Targeting Coral Trout on Indo-Pacific Reefs
The leopard coral grouper, Plectropomus leopardus, is a Near Threatened Indo-Pacific reef predator with a documented maximum size above 20 kg. Knowing where they hold on the reef, how their ambush feeding behavior shapes presentation choices, and how protogynous hermaphroditism affects conservation decisions is what separates anglers who catch them consistently from those who do not.
