Fishing For

American eel

4.0

(50)

622 Catches

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Average Length

1.6 ft

Maximum Length

5.0 ft

Maximum Weight

16.2 lbs

Depth Range

0.0 - 1,522.3 ft

Temperature Range

39.2 - 77.0 ºF

Top Fishing Spots To Catch American eel

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(15)

Schuylkill River

Chester County, Pennsylvania

45.853254, -73.282875

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Westchester County, New York

Cape May County, New Jersey

Cecil County, Maryland

Wicomico County, Maryland

5 Catches

4.0

(17)

North Atlantic Ocean (US/MA/NH)

42.836325, -70.691787

5 Catches

Top Baits For Catching American eel

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Earthworms

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(1153)

48 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Night Crawlers

4.0

(1074)

44 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Shrimp

4.0

(211)

12 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Salt Water Sand Worm

4.0

(60)

8 Catches

Natural Baits by Shellfish Salt Water Shrimp (generic)

4.0

(128)

8 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Chicken Meat

4.0

(120)

6 Catches

Natural Baits by Live Bait Salt Water Shrimp

4.0

(323)

5 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Red Worms

4.0

(295)

5 Catches

Recently Caught American eel

Braiden Jeffs-girling

4 days ago

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Suffolk, England

Species American eel

5 likes • 1 comment

Millard Snowden

2 weeks ago

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Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Caught this big eel on my catfish rod. Now he will be bait next weekend #dirtycreekboyz

Species American eel

Gear 10

8 likes

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Dalton Slater

3 weeks ago

•

Hartford County, Connecticut

Lol

Species American eel

4 likes

Bailey Ryan

4 weeks ago

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Species American eel

8 likes • 1 comment

Daniel Carter

4 weeks ago

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King William County, Virginia

Tried to catch a fish for about an hour with my daughter but had to settle for an eel. She was so excited about it.

Species American eel

Gear 4

14 likes • 2 comments

Sasha Pichushkin

5 weeks ago

•

Marion County, Florida

Got some turtlehead tonight

Species American eel

7 likes • 4 comments

Turtle Man

4 weeks ago

•

Marshall County, Illinois

Species American eel

1 like

Drake Pear

8 weeks ago

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Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

Species American eel

13 likes

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