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Snappers
Saltwater Fish Species of The Gambia

West African Snapper - Lutjanus agennes

Identification
Snapper Types:
Guinean Snapper, Cubera,
Red, Brown
& many other varieties
Gambian Names:
Yagh
Scientific Names:
Lutjanus agennes, Lutjanus dentatus, Lutjanus fulgenes, Lutjanus goreensis
General Catch Size:
5lb to 100lb
 

Best Baits: Best fished on live baits including mullet, herrings, croakers, blue swimmer crabs. Dead baits including bonga fish fillets, mullet, calamari, nine bone fillets. Occasionally taken on lures - Rapala CD16/CD18 deep diver lures.

Top Tips: Bottom fished around rocky reefs & outcrops. Snappers are brutal fighters when hooked making short powerful runs often around any rocky outcrop resulting in This Guinean Snapper was over 70lba 'snap off'! They are best bottom fished with a live bait fairly close to the boat on a short (3ft) heavy mono-trace (70lb) with a 6/0 strong hook & around 1ft of 10lb rotten bottom so the weight can break free when the fish is hooked. It pays to hold the rod in the hand with a tight drag & fight the fish hard on full pressure. If you leave the rod unattended it is often all over before you pick it up.

When - All year-round

Recommended TACKLE

Rod: 20lb to 50lb / 7ft boat rod
Reel: Multiplier or Fixed Spool
Main Line: 30lb to 40lb mono or braid
Line Trace: 70lb mono & 50lb wire trace for lures
Swivel: 40lb to 60lb
Hooks: 5/0 Mustard or Owner size 7 live bait

   
These two snappers were caught off the Atlantic Reef   
 
African Pompano
    Barracuda
    Guinean Barracuda
    Butterfish
    Captain Fish (Threadfin) 
    Cassava
    Jacks
    Ladyfish
    Nine-Bone
    Shark
   
Snappers
                                  
Spanish Mackerel
                                   Rays
                                   Tarpon


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 Fish Species
 of The Gambia

     Snappers



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