Weakfish
Cynoscion regalis
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
- Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Dec
- Typical depth
- Typical size
- commonly up to 20 inches
- Catch minimum
- National record
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Recorded profile
- habitat summary
- Coastal to offshore waters of the Atlantic (typically not in the Gulf of Mexico); juveniles found in estuaries
- diet
- feeds primarily on shrimp and fish.
- preferred bait
- shrimp; small baitfish
- preferred lures
- bucktails and soft plastics
- techniques
- drift or cast jigs/shrimp in estuaries and surf
- peak months
- Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Dec
States with a source record
Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Massachusetts · Maryland · Maine · North Carolina · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New York · Rhode Island · South Carolina · Virginia
Source evidence by state
- Connecticut — Weakfish · seed: portal.ct.gov · portal.ct.gov
- Delaware — Weakfish · seed: dnrec.delaware.gov · dnrec.delaware.gov
- Florida — Weakfish · enriched: myfwc.com · myfwc.com · catchafloridamemory.com · www.floridasportsman.com · www.floridasportsman.com · myfwc.com
- Georgia — Weakfish · seed: georgiawildlife.com · georgiawildlife.com · georgiawildlife.com
- Massachusetts — Weakfish · seed: www.mass.gov · www.mass.gov · www.mass.gov
- Maryland — Weakfish · seed: dnr.maryland.gov · dnr.maryland.gov · dnr.maryland.gov
- Maine — Weakfish · seed: www.maine.gov · www.maine.gov
- North Carolina — Weakfish · seed: www.ncwildlife.gov · auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov · www.deq.nc.gov · www.ncwildlife.gov
- New Hampshire — Weakfish · seed: www.wildlife.nh.gov · www.wildlife.nh.gov
- New Jersey — Weakfish · seed: dep.nj.gov · dep.nj.gov · dep.nj.gov
- New York — Weakfish · seed: dec.ny.gov · dec.ny.gov · dec.ny.gov · dec.ny.gov · dec.ny.gov
- Rhode Island — Weakfish · seed: dem.ri.gov · dem.ri.gov
- South Carolina — Weakfish · seed: www.dnr.sc.gov · www.dnr.sc.gov · www.dnr.sc.gov · www.dnr.sc.gov
- Virginia — Weakfish · seed: dwr.virginia.gov · mrc.virginia.gov
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