Fishing For

Blue tilapia

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(147)

1.3K Catches

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Average Length

6.3 in

Maximum Length

1.5 ft

Maximum Weight

4.4 lbs

Depth Range

16.4 ft

Temperature Range

46.4 - 86.0 ºF

Top Fishing Spots To Catch Blue tilapia

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(1)

Unnamed / Forest Ln Pond

iLembe, KwaZulu-Natal

Collier County, Florida

Los Angeles, California

17 Catches

No Rating (0)

Unnamed / Tumela Mine Rd Pond

Saddle Creek Pit West

Unnamed / Kamdeboo Rd Pond

Cape-Town, Western Cape

11 Catches

Top Baits For Catching Blue tilapia

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Bread

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(222)

92 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Night Crawlers

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(1063)

83 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Earthworms

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(1139)

79 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Red Worms

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(291)

12 Catches

Lures by Worden's Original Rooster Tail 1/2 oz. Inline Spinner White

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(2)

8 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Hot Dog

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(144)

6 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Chicken Liver

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(140)

6 Catches

Lures by Kalin's Lunker Grubs 3" - 10 Pack - Smoke/Salt n' Pepper

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(1)

5 Catches

Recently Caught Blue tilapia

Cameron Grant

18 hours ago

•

City of Cape Town, Western Cape

Bait for big pond

Species Blue tilapia

7 likes

Scott H

4 days ago

•

Caloundra - Rail Corridor, Queensland

Absolute slab of a tilapia 44cm ( humanely dispatched) very happy bit of an upgrade from the micros 😂😂 put up a great fight

Species Blue tilapia

Weight 3 oz

Gear 1

17 likes • 10 comments

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Alex Egan

1 week ago

•

Ipswich - East, Queensland

Fun using Ultra light lures for small fish 👌

Species Blue tilapia

Gear 3

11 likes

Perkins Mutambanashe

1 week ago

•

eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal

Species Blue tilapia

Weight 4 lb 6 oz

13 likes

Edward Rizleris

1 week ago

•

Collier County, Florida

Back at the canal and finished the day with a blue tilapia!

Species Blue tilapia

Gear 6

30 likes • 2 comments

Keegan Nellmapius

1 week ago

•

Eden, Western Cape

Species Blue tilapia

Weight 1 lb 3 oz

Gear 1

16 likes

Bryce Lanzilotti

3 weeks ago

•

Hillsborough County, Florida

Species Blue tilapia

Weight 14 oz

8 likes

Ian Edwards

3 weeks ago

•

Los Angeles County, California

Nice tilapia on mini crank. Absolutely choked it. Really nice fighting fish near the bank they go nuts. Ultralight 4lb test.

Species Blue tilapia

Weight 1 lb

Gear 1

13 likes • 1 comment

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