Striped Mojarra(Eugerres plumieri)

Quick Facts

  • Other Names: Sand perch
  • Size Range: Up to 2 pounds
  • Native Species?: Yes
  • Food Value: Fair

The mojarra is a small silver fish with a deep body and tall dorsal and anal spine. They have a unique mouth that can protrude downward to pluck tiny morsels out of the sand and mud where they live. Some species have horizontal stripes down their upper sides.

Mojarra are common in the shallows of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. They inhabit sandy beaches, mud bottom and grass flats.

Mojarra are often used for bait, but larger specimens can be eaten. Small fish are caught in cast nets or traps, and larger ones are caught on small bits of bait fished on the bottom.

Related Habitats:
Other Bait Fish Species: Gulf Killifish Golden Shiner Round Scad Atlantic Mackerel Atlantic Thread Herring Pinfish Gulf Menhaden White Shrimp
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Related Fishing Methods

Bottom fishing is normally about fishing bottom structures in order to target benthic or bottom dwelling fish. There are a wide variety of techniques, but the common element is the targeting of species who dwell around or hide in natural and man-made structures. Fish like grouper, snapper, amberjack and catfish would be considered bottom fish. It is very popular amongst anglers and success is often determined by the fishermen's ability to crank a fish away from the structure before the fish can duck into it and cut the line. Anchoring or drifting the boat over the structure is key to having success. There are many versions, and many of the bottom fish are prized eating.

Dead bait consists of many different types of bait that is no longer alive. Dead bait is still attractive to many fish as they are normally feeding by smell and dead bait is the ticket for smell. Fresh cut fish, dead shrimp, half crab, shucked clam, cut squid and all popular examples of bait that will catch a wide variety of fish. Many sport fish that are predators, will gladly take the opportunity to slurp up a fresh dead bait. A redfish is equally happy to chase down a baitfish or slurp up a dead shrimp on the bottom. Dead bait has the benefit is being easy to obtain, maintain and transport, as opposed to live bait which takes livewells, quality water control and can be harder to obtain.