\nThe Garfish is the UK’s fastest fish and one I adore catching. It’s a powerful fighting fish for it’s size and it jumps and kicks like a mini Marlin. Its appearance is totally gnarly, with an uber streamlined body and long beak which is filled with tiny teeth. It has almost a radioactive green colouring to its scales which easily enables you to spot any successful Garfish fisherman. <\/p>\n

Garfish meat used to be thought to be poisonous, which is very far from the truth, the meat is similar to a mackerel although a bit firmer. When you fillet a Garfish you can see how people got that impression though, as the skeleton is a bright green colour, it’s really a sight to see!<\/p>\n

My favourite method of catching Garfish is with a small Dexter Wedge which is spun and then quickly retrieved. However you can use many different methods such as micro-feathers or float fishing with mackerel strips. Garfish travel high in the water and are sometimes refereed to as the Mackerel’s guide as they often travel just in front of a shoal of mackerel. They are in our waters from Spring until early Autumn and I really recommend that you make the effort to try and catch one the next time they’re around. <\/p>\n

Below you can see the size of one in comparison with an average size mackerel:<\/p>\n

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