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Mahi-mahi

Coryphaena hippurus · Llampuga · Lampuga

The great Catalan autumn fishery — look for anything floating offshore.

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Scientific name: Coryphaena hippurus

Also called: Llampuga · Lampuga

What it takes: Small trolled minnowboga vivaSurface popper

How to rig for it

Troll or cast around floating objects and FADs

Best light: First light · Daylight · Dusk

Depth: 0–50 m

Water temperature: 21–28 °C

Minimum landing size: 30 cm

When Mahi-mahi is in season

August· September· October· November

Where to catch Mahi-mahi around Barcelona

Not a shore species around Barcelona — this one is a boat or an inland fish. See the species reference for how to reach it.

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