Mangrove Snapper
Lutjanus griseus
Also called gray snapper, mango, mangoes
A popular inshore snapper species with a gray to reddish body and distinctive red eyes. Known for being wary and challenging to catch, making them a prized target for anglers.
Mangrove Snapper at a glance
- Scientific name
- Lutjanus griseus
- Typical size
- 10-18 inches
- IGFA world record
- 17 lbs
- State record
- 16 lbs 8 oz
- Water
- Saltwater
- Habitat
- Reef
- Rarity in the Fishdex™
- Uncommon
Habitat
Mangroves, docks, reefs, bridges, jetties. Extremely smart and line-shy.
Catch one and it is yours
Log a mangrove snapper through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your photo, your personal best, and the exact conditions on the day. The app also carries the slot and season rules for wherever you are standing.
How the Fishdex™ worksWhat to throw for mangrove snapper
The lure classes that produce for mangrove snapper, drawn from the same species map Cobia reasons about. Each one opens a full page on what it is, when it works and how to fish it.
Which one, in which color and which weight, depends on the water in front of you today. That part is the app.
Mangrove Snapper questions people ask
Mangrove Snapper is Lutjanus griseus. Anglers also call it gray snapper, mango, mangoes.
A typical mangrove snapper runs 10-18 inches. The IGFA all tackle world record stands at 17 lbs. Cobia records the length and weight of every mangrove snapper you log and keeps your personal best on its Fishdex entry.
Mangroves, docks, reefs, bridges, jetties. Extremely smart and line-shy. It is a salt water species, filed under reef in the Fishdex.
The IGFA all tackle world record mangrove snapper weighed 17 lbs. The standing state record on file is 16 lbs 8 oz.
Soft swimbaits and paddletails, jigheads and bucktails and hair jigs all produce. Which one, in which color and which weight, depends on the season, the water temperature and the tide on the day, which is the part Cobia works out against the lures you already own.
Yes. Log one through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your own photo, your personal best, and the conditions on the day you caught it. The app also carries the slot limits and season dates for wherever you are standing. It is free.
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