Dorado
(Coryphaena hippurus)

Other common names:
Dolphin Fish.
Mahi Mahi (Hawaii).
Gold Mackerel (Scandinavia).

Identification:
Upper body green or electric blue. Sides gold with flashes of green.
The male has an upright head. Female has a rounded head.
Dorsal fin runs almost full length of the body.
The male is larger and heavier than the female.

Temperature range:
21 - 28 Celsius (70 - 82 Fahrenheit).

Typical location:
In open ocean around logs, flotsam, weed lines and in warm current.
Around buoys and FAD’s (Fish Aggregating Devices).

Fishing methods:
Trolling dead Mullet, Mackerel or Squid.
Trolling strip baits, often in combination with plastic squid.
Trolling smaller lures, konaheads, minnows and poppers.
Drifting with small live bait, often with chum.

Fighting characteristics:
Surface runs in combination with acrobatic jumps and direction changes.

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