Permit
(Trachinotus blochii)

Other common names:
Diamond Trevally.
Diamond.
Round Pompano.

Identification:
Upper body blue and lower body silver.
Oval body with rounded head.
First dorsal fin is six short spines.

Temperature range:
21 - 33 Celsius (70 - 92 Fahrenheit).

Typical location:
On shallow sandy flats.
Around shallow reefs and wrecks.

Fishing methods:
Casting small lures.
Fly casting.
Bottom fishing over wrecks with shrimps or crabs.

Fighting characteristics:
Several fast runs and dives to the bottom where it rubs
its mouth against the sand to cut the line.

Thai Fishing Guide's recommended hot spots for catching Permit: