Palometa
Trachinotus goodei
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- Peak months
- Typical depth
- Typical size
- Usually less than 20 inches (1 pound)
- Catch minimum
- National record
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Overview
- Habitat summary
- Clear water along sandy beaches and bays, and occasionally found over reefs. Most common in south Florida.
- Aliases
- great pompano
- Water type
- saltwater
When to fish
- Good months
- Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
- Seasonality
- Spawn offshore in spring, summer and fall.
Where to fish
- Habitat summary
- Clear water along sandy beaches and bays, and occasionally found over reefs. Most common in south Florida.
- Habitat zone
- nearshore
- Fishing zone
- inshore
How to catch
- Techniques
- Palometa readily strikes small artificial lures.
Bait & lures
- Preferred lures
- Palometa readily strikes small artificial lures.
Size
- Typical size
- Usually less than 20 inches (1 pound)
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.
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 135 source-linked directory records.
- Bill Kieth Preserve Kayak Beach
- Cox's Landing 15th Street Boat Ramp
- Lewis Landing Park Kayak Dock
- J. Dewey Hawkins Landing - Kayak Launch Dock
- Cooleys Landing Public Boat Ramp
- Hugh Taylor Birch State Park - Kayak Launch and Rentals
- Sullivan Park Kayak Launch Dock
- Alsdorf Park Boat Ramp
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Bait shops — Florida
Selected examples from 169 source-linked city-context records.
- General Food Store
- Bill Boyds Tackle and Gun Shop
- Black Hook Tackle
- Carl's Bait & Tackle Shop
- Custom Rod & Reel
- DICK'S Sporting Goods
- Hook A Snook Bait & Tackle LLC
- How Ya Reelin Fishing & Tackle
Browse the Florida bait shops directory
Fishing creators — Florida
Selected examples from 4 source-linked directory records.
Related species
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Source evidence by state
Florida
- common name local
- Palometa
- scientific name local
- Trachinotus goodei
- water type local
- saltwater
- enrichment status
- enriched
- geo regions fl
- Southeast · Inland South
- range precision
- region
Legacy Florida source profiles
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