A, B - December 14, 2020

BONITO, AUSTRALIAN

Scientific Name:

Sarda australis

Fish Group:

Tuna

Salt/Fresh:

Salt

Also Known As:

Australian Bonito; Stripey; Striped Tuna; Striped Bonito; Skipjack; Horse Mackerel; BONITO, AUSTRALIAN

Rating:

Countries:

Australia

Description:

Bonito is a small member of the Tuna family caught mainly for bait

How To Identify:

Blue black to Blue green above and silver below it has horizontal stripes that run from just behind the gills for the length of the fish. Sometimes it has light verticals bars as well. Grows to around 6-7 kgs but common around 1.5-2kgs

How To Catch:

Bonito will take nearly any sort of trolled lure but love particularly metal lures, such as Spanyid raiders and the like, feathers and small white jigs. They will also take fish bait such as pilchards, garfish and whitebait.

Where Found:

Found right around Australia's coastline, it favours inshore bays and estuaries areas where there is plenty of baitfish

BONITO, AUSTRALIAN

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