Scup
Stenotomus chrysops
Also called porgy, scup porgy
Scup, also known as porgy, are a popular bottom-dwelling fish with a compressed body and sharp spines. They are prized for their excellent eating quality and fighting ability.
Scup at a glance
- Scientific name
- Stenotomus chrysops
- Typical size
- 8-14 inches
- IGFA world record
- 4 lbs 9 oz
- Water
- Saltwater
- Habitat
- Reef
- Rarity in the Fishdex™
- Common
Habitat
Rocky reefs, wrecks, and hard bottom in northeast waters. Schooling bottom fish. Good eating.
Catch one and it is yours
Log a scup 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 scup
The lure classes that produce for scup, 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.
Scup questions people ask
Scup is Stenotomus chrysops. Anglers also call it porgy, scup porgy.
A typical scup runs 8-14 inches. The IGFA all tackle world record stands at 4 lbs 9 oz. Cobia records the length and weight of every scup you log and keeps your personal best on its Fishdex entry.
Rocky reefs, wrecks, and hard bottom in northeast waters. Schooling bottom fish. Good eating. It is a salt water species, filed under reef in the Fishdex.
The IGFA all tackle world record scup weighed 4 lbs 9 oz.
Jigheads and grubs and curl-tails 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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Android coming soon
iPhone, iOS 17 or later. Setup takes about a minute.