Description
The African Mottled Eel is a tropical, freshwater eel found in East Africa, Bangladesh, Andaman Islands, Mozambique, Malawi, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, and Indonesia and recently from Madagascar.
Though widely distributed, the Mottled Eel is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN Redlist. Although the Eels are too large for use in aquariums, they are commercial in subsistence fisheries.
The Eels spend most of their lives in freshwater at a depth range of 10-32 ft (3-10 m), but migrate to the Indian Ocean to breed.
The Eels feed primarily off of crustaceans, mollusks, finfish and worms.
In the Call of the Wild: The Angler game, African Mottled Eel can be found in the following reserves:
Summary
Habitats
African Mottled Eel can be found in Shallow Pond, Deep Pond, Lake Shore, Shallow Lake, Upriver, Middle River, and River Mouth.
Bait & Lure Preferences
Redworm, Minnow, Wafters - White, Eggs, Leeches, Liver, Frog, Pellets - Regular, Swimbait, Jerkbait, Shad, Worm, Bloodworm, Hotdog, Artificial Corn - Yellow, Imitation Dog Biscuits, Grub, Spinnerbait, and Tube can be used to lure and catch African Mottled Eel in COTW the Angler.
Traits
The African Mottled Eel has the following traits:
- Bottom Lurker:
Bottom Lurker
- Night Owl:
More active at night.
Tips for catching African Mottled Eel
Preferred Bait
The African Mottled Eel preferes Redworm as bait. If you use Redworm you have the best chance of cathing a African Mottled Eel.
Time of Day
The best time for catching a African Mottled Eel is during Nighttime.
Ranks & Hook Sizes
| Rank | Hook Size |
|---|---|
| 👶Juvenile | 10, 9, 8 and 7 |
| 🥉Bronze | 6 and 5 |
| 🥈Silver | 4 and 3 |
| 🥇Gold | 2 |
| 💎Diamond | 1 |