Fishing For

Sooty grunter

4.0

(18)

343 Catches

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Average Length

9.8 in

Maximum Length

1.8 ft

Maximum Weight

13.6 lbs

Depth Range

Temperature Range

77.0 - 86.0 ºF

Top Fishing Spots To Catch Sooty grunter

3.0

(6)

Swan River

Swan, Western Australia

South Perth, Western Australia

South Perth, Western Australia

Cooloola (excl. Gympie), Queensland

-33.842965, 151.126818

-33.069757, 151.615393

Ryde, New South Wales

Top Baits For Catching Sooty grunter

Natural Baits by Shellfish Salt Water Prawns

4.0

(123)

25 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Chicken Meat

4.0

(115)

6 Catches

Natural Baits by Live Bait Salt Water Black Striped Mullet

4.0

(95)

3 Catches

Lures by Generic Lures Hard Baits Spinnerbait

4.0

(29)

3 Catches

Lures by Berkley Gulp! Saltwater Shrimp Molting - 2"

5.0

(2)

3 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Squid

4.0

(101)

2 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Shrimp

4.0

(203)

2 Catches

Lures by Berkley Gulp! Alive! Berkley Gulp! Alive Minnow 2-1/2'' - Smelt

4.0

(5)

2 Catches

Recently Caught Sooty grunter

Luke Mundy

2 weeks ago

•

Harris County, Texas

Species Sooty grunter

Gear 1

11 likes • 3 comments

Tyler Gonzales

3 weeks ago

•

Wagoner County, Oklahoma

Species Sooty grunter

7 likes

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Blake Marvucic

2025-07-30

•

DuPage County, Illinois

Species Sooty grunter

Weight 3 oz

Gear 1

4 likes

mk gamer

2025-07-01

•

Mackay - Pt B, Queensland

Caught using bread balls wheightless

Species Sooty grunter

Weight 2 lb 13 oz

Gear 2

7 likes

Jack Edwards

2025-07-01

•

Lockhart River, Queensland

Caught a nice sooty Gunter to eat

Species Sooty grunter

Weight 3 lb 1 oz

Gear 1

5 likes

Kobus Fourie

2025-05-25

•

Wright County, Minnesota

Species Sooty grunter

9 likes

Blaize Fleming

2025-04-17

•

Mareeba, Queensland

6 sootys

Species Sooty grunter

Gear 1

9 likes

Adrian Mccarthy H$K DOWNUNDER DIVISION

2025-02-15

•

Cooloola (excl. Gympie), Queensland

My mate Dan got this cracking sooty grunter at one of his spots on the Mary River. These guys are a very aggressive fish and love living in the timber and root balls of old and fallen trees 🤙🎣💯

Species Sooty grunter

59 likes • 28 comments

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