Wahoo in Florida
Meet the species
Scientific name
Acanthocybium solanderi
Overview
Offshore waters; generally not in schools.
Typical size
Up to 98 inches
At a glance
- Peak months
- January–february, june
- Regions
- Panhandle, southeast, central east
- Water
- Saltwater
- Bait
- Wahoo are caught by trolling bait and artificial lures on flatlines.
Florida fishing record
- Weight
- 139 lb 9 oz
- Location
- Marathon
- Date
- May 18, 1960
- Angler
- George von hoffman
- Type
- Florida state record
Record catch notes
139.56 lb; by george von hoffman; on 05/18/1960; at marathon
When to fish
Peak months
January–february, june
Good months
January–march, may–december
Season notes
Best-time months from FWC Where-to-Fish: peak from seasonal WTF bullets (n sea 6, n yr 0, thresh> 3). Peak jan, feb, jun good jan, mar, may, jun, jul, aug, sep, oct, nov & dec.
Where to fish
Florida regions
Panhandle, southeast & central east
Water
Saltwater
Habitat
Offshore waters; generally not in schools.
How to catch
Wahoo are caught by trolling bait and artificial lures on flatlines.
Bait
Wahoo are caught by trolling bait and artificial lures on flatlines.
Lures
Wahoo are caught by trolling bait and artificial lures on flatlines.
Videos
- Trolling for DEEP sea wahoo- catch clean cook! (planer fishing Florida) · Open original
- Fishing SOLO! In 300' DEEP in the GULF for my lunch [EPIC wahoo catch, clean, cook] · Open original
- How to catch wahoo the easiest way lures, BAIT, GEAR, trolling basics & tactics · Open original
- How to catch wahoo high speed trolling basics & tactics · Open original
- This is the biggest wahoo i’ve ever caught · Open original
- Video from tiktok.com (source title unavailable) · Open original
- Video from tiktok.com (source title unavailable) · Open original
- Video from tiktok.com (source title unavailable) · Open original
Sources
- Myfwc.com (3 pages)
- Catchafloridamemory.com
- Floridasportsman.com (3 pages)
Fishing videos from local voices
- Florida fishing adventures: how to rig saltwater trolling lures for mahi sailfish wahoo tuna
- Florida fishing couple: when subscribers ask you to go on a charter with them, you say YES!
- Florida keys fishing with GOOD karma sportfishing: hooked up on a wahoo using GKS wahoo split tail ballyhoo. You can thank me later. New video is live.
- Florida sport fishing TV: High-Speed wahoo rigging & capt. Mike’s rigging station
Information comes from the supplied source datasets. Check linked FWC regulations for current rules.