Pinfish also known to anglers as pin perch is a member of the porgy family. Are
natorious for stealing bait, especially for those fishing with live shrimp. Commonly found
throughout the bay system they will usually congregate around pilings, piers and bay
structure. Their diet consist of mostly small crustaceans, Mollusks, fish and vegetations.
A great diversion fish for those young anglers wanting to wet a line during their summer
vacations. They will readily eat a hook tip with a morsel of shrimp or crab. Which is good
news for those older anglers since they make excellent bait for those bigger species of
game fish that they may want to seek out later in the day. Just beware of those sharp fin
spines which is where they derived their names from..
State Records: 2.46 pounds Galveston, Texas
January 4, 1992
Mark Duncan Houston
World Record: 3 pounds, 5 ounces Horn Island,
Mississippi
September 4, 1992
William Davis Fountain