![]() ![]() ![]() Summer is the best time to catch dollies off our coast as they migrate south after the warm to cold water buffer zones. Normally when you find one they will have mates nearby.ĭollies can be found in most current lines, spawn lines, around floating objects such as drift wood, bread crates, Palm fronds, floats, buoys, markers, FAD’s, drum line and trap lines from close reefs out to the shelf. They prefer to hang in schools with a large bull as head of the pack with his Haram of cows in tow. These numbers increases as fish length increases and they spawn very frequently once matured. Producing about 58,000 – 1.5 million eggs per spawn. Estimated to only live to 2-4years and are highly fecund. Their estimated growth is up to 25kgs and around 210cm after two to four years. They usually grow about 1kg in the first 6months of their lives and can reach about 10kg after a year. Lifespan and movement:ĭolphinfish are one of the fastest growing and shortest lived fish in our waters. No wonder they go so hard once connected and put up a great fight. Fast moving speedsters that can reach speeds of up to 50 knots or 92.5kms an hour. They will fly out of the water after flying fish and will even quite often catch bait mid air. They are as comfortable in the air as they are in the water. So a quick pic as soon as you catch it will show off their amazing colours.ĭollies are one of the best fighting fish off our coasts, as they are aerial acrobats once hooked and are super fast. Fishos are often disappointed with the colour as it fades really fast once out of the water and dispatched. The bright yellow belly, electric blue/ green top and bright electric blue spots all over it are so charged up when first landed. As they migrate down our coast and chase the warm water boundaries. Locally we have all the government implemented FAD’s, pro fisherman trap lines and drum line which hold schools of dollies off our coast each year. We are so lucky to have the dolphin fish fishery we have in Australia. Your fish of the month is Mahi mahi……… Mahi mahi ( dolphin fish) Corphaena hippurus Written by Anthony Coughran from Fishing Fun Gold Coast A comprehensive guide to fishing for Mahi Mahi.
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