Fishing For

Atlantic butterfish

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Average Length

7.9 in

Maximum Length

11.8 in

Maximum Weight

Depth Range

49.2 - 1,378.0 ft

Temperature Range

Top Fishing Spots To Catch Atlantic butterfish

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Baia De Vitória

-20.285673, -40.349386

Gulf of Pelabuhan Ratu Bay

-7.067388, 106.408146

-28.583528, 32.638541

Indian River County, Florida

Georgetown County, South Carolina

1 Catch

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North Atlantic Ocean (Horry County)

Horry County, South Carolina

1 Catch

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(4)

North Atlantic Ocean (US/GA)

31.641212, -81.004297

1 Catch

Top Baits For Catching Atlantic butterfish

Natural Baits by Shellfish Salt Water Shrimp (generic)

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(123)

1 Catch

Lures by Generic Lures Hard Baits Crankbait

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(46)

1 Catch

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Earthworms

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(1121)

1 Catch

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Night Crawlers

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(1049)

1 Catch

Recently Caught Atlantic butterfish

Tanner Mead

1 day ago

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Brevard County, Florida

Species Atlantic butterfish

5 likes

James Fleullan

2025-05-22

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Chatham County, Georgia

Lifer hook and line Butterfish (Peprilus triacanthus).

Species Atlantic butterfish

12 likes

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Shannondeaf Vanblaricom

2021-10-02

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Georgetown County, South Carolina

Fishing becah

Species Atlantic butterfish

Gear 1

17 likes

Daniel Carter

2021-05-30

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Horry County, South Carolina

Best catches of the day with my son. His PB Croaker, his first Atlantic butterfish, my first sea robin and black tip shark and caught a bunch of star fish it ate my whole fish and got hooked on a 8/0 hook wierd.

Species Atlantic butterfish

31 likes • 1 comment

Hafidh Alsalhi

2021-01-22

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صيد

Species Atlantic butterfish

10 likes

Jafer Ambalath

2021-01-18

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there was much more .. happiness hapens

Species Atlantic butterfish

19 likes

Maik Souza

2021-01-04

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3 Ponte

Species Atlantic butterfish

18 likes

Agus Muhammad Ramdan

2020-11-01

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Cuma dapat segini, sedikit layur dan beberapa ikan yang mirip bawal. Orang sini menyebutnya Geulang Sadap.

Species Atlantic butterfish

Weight 22 lb 1 oz

20 likes • 5 comments

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