Gulf menhaden
Brevoortia patronus
A state link is a recorded source association, not a catch guarantee or confirmation that targeting is legal. Check current regulations with the responsible state agency.
- Peak months
- Typical depth
- Typical size
- Rarely over 10 inches Nearshore waters Spawn offshore across the northern Gulf in the winter; valuable commercial fishery
- Catch minimum
- National record
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Biology, seasons and size reflect the canonical source record, which may contain Florida context. They are not state-specific guidance for every linked state. Missing fields remain unfilled.
Overview
- Habitat summary
- Nearshore waters
- Aliases
- pogie
- Water type
- saltwater
When to fish
- Seasonality
- Nearshore waters Spawn offshore across the northern Gulf in the winter; valuable commercial fishery Image Credit: © Diane Rome Peebles Also known as pogie.
Where to fish
- Habitat summary
- Nearshore waters
- Habitat zone
- nearshore
- Fishing zone
- nearshore
How to catch
Not in the source.
Bait & lures
Not in the source.
Size
- Typical size
- Rarely over 10 inches Nearshore waters Spawn offshore across the northern Gulf in the winter; valuable commercial fishery
Records
Recorded catches retain their source scope; state and world catches are not national records.
No record catch is in the source.
Related states & places
Place links are planning context, not proof of local species presence. Florida city links marked local context follow existing directory relationships, not catch reports.
Texas fishing guide
Source-linked directories
Real local listings currently cover Florida only. Boat-ramp, charter and creator links below follow existing Florida species relationships. Bait-shop links are city context only, not species-targeting evidence.
Boat ramps — Florida
Selected examples from 655 source-linked directory records.
- Lynn Haven A.L. Kinsaul Park Paddlecraft Access
- Grassy Point Road Paddlecraft Access
- Sandra Road Road Paddlecraft Access
- Frank Nelson Park - Paddlecraft Access
- Bay County 26th Street Park Paddlecraft Access
- Amhurst Street Park Paddlecraft Access
- Jan Cooley Drive Paddlecraft Access
- Laurie Avenue Paddlecraft Dock
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Charter captains: no matching local listing in the source for this species.
Bait shops — Florida
Selected examples from 356 source-linked city-context records.
- Cathey's Hardware And Tackle
- Mexico Beach Marina
- ANGLERS TACKLE
- Academy Sports + Outdoors
- B J's Marine Services
- Brooks Bait & Tackle LLC
- Buster's Beer & Bait
- Half Hitch-Panama City Beach
Browse the Florida bait shops directory
Fishing creators — Florida
Selected examples from 1 source-linked directory records.
Browse the Florida fishing creators directory
For other linked states, local listings are not in the source yet; use the state and species guides above.
Related species
Navigation links share a recorded scientific genus or a source state and water-type grouping. This is not a claim of identical habitat or legal targeting.
Source evidence by state
Florida
- common name local
- Gulf Menhaden
- scientific name local
- Brevoortia patronus
- water type local
- saltwater
- enrichment status
- enriched
- geo regions fl
- Statewide Gulf
- range precision
- region
Texas
- common name local
- Gulf Menhaden
- scientific name local
- Brevoortia patronus
- water type local
- saltwater
- enrichment status
- seed
LoveToFish is a national fishing guide. Fish species coverage spans all 50 states. Ramp, charter, bait shop, and creator directories currently cover Florida. Verify current local regulations with the responsible agency.