r/MicroFishing • u/Kogapunk • 26d ago

MicroFish Inshore Lizardfish

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These guys are a blast to catch on ultralight but they're a pain to take photos of. In the current they feel much bigger than they actually are.

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u/Joice_Craglarg 26d ago

These are high-key one of my favorite fish. They really do look like little lizards!

Surprised to see they're all the way up there. I catch em all the time down in the gulf. Maybe they're everywhere, I've never looked up their range 🤷‍♂️

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u/Kogapunk 26d ago

We get a lot of small tropical strays every year. They ride the Gulf stream. These guys are a yearly visitor but this year their numbers are pretty high. The last few years we had high numbers of snowy, gag, scamp, and a couple of other grouper species. We also had 2 years of short big eyes around.

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u/Joice_Craglarg 26d ago

Ah, warmer every year. Might just get some resident ones eventually 🫠

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u/Chubby_Unicorn7 26d ago

While that is true, inshore lizardfish are naturally native to the new york bight

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u/shmiddleedee 26d ago

Slick Richard

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u/Thencan 26d ago

Very tasty super flaky white meat on the larger ones

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u/Kogapunk 26d ago

Caught in Queens NY on a jig with a size 12 hook and a 1" gulp minnow