Deep & reef (jigging)
Wreckfish
Cherne · Polyprion americanus
Big, deep-bodied, dark brown-grey, a bony ridge over the gill cover. A trophy bottom fish.
Best months
Oct–Mar
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Legal minimum size
78 cm
Portaria 484/2016/M (Anexo II)
Habitat
Deep reef, wrecks, drop-offs and banks (Ilhéu Chão, Ponta do Pargo).
Method
Deep-drop / heavy bottom rigs; deep jigging.
Bait & lures
Whole squid, large fish baits.
Legal sizes per Portaria 484/2016/M (Anexo II). Always confirm with the Direção Regional de Pescas.