Silver Hake
Merluccius bilinearis
Also called Whiting (New England), New England hake.
How to tell it
Slender and silvery with two dorsal fins, the second long; big mouth with sharp teeth; no chin barbel.
- Not a red hake? That one chin barbel, long threadlike pelvic fin. (Red Hake)
Rules for
Every state
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Not specifically regulated in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (Atlantic), Florida (Gulf), Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia: each state’s rule for unlisted species applies there (on its page).
On the table
Good fresh — soft, mild; the fried whiting of the Northeast.
In the app
Point the camera at a silver hake and the name appears before you take the picture, with these rules for the water you’re standing in. No signal needed, and every catch goes in the log.
Get the appQuestions anglers ask about silver hake
How do you tell silver hake from red hake?
Silver Hake has this: Slender and silvery with two dorsal fins, the second long; big mouth with sharp teeth; no chin barbel.. Red Hake chin barbel, long threadlike pelvic fin.