How Are Weakfish Caught?
They Can Be Caught on Bloodworms, Shedder Crabs and Other Natural Baits at 55 Degrees, but to Effectively Catch Weakfish on Artificial Lures, the Water Must Be...
They can be caught on bloodworms, shedder crabs and other natural baits at 55 degrees, but to effectively catch weakfish on artificial lures, the water must be warmer than 57 degrees. Once the water temperature rises above 75 degrees for three days, the weakfish will feed almost exclusively at night.
How do you catch a weakfish on Long Island?
Use your electronics to find drop-offs as weakfish will sit on the deeper edge of abrupt depth changes during the day. Shallow structure in western Long Island Sound will also hold weakfish during the summer months, and anglers have success both trolling and jigging for squeteague in these areas.
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Where can weakfish be found?
It is found along the eastern coast of North America from Nova Scotia, Canada to northern Florida, where it is fished both commercially and recreationally. Weakfish are also known by the American Indian name Squeteague.
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