Giant Mackerel

Giant Mackerel is a large-sized fish caught in the deep waters around the Caribbean in Windrose. It is a Fishing pickup that processes into Fish Fillet, the universal cooked-fish ingredient used in dozens of Cooking recipes.

Flavor: A giant among fish, its green scales shimmer like emeralds. They say a catch like this could feed an entire crew.

Stats

How to Catch

Giant Mackerel is caught with a Fishing Rod in deep water tiles. Deep-water fish bite while you are anchored over open ocean tiles, beyond the surf line that surrounds each island. A reliable spot is anywhere your ship can drop anchor in pure blue sea. Fish appear in a rolling rotation that includes the Mackerel, Barracuda, Bluefish, and Red Snapper among others.

Bait quality and rod tier raise the catch rate but do not affect which species bite. Higher-tier rods have shorter cast times and better tug response, which matters when several bite windows overlap on a busy fishing trip.

Deep water shares one loot pool, so the Mackerel rolls against the other open-ocean species. Knowing the rotation helps you decide when to keep fishing for the rarer large catch:

Uses

The primary use is processing into Fish Fillet at a kitchen Cookware station. Fish Fillet stacks high and feeds into recipes like Fish and Tostones, which sit at the top end of food buffs. Selling raw is generally a poor option compared to filleting first.

Once filleted, the meat is interchangeable with any other Fish Fillet in the kitchen, so a single Giant Mackerel covers several servings. Common dishes that use it include:

Tips

Giant Mackerel weighs 2 kg per fish and does not stack: each large fish takes its own inventory slot. Keep a clear hold or process them on the spot. The deep-water rotation tends to drop large fish less often than medium fish, so any Giant Mackerel that lands on the line is worth the slot.

See Also

• Fishing

• Fish Species

• Fish Fillet

• Cooking

• Fishing Rod

Game Data

Properties