Texas Fish & Game

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March 12, 2024

Mahi-Mahi on Light Gear

Catching mahi-mahi is always fun, but it’s on light gear that catching these fish really becomes a ball. Few fish will jump, change direction, and peel drag the way mahi can, and on 20-pound spinning gear […]
September 26, 2023

Fire Up the Mahi-Mahi

Mahi-mahi are one of those species that’s almost always willing to bite. Almost. But on occasion they do get lockjaw, which is doubly frustrating because (unless you’re trolling) you can usually see them swim right up […]
August 2, 2023

Catch More Mahi-Mahi Offshore

Mahi-mahi are certainly an exhilarating fish to catch. They attack with abandon, leap clear of the water, and go utterly berserk when you get them into the boat. And on the whole, they’re relatively easy to […]
June 21, 2022

Catch More Mahi-Mahi with SST

Mahi-mahi are awesome oceanic fish – they’re plentiful and usually willing to bite, they taste great, they fight hard and make acrobatic leaps through the air, and few fish can hold a candle to them when […]
April 26, 2022

Tips for Better Bailing

You’ve been on the ocean for hours without a single bite, when you spot it: a board, cargo net, or a refrigerator floating on the surface. Heck, it doesn’t mater what it is. If you see […]
October 1, 2020

Kayak Fishing For… Offshore Mahi-Mahi?!?!

I’ll admit it right up front: I am not an incredibly good kayak angler. I spend most of my time on larger boats, and my kayak fishing experience is quite limited. I do know a few […]
August 27, 2019

Inshore Mahi Tactics

Most of us think of mahi-mahi (dolphinfish) as a species usually encountered in offshore waters, and usually that’s the case. Some years, however, they come closer to shore than others. And every so often they can […]