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Ladyfish
Species Information
| Scientific Name: | Elops saurus |
| Common Names: | ladyfish, tenpounder |
| Environment: | Inshore, Nearshore |
| Ideal Temp: | 77-84°F (25-29°F) |
About Ladyfish
The ladyfish or tenpounder (Elops saurus) is a species of fish in the genus Elops, the only genus in the monotypic family Elopidae. Like other species in its genus, the ladyfish has a long, slender, rounded body covered with silvery scales. Its mouth is terminal and the tail is deeply forked. The species can be distinguished by counting the number of gill rakers and vertebrae. The name comes from the Greek ellops - a kind of serpent. They are commonly known as ladyfish, skipjacks, jack-rashes, or tenpounders.
The ladyfish are a coastal-dwelling fish found throughout the tropical and subtropical regions, occasionally venturing into temperate waters. They are distributed in the western North Atlantic Ocean from New England to Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico. Its distribution overlaps with the malacho (Elops smithi) in the southeast US and the southern Gulf of Mexico.
The ladyfish is a marine species that lives in primarily coastal environments, and can occasionally be found in canals, sloughs and large rivers. They are inshore species that are commonly found in estuaries, coastal lagoons, hyper saline bays, along shorelines, and even venture far up coastal streams. Occasionally this fish is found several miles offshore. The ladyfish prefers open water areas in channels with moderate currents, and shallow bars and eddies at bends in rivers. It lives to depths of 160 feet. Spawning takes place at sea, and the fish larvae migrate inland entering brackish waters.
Adult ladyfish are strictly carnivorous, feeding on small bony fish, including members of its own species, menhaden and silversides, as well as invertebrates including crustaceans. This fish swallows its prey whole. When hooked, ladyfish will often make a fast run and wildly leap into the air. This acrobatic display has earned them the nickname “poor man’s tarpon.
Ladyfish Fishing
| World Record: | 3.62 kg (8 lb 0 oz) Sepatiba Bay, Brazil 21-Feb-2006 |
| # Fish Caught: | 304925 documented in database. |
| Earliest Record: | 1/1/1830 12:00:00 AM and located at 28.02667, -96.99288. |
| Latest Record: | 1/6/2026 12:05:55 PM and located at 25.93197, -80.33045. |
| Common Techniques: | Bottom Fishing, Casting, Fly, Jigging |
| Popular Lure Types: | Bottom Rig, Flies, Jigs, Soft Plastics |
| Fishing Spots: | 3 Ladyfish fishing spots. |
Latest Ladyfish Fishing Reports and Spots
The weather was a but grungier this morning misting when I picked up David Vice and his fishing partner Greg over at Oyster Bay early. We head (
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It looks like I wrapped my week up before our annual Shrimp Fest fishing with Harry Purnell and his fishing partner Terry. We met down at Sawp (
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Looks like we've got Chamber of Commerce weather this week -clear cool and sunny with only a slight breeze in the mornings. Today I met Alex a (
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I was fishing out of Sawpit Creek again this morning this time meeting Hank Prolog and his fishing buddies Harry and Fred. We left the dock e (
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I wrapped my week up fishing with Mark Caldwell and his fishing buddies John and Don when I met them up at Old Town Bait and Tackle early thi (
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It's almost shorts weather - the high today was around 85 and I could tell it in my jeans. I had met Pete Nolan and his fishing buddy Jeff dow (
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After yesterday's dismal luck fishing Broward Island's downed logs we decided to go a different route and fish shell beds using jigs on the l (
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I was back to work today fishing north after meeting Sal and Ginney Dickinson up at Old Town Bait and Tackle early this morning. We had clear (
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Check presentation I don't do a lot of tournaments mainly because it takes a different mindset to be successful but as the saying goes even a b (
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Welcome back everyone and here we go with the end of the month fishing report. We wrapped up the month of April with solid fishing although th (
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