Big game (offshore)
Wahoo
Wahoo · Acanthocybium solandri
Long, slender, steel-blue with vertical tiger bars, beak-like jaws and razor teeth. Blistering runs.
Best months
Jun–Jan
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D
Legal minimum size
No minimum landing size listed in Anexo II — daily weight limits and good practice still apply.
Habitat
Offshore, near drop-offs and structure.
Method
High-speed trolling (bibbed minnows, skirts) with a wire or heavy fluoro bite leader; also caught jigging deep.
Legal sizes per Portaria 484/2016/M (Anexo II). Always confirm with the Direção Regional de Pescas.