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Pinfish
Species Information
| Scientific Name: | Lagodon rhomboides |
| Common Names: | pinfish, pin perch,, sand perch |
| Environment: | Inshore, Nearshore, Surf |
| Ideal Temp: | 68-84°F (20-29°C) |
About Pinfish
A small fish with an oval body, small mouth, incisor-like teeth and sharp dorsal spines. The body is silvery with yellow and blue horizontal stripes and four or five vertical lines. There is a black spot behind the gill cover. The pectoral and caudal fins are yellow. The dorsal fin is blue and yellow striped. Pinfish grow to 8 inches, but common catches range between 2 inches and 4 inches.
Pinfish rarely school (swim in groups) and are most active in daytime, although some nocturnal activity has been observed. Extremely high and low temperatures cause pinfish to migrate from shallow areas to deeper areas. Adults and juveniles migrate out of the shallower waters in the fall to their spawning grounds in the deeper waters nearshore.
Pinfish are found around pilings, rocks and vegetated areas in shallow waters from Cape Cod, Mass., to Yucatan, Mexico, including the Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda and the northern coast of Cuba.
While notorious for stealing bait, they are popular for live bait fishing. Snook, Spotted seatrout, Tarpon, Red drum, and Flounder feed on pinfish. It is also a prefered bait for may Gag Grouper fishermen.
Pinfish Fishing
| World Record: | 3 lb 5 oz (1.51 kg) Horn Island, Mississippi, USA - 9-4-1992 |
| # Fish Caught: | 5377414 documented in database. |
| Earliest Record: | 1/1/1830 12:00:00 AM and located at 28.55823, -96.24038. |
| Latest Record: | 8/1/2024 4:39:00 PM and located at 30.66968, -81.46259. |
| Common Techniques: | Bottom Fishing |
| Popular Lure Types: | Bottom Rig |
| Fishing Spots: | 48 Pinfish fishing spots. |
Latest Pinfish Fishing Reports and Spots
We are in peak tarpon season and the spring migration is in full swing. Fishing has been good for tarpon with live crabs being the bait of cho (
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I wrapped my week up fishing with the Verner boys Patrick and his sons Bryan and Patrick and grandson James. We met early down at Sawpit Creek (
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We went out of Old Town Bait and Tackle this morning after meeting Joey Shiver his son Casey and son-in-law Brett early for a half day of fish (
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It's a BIG week for giveaways on Spacefish... We've drawn 6 winners total for FSFA and CFSA annual club memberships a SZ Gift Card and a Penn S (
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Tarpon season is in full swing with tarpon cruising up and down the beaches as well as some big fish in some backcountry bays adjacent to passe (
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This week we've got a new Penn Spinfisher Combo Giveaway courtesy of Strike-Zone Fishing; plus an awesome writeup by Knox Robinson on affordabl (
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t's always a treat to get to fish the outside of Tyger Island as the sun comes up - the sun shining on the marsh grass and trees with birds roo (
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We shook things up today and did something different - after meeting John Raker out at Goffinsville Park we headed east out to Nassau Sound an (
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It always makes my heart warm when I see a grandparent taking their grandchildren fishing and today was just such a day. I still have vague me (
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Gulfstar Endurance Fishing Report #2 6/6-6/8 The trip started as normal we left the dock at 10:00 PM. Headed out the Anclote River on the way (
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