Fishing For

American conger

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Average Length

3.3 ft

Maximum Length

7.5 ft

Maximum Weight

88.2 lbs

Depth Range

3.3 - 1,565.0 ft

Temperature Range

Top Fishing Spots To Catch American conger

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Chesapeake Bay

Northampton County, Virginia

Pinellas County, Florida

Volusia County, Florida

1 Catch

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Manasquan River

Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey

North Atlantic Ocean (US/NC)

Tyrrell County, North Carolina

1 Catch

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North Atlantic Ocean (US/NC)

Carteret County, North Carolina

1 Catch

Top Baits For Catching American conger

Natural Baits by Shellfish Salt Water Shrimp (generic)

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(123)

1 Catch

Natural Baits by Shellfish Salt Water Prawns

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(123)

1 Catch

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Threadfin Shad

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1 Catch

Lures by Berkley Gulp! Berkley Saltwater Gulp! Swimming Mullet Pearl White - 3" - 11 Pack

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(11)

1 Catch

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Chicken Meat

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(115)

1 Catch

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Earthworms

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(1120)

1 Catch

Recently Caught American conger

Joe Turner

2024-12-18

•

Suffolk County, New York

Species American conger

Gear 1

2 likes

Ryker Place

2025-09-25

•

Kent County, Rhode Island

Species American conger

13 likes • 1 comment

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Tyler Welsh

2024-07-18

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City of Virginia Beach, Virginia

Got a conger eel , which yes it's a small one but it cool to me, yes lots of spots but why are they so small down here.

Species American conger

Gear 1

13 likes

Alexis AJ

2024-05-19

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Ocean County, New Jersey

Killer trip with NJ Multispecis Mayhem on The Gambler out of Point Pleasant NJ today. I added I think 4 species I had never caught before. A day I will never forget.

Species American conger

9 likes

Greg Nicholas

2023-11-10

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Carteret County, North Carolina

What a face! Middle size American Conger eel.

Species American conger

Weight 5 lb

Gear 1

14 likes • 1 comment

YakGod86 $$$

2023-07-15

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Northampton County, Virginia

Species American conger

Gear 1

13 likes

William Elliott

2022-11-12

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Pinellas County, Florida

Species American conger

10 likes • 4 comments

Sylvester Today

2022-09-27

•

Providence County, Rhode Island

Didn’t know what it was when catch, so I put it back in the water because it look like snake. So I didn take the measurements of it but I catch two of it.

Species American conger

Gear 1

9 likes • 3 comments

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