Fishing For

Nile tilapia

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237 Catches

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Average Length

Maximum Length

2.0 ft

Maximum Weight

9.5 lbs

Depth Range

0.0 - 65.6 ft

Temperature Range

56.3 - 91.4 ºF

Top Fishing Spots To Catch Nile tilapia

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Tenoroc Fish Management Lake

Polk County, Florida

10 Catches

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Unnamed / Santander Barilli Toledo Rd Pond

Badian, Cebu

8 Catches

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Saddle Creek Pit North

Lakeview Trails South Lake

Saddle Creek Pit East

Polk County, Florida

3 Catches

Top Baits For Catching Nile tilapia

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Night Crawlers

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(1057)

41 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Earthworms

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(1133)

21 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Bread

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(213)

13 Catches

Flies by Generic Flies Nymph Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear

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(2)

2 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Red Worms

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(290)

2 Catches

Flies by White River Woolly Bugger Flies 6 - Black - 6 Pack

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(4)

2 Catches

Natural Baits by Live Bait Fresh Water Common shiner

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(143)

2 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Corn

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(231)

1 Catch

Recently Caught Nile tilapia

Nate Steffanic

15 hours ago

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Duval County, Florida

I can rest knowing it wasn't a monster bass I lost one day in the same spot

Species Nile tilapia

Weight 6 lb

10 likes • 2 comments

Joshua Scholtz

1 day ago

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eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal

Species Nile tilapia

Weight 2 lb 9 oz

12 likes

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Zhenhao Jiang

5 days ago

•

Maricopa County, Arizona

This is an invasive species - we should take it away instead of releasing it.

Species Nile tilapia

Weight 1 lb 9 oz

10 likes • 3 comments

Adam Prescott

1 week ago

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Palm Beach County, Florida

Species Nile tilapia

9 likes

Tanya Parson

3 weeks ago

•

Saint Lucie County, Florida

Species Nile tilapia

5 likes

Michael Cowell

2 weeks ago

•

Maricopa County, Arizona

First time fishing in AZ. and first time catching a tilapia 😅. Still great fun and perfect weather out there 👌

Species Nile tilapia

Gear 1

14 likes

Ira sherman

3 weeks ago

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Polk County, Florida

Finishing my fishing day with a nice 2 lb tilapia 😁😁😂

Species Nile tilapia

Weight 2 lb

Gear 1

24 likes • 2 comments

Haseo Pett

2 weeks ago

•

Petaling, Selangor

Free time Rod: Daiwa Crossfire X 562UL Reel: Tica SD2559 Baits: Cricket

Species Nile tilapia

Gear 2

7 likes

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