TIP: Juvenille kings look like spanish mackerel. Both King and Spanish Mackerel have gold spots on the body. Look at the lateral line and the black spot on the dorsal fin of the Spanish. The limits on the pictures are Florida's, here are the Virginia 2004 limits.

VA Spanish limits

Minimum Size Limit........................14 inches
Possession Limit.............................15 per person


VA. King limits

Minimum Size Limit............................27 inches
Possession Limit.................................3 per person

The black SPot on the Dorsal fin is what Q`s me.Spanish Taste alot better I think.

I'll take spanish any day ..... I'm not crazy about kings, love to catch'um though. Here's how I prepare my kings .......... http://vbsf.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=186

If you haven't caught many kings it would be easy to catch a 15 in king and think it was a spanish...... newbe's remember to look for the spot.

Thanks for the recipe Ill try it next time I catch a small King.

Good info- vbsp!!!!! thanx for putting it up. my luck ive had citation spanish in the boat and never weighed them because i thought they were snakes,lol.