6/19/2023 0 Comments Macro fish and consume bait![]() ![]() The dorsal fin is rich blue, and the anal fin is golden or silvery. The sides are sprinkled with a mixture of dark and light spots, ranging from black or blue to golden. Generally, when the fish is alive in the water, the Mahi-Mahi is rich iridescent blue or blue green dorsally gold, bluish gold, or silvery gold on the lower flanks and silvery white or yellow on the belly. ![]() Though it is among the most colorful fish in the sea, the colors are quite variable and defy an accurate, simple description. The Mahi-Mahi is a distinctive fish, both for its shape and its colors. One of the fastest-growing fish and fast swimmers, with a top swimming speed of 50 knots. They are distinguished by dazzling colours: golden on the sides, bright blues and greens on the sides and back, making them popular with game fishers. Their catches average 7 kg to 13 kg (15 lbs to 28 lbs). The flesh is finely grained and sweet and is considered excellent eating! This is a wahoo that you find in the Turks and Caicos islands and it has a lot of stripes when you see it close up in the flesh. Live bait fishing and kite fishing are productive, but the wahoo is a relatively scarce species and is usually taken incidentally while fishing for other oceanic species. Occasionally this fish jumps on the strike and often shakes its head violently when hooked in an effort to free itself.įishing methods include trolling with whole, rigged baits as well as with strip baits or artificial lures. The first scorching run may peel off several hundred yards of line in seconds. It is reputed to be one of the fastest fish in the sea, attaining speeds of 50 mph (80 km) and more. It is found around wrecks and reefs where smaller fish that it feeds upon are abundant, but it may also be found far out at sea. The Gwendolyn holds the Caribbean record at 138llbs but we expect to beat that soon! Aficionados travel the world to fish for Wahoo in Turks and Caicos. Possibly the worlds fastest swimmer, this torpedo-like fish strikes at lightning speeds and makes spectacular high speed runs, fish around 100lbs are common. ![]()
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