Fishing in Corpus Christi

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Keep your rods ready for Corpus-Christi in Nueces. The fishing forecast is currently 6.4. The most caught fishes here are the florida pompano, the atlantic sharpnose shark, the bull huss and the lesser amberjack. Come try the most famous fishing techniques like the angling - using floats, gathering seafood by hand, trolling for bonito or fishing bream from a dock or jetty.

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The Florida Pompano

The Florida Pompano

The Florida Pompano belongs to the Carangidae Family. They weigh less than 1.4 kg and are less than 43 cm long, although the largest individuals weigh between 3.6 and 4.1 kg and reach lengths of up to 66 cm. They have an average life span of 4 years. They breed from March to September. They are abundant and can be fished from October to January. Florida Pompano has an extended, oblong and flattened body with similar upper and lower profiles. They are generally silvery and turn ventrally yellow without any distinctive marks. Their fins are yellow except for their dorsal fin, which is dark. Their head has a very rounded and extensible snout. Their mouth reaches the eyes and has small conical teeth that disappear in large fish. Their anal fin has 2 detached spines, followed by a spine and 20 to 24 rays; their caudal fin has a fine base and is deeply forked; their dorsal fin has 6 strong and short spines and 22 to 27 rays; and, their pectoral fins are short. Their anal fin and soft dorsal fin have similar bases with raised but not very elongated frontal lobes. They have 5 to 7 gills on the upper part of the arch and 8 to 14 gills on the lower part of the arch. Their lateral line is straight and has no scutes. Their bodies are covered with oval scales.

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The Atlantic Sharpnose Shark

The Atlantic Sharpnose Shark

The Atlantic Sharpnose Shark belongs to the Carcharhinidae family. The average size of the Atlantic Sharpnose Shark is 90 to 99 cm. Their maximum size is 120 cm. In captivity it can live up to 4 years. The young are usually born in June. The Atlantic Sharpnose Shark can be fished all year round. The Atlantic Sharpnose Shark has a long snout and labial furrows that surround its mouth. The triangular teeth with smooth edges are identical on the upper and lower jaws. The livery of the Atlantic Sharpnose Shark can be brown, olive grey or blue grey, turning white on its belly. Adults may have some white spots, and in smaller individuals the edges of the dorsal fins and caudal fin are often black.

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The Bull Huss

The Bull Huss

The Bull Huss belongs to the Scyliorhinidae family. Small in size, they usually measure 60 to 80 cm, although there are larger ones, since they can reach 1.5 m in the Mediterranean and 2 m in the Atlantic. This fish can live for 75 years. It spawns a hundred eggs all year round, especially in the late winter and in July. It is abundant every day of the year. This fish is not really active but still is hard to catch. The upper part of the Bull Huss is light brown in color, covered with small dark brown spots. Because of this pattern of spots, it is also called spotted cat shark. The part of the flank is white and grey. The mouth and nose holes are below his obtuse head. The particularity of the Bull Huss is that its nostrils are linked to the mouth by a curved line.

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The Lesser Amberjack

The Lesser Amberjack

The Lesser Amberjack belongs to the Carangidae family. It has an average length of 50 cm for 4,53 kg. It has a lifespan of about ten years. It spawns throughout the year. It can be fished all year round. The body is short, a little wide and slightly tapered from the middle to each end. Above the lateral line, they are olive green, brownish, dark pinkish or purple and below the lateral line, they are white or silver grey. A slightly golden line extends from the eye to the tail and a dark band extends diagonally from the eye almost to the first dorsal fin. Juveniles have seven to eight brownish, irregular and sometimes broken bands. The first rounded dorsal fin has eight spines. The second largest dorsal fin, which is not connected to the first, has a spine and 30 to 32 rays. There are three spines and 19 to 20 rays on the anal fin. The second dorsal fin and the smallest anal fin are similar in shape, with the front ends extending to a peak. The tail is in the shape of a boomerang.

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The Dog Snapper

The Dog Snapper

The Dog Snapper belongs to the Lutjanidae family. With an average length of 60 cm, the adult snapper can reach a maximum length of 74 cm. The maximum known weight for this snapper is 9.1 kg. Sexual maturity is achieved at lengths of 30 to 40 cm. The maximum lifespan recorded was about 29 years. It breeds in March. It is fished in March, April, July, August, November and December. This snapper has a relatively deep body, with long pectoral fins, an emarginated or slightly forked caudal fin, a rounded anal fin and a double dorsal fin. Dog snappers have an olive green top and back, sometimes with narrow, pale bars. The lower sides and belly are light red and coppery. There is a white triangular bar under the lower edge of the eyes. The pectoral, ventral, anal and distal fins of the dorsal and caudal fins are reddish, while the rest of the dorsal and caudal fins are olive green. The young have a horizontal blue line under the eye and through the operculum, which turns into a row of spots on adults.

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