Fishing For

Nile tilapia

4.0

(32)

276 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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(1)

Tenoroc Fish Management Lake

Polk County, Florida

10 Catches

No Rating (0)

Unnamed / Santander Barilli Toledo Rd Pond

Badian, Cebu

8 Catches

No Rating (0)

Saddle Creek Pit North

Huntington Beach, California

Lakeview Trails South Lake

Gilbert, Arizona

3 Catches

Top Baits For Catching Nile tilapia

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Night Crawlers

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(1112)

42 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Earthworms

4.0

(1199)

25 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Bread

4.0

(242)

15 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Red Worms

4.0

(308)

2 Catches

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

4.0

(5)

2 Catches

Natural Baits by Live Bait Fresh Water Common shiner

4.0

(150)

2 Catches

Flies by Generic Flies Nymph Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear

4.0

(2)

2 Catches

Lures by Strike King Mini-King Spinnerbait Black

5.0

(2)

1 Catch

Recently Caught Nile tilapia

Tyler Wagner

16 hours ago

•

Polk County, Florida

Species Nile tilapia

Gear 1

3 likes

Nawin Parr

2 days ago

•

Bang Nam Prieo, Chachoengsao

Reeled out for a bigger fish but hadn’t got any bite so I started to slowly reel back and somehow hooked this lil guy on my hook

Species Nile tilapia

Weight 8 lb 13 oz

3 likes

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Logan Alton

2 weeks ago

•

Sarasota County, Florida

Species Nile tilapia

Weight 1 lb 2 oz

6 likes

Adam Barbar

3 weeks ago

•

Palm Beach County, Florida

Species Nile tilapia

Gear 1

5 likes

Luke AnglerGanas

4 weeks ago

•

Sepang, Selangor

Species Nile tilapia

8 likes • 2 comments

Virindi Executor

5 weeks ago

•

Orange County, California

4 and 5 pound tilapia

Species Nile tilapia

12 likes • 1 comment

Virindi Executor

5 weeks ago

•

Orange County, California

Species Nile tilapia

Weight 5 lb

16 likes • 1 comment

Luke AnglerGanas

6 weeks ago

•

Sepang, Selangor

Kita nk main ruan, talapia pulak yang kejar vib

Species Nile tilapia

7 likes

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