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Where to catch Indo-Pacific Tarpon in Taiwan

Most records: Kaohsiung, New Taipei and Tainan (42 of 60 records at 24 spots).

Indo-Pacific Tarpon (Megalops cyprinoides), known in Taiwan as 大海鰱, a catch photo shared publicly by an angler
📷 @Joeexe1 · public catch on DudeFishinG

October has the most dated records (76 of 210); the three-hour window with the most records is 16:00–19:00 (75).

Local Taiwan name: 大海鰱. Scientific name: Megalops cyprinoides. This page is based on DudeFishinG aggregated catch records.

60
public spot-ranking sample
24
Taiwan spots with records
237
records with timing analysis
210
records with monthly analysis

Search answer

Where
The public indexable-spot ranking contains 60 DudeFishinG records across 24 Taiwan spots. Top local spot names include 冬山河-冬山段, 阿公店溪-岡山段, 淡水第一漁港, 安平漁港, 淡水河.
Time
The densest three-hour window is 16:00-19:00 with 75 records; the single-hour peak is 17:00.
Tide
Records with tide labels: rising tide 59, falling tide 32. This is a distribution, not a guarantee.
Bait
Common bait/lure labels: Soft plastic (21 records, 20 anglers), VIB/vibration lure (19 records, 10 anglers), Minnow (13 records, 11 anglers), Live/white shrimp (11 records, 10 anglers), Metal jig (6 records, 4 anglers).

Scope note: the spot ranking only counts indexable spots and each spot's published leading species. Time, month, method and measurement sections use their own field-completeness filters and show separate sample counts.

Records by county

60 records

Counted from the same public spot ranking as the answer above. A county with more records may simply have more anglers using the App.

  1. Kaohsiung 高雄市 · 19 records at 9 spots
  2. New Taipei 新北市 · 14 records at 4 spots
  3. Tainan 臺南市 · 9 records at 3 spots
  4. Yilan 宜蘭縣 · 9 records at 2 spots
  5. Yunlin 雲林縣 · 4 records at 3 spots
  6. Pingtung 屏東縣 · 4 records at 2 spots
  7. Chiayi County 嘉義縣 · 1 record at 1 spot

Records by month

210 dated records

Catch dates of location-checked records, all years combined. Counts also rise and fall with how many anglers log catches each month, so a quiet month is not proof the fish is absent.

  • Jan3
  • Feb2
  • Mar1
  • Apr6
  • May15
  • Jun18
  • Jul19
  • Aug23
  • Sep9
  • Oct76
  • Nov32
  • Dec6

Taiwan spot records

24 spots

Local spot names are shown in Traditional Chinese until reviewed English place names are available.

Timing and environment signals

237 records
Peak window

16:00-19:00 · 75 records.

Record type

Descriptive distribution from historical uploads. It does not predict your next trip by itself.

Month with the most records

October, in the monthly sample above.

Fishing methods

Shore lure casting 219, Close-quarters (maeuchi/hechi) 28, Float/rock (fukase) fishing 16.

Frequently asked

Where has Indo-Pacific Tarpon been recorded in Taiwan?

The public indexable-spot ranking contains 60 Indo-Pacific Tarpon records across 24 Taiwan spots. It only counts indexable spots and each spot's published leading species, so it is not the all-site historical total. The strongest local ranking records include 冬山河-冬山段, 阿公店溪-岡山段, 淡水第一漁港, 安平漁港, 淡水河.

What time was Indo-Pacific Tarpon most often recorded?

In DudeFishinG records, the densest three-hour window is 16:00-19:00 with 75 records. This is a historical distribution, not a catch guarantee.

What bait labels appear with Indo-Pacific Tarpon?

The most common bait or lure labels in the records are Soft plastic (21 records, 20 anglers), VIB/vibration lure (19 records, 10 anglers), Minnow (13 records, 11 anglers), Live/white shrimp (11 records, 10 anglers), Metal jig (6 records, 4 anglers).

Data boundary

This English page intentionally stays narrow: it uses first-party aggregated records, reviewed English fish names, and visible sample counts. It does not translate Chinese guide prose, infer unverified regulations, or promise catches. For the full Chinese page, see 大海鰱 fish data (Traditional Chinese).

Save spots and record catches in the App

Keep this English page as the reviewed terminology and data reference. The DudeFishinG App can be used to save Taiwan spots and record catches, but its interface and most community content are currently in Traditional Chinese.

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Sources and methodology

Taiwan fishing data from DudeFishinG first-party catch records · English pilot with reviewed common and scientific names.