Best Mahi Mahi Trolling Lures | Catch Big Mahi & Dorado

Mahi Mahi Fishing: Working the Weed Lines

Mahi mahi (dorado) are the most colorful — and often most abundant — fish in an offshore spread, showing up around weed lines and floating debris from the Mid-Atlantic canyons down through the Carolinas, Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico off Alabama and Texas. Peak season runs spring through summer across the Southeast and Gulf.

Built to Get Bit

Once you find a school, mahi are famous for staying fired up and following the boat — high-vis daisy chains and skirted trolling lures that mimic flying fish and ballyhoo keep the whole school committed while you work through it.

• Weed lines and debris: Idle up and cast bright skirted jigs or small trolling lures right at the structure — a hooked fish left in the water often pulls the rest of the school along.
• Trolling the spread: Small to mid-size daisy chains and skirted lures in bright colors raise fish fast when you're covering water between weed lines.

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