Pompano

Description: greenish gray on back, shading to silvery sides; fish in dark waters showing gold on throat, pelvic, and anal fins; deep flattened body with small mouth; no scutes; 22 to 27 soft dorsal rays; 20 to 23 soft anal rays; origin of anal fin slightly behind origin of second dorsal.

Where found: INSHORE and NEARSHORE waters, especially along sandy beaches, along oyster banks, and over grassbeds, often in turbid water; may be found in water as deep as 130 feet.

Size: usually less than 3 pounds.

Florida Record: 8 lbs, 1 oz.

Remarks: spawns OFFSHORE between March and September; feeds on mollusks and crustaceans, especially sand fleas; local movements are influenced by the tide, and seasonal movements are influenced by temperature.

How to catch: from the beach, over the sandy bottom

Flies to use: small crustacean patters, clousers and shrimp patterns.

One Response to Pompano

1. Pingback: Micheal

• Visit Our Store

  3625 South Manhattan Avenue
  Tampa, Florida 33629
  Phone: 727-504-4062
  

  

• Tour The Store

  

• What’s New

  • Focus Magazine – South Tampa

•