A large marine croaker found in Indo-Pacific coastal waters, prized by Indian anglers for its powerful fight and excellent food value. Ghol is a premium game fish that commands high prices and offers exciting sport fishing opportunities. It is also known as கோல், घोल, గోల and കോല്. Scientific name: Protonibea diacanthus.
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Firm white flesh with mild, sweet flavour; highly prized in Indian markets
Large bones, easy to remove; minimal small bones
In our species guide, the main season for Blackspotted croaker is October to March.
In November, our outlook shows it in season around Chennai, Digha, Goa, Kochi, Mumbai and Visakhapatnam.
Annual sea fishing bans: East coast annual fishing ban (15 Apr – 14 Jun); West coast monsoon fishing ban (1 Jun – 31 Jul). Fewer boats land fresh sea fish during these weeks.
Tamil: கோல், Hindi: घोल, Telugu: గోల, Malayalam: കോല്, Kannada: ಗೋಲ, Bengali: ঘোল, Marathi: घोल, Gujarati: ઘોલ.
In our species guide, the main season for Blackspotted croaker is October to March. In November, our outlook shows it in season around Chennai, Digha, Goa, Kochi, Mumbai and Visakhapatnam.
Firm white flesh with mild, sweet flavour; highly prized in Indian markets. Large bones, easy to remove; minimal small bones.
Popular dishes include Ghol fish curry (Gujarat, Maharashtra), Ghol fry (Goa, Karnataka), Ghol tikka (Coastal India) and Ghol biryani (Kerala, Tamil Nadu).
On the Fishing Journey Fish Market, FSSAI-registered sellers list fresh catch as lots. Bid up to your maximum or use Buy now where it is offered, pay from your wallet within 2 hours of winning and collect the fish with your pickup code.
Mechanised and motorised boats stop fishing at sea during the annual bans (East coast annual fishing ban (15 Apr – 14 Jun); West coast monsoon fishing ban (1 Jun – 31 Jul)), so less fresh sea fish is landed in those weeks. Check the Fish Market for live lots.
Blackspotted croaker fishing guide: bait, season and spots
