SeaAjBest months
January–December
Where
- Estuaries
- Harbours & piers
Best time
- Dawn
- Dusk
- Night
Conditions
- Falling tide
- Calm sea
Usual size
15–40 cm
General guidance for the Mediterranean and the nearby Atlantic; local seasons can differ.
How to catch it
Methods
- Spinning (lures)
- Live bait
- Float
Baits
- Live fish
- Shrimp
Lures
- Soft plastics
- Minnows / plugs
The angler's tip
Smaller cousin of the snook, in estuaries, lagoons and shallow soft bottoms: shrimp or small live fish, or a small soft plastic, near structure and channel edges at first and last light.
Legal minimum size
We have no verified rule for your country yet. Check your local fisheries authority before keeping any fish.
About this fish
Centropomus parallelus is a species of fish in the family Centropomidae, the snooks and robalos. It is known by several common names, including fat snook, smallscale fat snook, little snook, and chucumite. It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, its distribution extending from southern Florida in the United States to southern Brazil near Florianópolis.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to catch Centropomus parallelus?
The best months are January–December. Best time of the day: Dawn, Dusk, Night.
What bait or lure works for Centropomus parallelus?
Live fish, Shrimp · Soft plastics, Minnows / plugs · Spinning (lures), Live bait, Float.
Related species
These are estimates, not guarantees. Always look at the sea yourself before going out, do not go alone and wear a life jacket.