Giant trevally

Caranx ignobilis · Sea

Muscular reef predator, one of the strongest inshore fish in the Indo-Pacific.

Photo: Dr. Dwayne Meadows, NOAA/NMFS/OPR, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Facts

Best months	JFMAMJJASOND All year. Northern hemisphere; shift by six months south of the equator.
Feeds	Dawn and dusk
Water temp	24–30 °C
Typical size	60–90 cm · record about 170 cm
Diet	Fish, crabs, squid
Regions	AsiaOceaniaAfrica

Sensitive to the moon: favour the major solunar periods.

Tide matters: fish moving water.

Sensitive to pressure: fish a steady or slowly falling barometer.

Catching tip. Heavy poppers cast to reef edges and drop-offs.

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