CORAL TROUT, COMMON

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CORAL TROUT, COMMON

Scientific Name: 
Plectropomus leopardus
Fish Group: 
Coral Trout
Salt/Fresh: 
Salt
Also Known As: 
Trout; Coral Trout; Common Coral Trout; Bluedotted Coral trout; Blue-spot Trout; Leopard Cod; Leopard Coral Grouper; Leopard Coralgrouper; Leopard Coral-trout; Leopard Trout
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Description: 

Coral Trout is one of the most delicious tasting and beautiful reef fish of Australia

How To Identify: 

A very colourful and one of the pretties fish on the reef, they range from bright orange to bright red to almost greenish brown when caught in shallower water. They always have bright blue or red spots on them. Normally caught around the 1 to 4 kgs but can grow to over 20 kgs. For more info on see Fishes of Australia.

Other Coral Trout include:

Barcheek Coral Trout;

Highfin Coral Trout;

Bluespotted Coral Trout (Footballer) and 

Passionfruit Coral Trout.

How To Catch: 

Mostly caught bait fishing and will take most fish baits, however one of the best baits in another small fillet of coral trout - but once you have caught one a real dilemma to cut up and use for bait! They love live baits as well. In recent years has been targeted with lures and they readily take nearly all types including soft plastics (they love 'em!), diving minnows, feather jigs and the most exciting of all - surface poppers, they strike hard and try and take you straight back to the coral bommie or cave they came from. They are a tough customer and awesome fun.

Where Found: 

Inshore Reefs and drop offs right to the edge of the Continental shelf, around the northern part of Australia

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