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Long-neck Croaker
Saltwater
Fish Species of The Gambia
Identification
Ladyfish Types:
Long-neck Croaker
Gambian Names:
Ladyfish,
Taunoon - (Taunoun)
Scientific Names:
Pseudotolithus Typus
General Catch Size:
5lb to 45lb
Best Baits: Rack of
shrimps or small live herrings are
for best results. Dead-baits, a
shrimp & tip of bonga fish cocktail
works well or also live or dead
ghost crabs.
 Top Tips:
Ladyfish feed in small
and large shoals. They like fast
moving spring tides and will feed
hard often for a short space of
time. The first two hours at the
beginning or end of a new tide are
favourite. These fish feed on open
muddy ground and sandbars just off
the rocky reefs.
Fished on a running ledger with a
light trace (20-30lbs) 3ft to 4ft
long, they are a hard hitting fish
and will bang into the bait and keep
going providing the angler with
excellent sport. In open water over
a flat ground, Ladyfish can be taken
on the drift bouncing a live bait or
shrimp and bonga strip cocktail
along the bottom.
When:
All year-round
Recommended TACKLE
Rod: 12lb to 20lb / 7ft to 9ft uptider boat rod
Reel: Multiplier or Fixed Spool
Main Line: 25lb/30lb mono or braid
Hooks: 3/0 Mustard or 5/0
Owner Catfish hook
African
Pompano
Barracuda
Guinean Barracuda
Butterfish
Captain Fish
(Threadfin)
Cassava
Jacks
Ladyfish
Nine-Bone
Shark
Snapper
Spanish Mackerel
Rays
Tarpon
Mark Longster
SEE BOAT CHARTER PRICES
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Fish
Species
of The Gambia
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Fishing in
The Gambia -
What's
Available
General
Descriptions
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TARPON FISHING
Fish for giant Atlantic Tarpon in The Gambia river estuary........Read More
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REEF FISHING
Sport Fishing on the inshore reefs & sandbars...............................................Read More
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CREEK FISHING
Light tackle species fishing in the oyster mangrove creeks................Read More
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SHORE ANGLING
Shore Angling Safari's along Gambia's unspoilt coastline................Read More
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THE BOAT - Skippers - Location
Our Boston Whaler boat will get you to all major fishing grounds within 30 mins.......................................Read More |
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