Fishing For

Orinoco sailfin catfish

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(3)

18 Catches

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Average Length

Maximum Length

1.6 ft

Maximum Weight

Depth Range

Temperature Range

73.4 - 80.6 ºF

Top Fishing Spots To Catch Orinoco sailfin catfish

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Aling Nene's Pond

14.725921, 120.947734

Uthungulu, KwaZulu-Natal

Collier County, Florida

1 Catch

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(7)

Gulf of America (Apalachicola Bay)

Franklin County, Florida

Hillsborough County, Florida

1 Catch

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Keya Creek

Hsinchu City, Kaohsiung

Top Baits For Catching Orinoco sailfin catfish

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Earthworms

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(1120)

3 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Bread

4.0

(206)

2 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Chicken Liver

4.0

(135)

1 Catch

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Atlantic Longfin Squid

4.0

(106)

1 Catch

Recently Caught Orinoco sailfin catfish

Brady Reynolds

2025-06-28

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Orange County, Florida

Saw him in a hole and threw the net over before hopping in and tapping his tail where he then swam into the net.

Species Orinoco sailfin catfish

Gear 1

10 likes

Charles Mitchell

2025-05-01

•

Collier County, Florida

Caught this little pleco with bare hands and got him out of the ecosystem

Species Orinoco sailfin catfish

16 likes

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Jayden Esposito

2025-03-23

•

Broward County, Florida

Got him with a net

Species Orinoco sailfin catfish

Weight 2 lb

7 likes • 1 comment

Je-han Jan

2024-12-27

•

Uthungulu, KwaZulu-Natal

Species Orinoco sailfin catfish

Weight 2 lb 2 oz

Gear 2

11 likes • 1 comment

Him Him

2023-12-31

•

Webb County, Texas

Species Orinoco sailfin catfish

Weight 1 lb 10 oz

14 likes • 2 comments

L J

2023-10-24

•

Broward County, Florida

Lake shark on the bait caster!!😂🤙🏽

Species Orinoco sailfin catfish

13 likes • 2 comments

Ryan Elkins

2023-07-03

•

Franklin County, Florida

Species Orinoco sailfin catfish

Gear 1

12 likes

Jackson Bayer

2023-04-02

•

Orange County, Florida

Do not suggest to hold it like I did if I he fish moves at all it pinched your hand and it HURTS.

Species Orinoco sailfin catfish

Weight 1 lb 8 oz

Gear 1

8 likes • 2 comments

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