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Round Goby

Round Goby

Neogobius melanostomus

  • 5lakes
  • 86logged catches
  • 0.53 kg heaviest logged

PlaceRound Goby (Neogobius Melanostomus) is a bottom-dwelling species of Goby, that is native to central Eurasia including the Black and Caspian seas. These fish are found in both freshwater and saltwater ecosystems and particularly prefer deep rivers, basins and coastal lagoons with sandy and rocky bottoms. Round Gobies are small, soft-bodied fish that are tawny-brown in color and can be distinguished by a black spot on their dorsal fin. Round Gobies can grow to a maximum of 25 cm in length and usually range in weight from 50 to 250 g. Their diet primarily consists of mollusks, crustaceans, worms, small fish, and insect larvae.

What actually catches it ranked by real logged catches

Baits

Bloodworms 13 Night Crawlers 13 Maggots 10 Red Worms 5 Shrimp 2 Caster Maggots 2 Semolina Balls 2 Yellow Maggots 1 Sideswimmers 1 Small Minnows 1 Wax Worms 1 Red Maggots 1

Best setups by lake 5 lakes with data

Sander Baggersee Lake — 34 catches , best 0.29 kg

  • Night Crawlers Hook #4 Feeder bottom 3×
  • Maggots Hook #4 Feeder bottom 3×
  • Night Crawlers Hook #6 Feeder bottom 3×
  • Night Crawlers Hook #4 Feeder bottom Shore 2×

Dnipro River — 19 catches , best 0.3 kg

  • Shrimp Hook #2/0 Feeder bottom 2×
  • Bloodworms Hook #10 Float Shore 50 m 2×
  • Bloodworms Hook #10 Feeder bottom 2×
  • Bloodworms Hook #1 Float Shore 104 m 1×

Ghent-Terneuzen Canal — 17 catches , best 0.25 kg

  • Night Crawlers Hook #1 Feeder bottom 2×
  • Maggots Hook #4 Feeder bottom Shore 1×
  • Night Crawlers Hook #4 Feeder bottom Shore 1×
  • Red Worms Hook #1 Feeder bottom Shore 1×

Ghent-Terneuzen Canal (reworked) — 8 catches , best 0.53 kg

  • Bloodworms Hook #8 Feeder bottom Shore 2×
  • Maggots Hook #8 Feeder bottom Shore 1×
  • Wax Worms Hook #10 Feeder bottom Shore 1×
  • Semolina Balls Hook #8 Feeder bottom Shore 1×

Lesni Vila Fishery (reworked) — 8 catches , best 0.14 kg

  • Red Worms Hook #8 Feeder bottom Shore 3×
  • Maggots Hook #10 Feeder bottom Shore 1×
  • Maggots Hook #8 Feeder bottom Shore 1×
  • Bloodworms Hook #10 Feeder bottom Shore 1×

How to catch

How to catch a trophy Round Goby? You can catch this fish either with bait or lures.

If you prefer to use natural baits, then the best way to catch Round Goby would be to use Night Crawlers on a size #4 hook.

If you are more into artificial lures, you should go for some Craws. The most successful lure is Green Pumpkin Craw 2.5 cm.

Where to find it

Dnipro River Ukraine Sander Baggersee Lake Germany Ghent-Terneuzen Canal Netherlands Ghent-Terneuzen Canal (reworked) Netherlands Lesni Vila Fishery (reworked) Czech Republic

Also listed as effective documented, but not seen in the catch log

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