by Stevie Gallacher SUS-180908-115445001The mackerel off the beach in Bexhill. Photo by Stevie Gallacher SUS-180908-115445001
The mackerel off the beach in Bexhill. Photo by Stevie Gallacher SUS-180908-115445001
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“The fish were right up on the surface and a number of people with fishing rods were taking advantage.

“They were pulling in six or seven mackerel with every cast.”

Allan Stanford, from Bexhill Sea Angling Club, said: “The mackerel have been quiet in this area in the last few years.

“But this is the best shoal of mackerel we have had in the last 10 years.

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