: Weakfish are found along the east coast from Nova Scotia to Florida and can reach a length of 91 cm (3 ft.) and a weight of 19 lbs.
: Juvenile weakfish occur in Trawl Survey catches as early as late May. They are found throughout Chesapeake Bay and it's tributaries until early winter, when they migrate offshore.
: Many species from the family Sciaenidae are found in Chesapeake Bay and some can be difficult to distinguish from one another. Here is a silver seatrout (Cynoscion nothus) and a weakfish. These species look very similar, but the silver seatrout lacks conspicuous spots. They can also be distinguished from one another by their tongue pigmentation.
Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis)
- This species first recruits to the survey gear in June.
- The only index calculated is for Age 0 fish.
- The Young-of-Year cutoff values are:
- June: 0-90 mm.
- July: 0-120 mm.
- August: 0-150 mm.
- September: 0-180 mm.
- October: 0-200 mm.
- November: 0-200 mm.
- December: 0-200 mm.
- January: 0-200 mm.
- February: 0-200 mm.
- March: 0-200 mm.
- April: 0-225 mm.
- May: 0-240 mm.
- YOY Index months are in bold.
- Stations in both the upper and lower portions of the rivers and all Bay stations are used.
