Fish facts #3 - Jeremy Wade feat. The Golden Dorado [Video]
The Golden Dorado is extremely beautiful and majestic fish it's a great attraction as a fishing target. This fish fights hard and jumps high while hooked by angler so it's definitely not an easy prey. It's massive jaws and their power impressed me a lot. I really wish to have opportunity catching this gorgeous monster.
Before you will see the video a short information about this fish.
The Golden Dorado or River Tiger (Latin: Salminus brasiliensis, Cuvier, 1816 )
Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Order: Characiformes (Characins)
Family: Characidae
Genus: Salminus
Species: S. brasiliensis
Distribution
South America: Paraná, Paraguay, and Uruguay River basins; Laguna dos Patos drainage, upper Chaparé and Mamoré River basin in Bolivia. Occurrence in the remaining Amazon River highly doubtful.
Size / Weight
Max length : 100.0 cm;
max. published weight: 31.4 kg;
max. reported age: 9 years;
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous
Tropical: ~~ 20°C - 28°C
Short description
The golden dorado has a massive head and extremely strong jaws with sharp teeth. Mature fishes are yellow to golden colored, but young fishes are more silvery. This fish reaches maturity in around 37 cm body length. The average weight of the golden dorado is about 3–10 kg. Females grows larger than males.
Biology
The native habitat is warm freshwater. Occurs in ponds. Carnivorous which feeds on fish, crustaceans and small vertebrates (small mammals, lizards and birds).
Supporting source: http://www.fishbase.org
Video
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I believe that the fish is remarkable but I cannot see the movie ;(
I don't know why it works 100 %
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Ohh Wow! Ok I'll try to find other source thanks for letting me know :)
Ok There is alternative now, you can try @margaretwise :)
Hi thought I would chime in here.
I took people to Coiba island fishing for a couple years but never caught a Golden Dorado, here is what we caught all day long in the fall months, tired the fishermen right out...
Crazy fighters for sure. they used to slap the crap out of me when I brought them on board, the colors are amazing almost glowing till you put them to sleep and they fade.
Oh I have some Polish Canadian friends that live very close to me here near Ocu, but they are going home next week. He built a smokehouse this year and has been experimenting. The food they make is pure heaven, always washed down with too much rum LOL.
Maybe we could get together next year when they return ?
Sure I have family in Santiago and I have been visiting Ocu once 👍 Nice Mahi Mahi photo
My wife's family is near Santiago, Puerto Mutis. that's where we ran our tours from. We would do 6 day rotations to Coiba. here was our main boat, plus 2 or 3 launches towed with us.
here is big Tuna, some time we filled the launches with them
we used te deck crane for the larger ones and to take pictures with the guests
Wow that's amazing I have been fishing in Golfo de Montehijo we need to get some contact :)
I know lots of people there, do you have a boat or do you hire guides?
I'm hunting around for a sailboat now. I'm never in a hurry to go anywhere and the wind is free Petrol is not LOL.
I skippered a 48' catamaran for a year, brought it through the canal to the Pacific side. The owner was a avid fisherman so we trolled wherever we went.
We did the island hops from Pearl islands to David.
Good times :-)
I don't have boat yet I hire guides because I came to Panama 7 months ago still everything is in progress.
It's really amazing story, Cody :) can you send me some contact to you in Panama on email [email protected]?
I'll send an email with my number, do you have whats app?
Yes in Panama everyone use it :D
Can you take me fishing? I would have loved the fight of reeling that big baby in!!
Whenever you are going to come to Panama let me know so we can go for some fishing :)
I will take you up on that for sure because you are the master of fishing I can see that! I'm pretty good to but you've got me beat! I grew up in the Yucatan on the gulf of Mexico and fishing was every weekend and in the summer everyday, I plan on going to panama in 2020. I am looking forward to it!
Sure man. I grew up in Poland next to river and lake fishing with my dad :)
I've never seen this sort of fish before.
Gave me a little fright at first but the colour is beautiful.
It has a strong and majestic appearance. One of my favourites :)
Good for you. I am envious!!!
You don't have a reason to be envious yet. I need to catch it first :D
I wish you goo luck!
Thanks ;)