Texas Gulf Coast Fishing

Jolthead Porgy

JOLTHEAD PORGY - Calamus bajonado Family Sparidae, PORGIES

Description: generally silvery to brassy, with a bluish cast; front of head brown, with blue line along lower rim of eye; a whitish stripe below eye, and another between eye and mouth; corner of mouth orange.
Size: to 60 cm (2 ft.) and 3.6 kg (8 lbs.).
Where Found: coastal waters to 45 m (150 ft.).