MD Fish Finder - Atlantic Cod Details

Name:

Atlantic Cod

Water Type:

saltwater

Latin Name:

Gadus morhua

Common Names:

cod, rock cod, green cod, Finnan Haddie

Ideal Water Temp:

40-50 degrees

World Record:

Description:

The founding fish of Massachusetts the cod has been a staple of the diet of New Englanders and Europeans for hundreds of years. These fish are a long, deep bodied, blunt finned streamlined fish, colored copper to green and found often up to 50lbs out on deep ledges and banks. Caught bottom fishing from 20-400ft with bait or jigs, the cod is a very good eating fish with firm flaky white flesh. An excellent book, COD, was written by Mark Kurlansky that details the world's long history with the cod.

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Last comment was on 07/06/10 11:18 AM by smac531

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Last recipe was on 12/09/09 02:47 PM by carpmaster

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Cod Catches Added by nefisherman92 from the trip entitled Second Cod Trip		Cod Somewhere near Stelwagen Bank. Added by nefisherman92 from the trip entitled Cod Trip
Eye of the Wompanoag NE of Green Harbor within the 3 mile limit Added by elmermudguaard from the trip entitled Cod		Stellwagon Bank look for the fleet or fish the edges Added by elmermudguaard from the trip entitled Cod fishing Stellwagon Bank
Jeffrey's Ledge Nice Atlantic Cod caught aboard Captains Fishing Parties off of Plum Island on Jeffrey's Ledge Out of Newburyport, MA. Added by carpmaster # of Comments: 1		Nice Catch! Here's a good size Atlantic Cod caught aboard Captains Fishing Parties off of Plum Island on Jeffrey's Ledge in Newburyport, MA. Added by carpmaster # of Comments: 1

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