Fishing in Caribbean Sea
60 species across 69 spots
Caribbean Sea offers fishing across 69 spots with 60 species in marine, marine, brackish, freshwater, brackish waters. Suitable for beginner to expert anglers.
Top Spots
Shallow reef flats and deep channels converge, creating a hotspot where mahi‑mahi feed on abundant flying fish and sardines.
Bimini is a popular spot for anglers targeting Dorado, with its clear waters and abundant baitfish.
Remote cays with clear waters; the species thrives on the outer reef walls.
60
Species
69
Spots
Species
60
Royal gramma
Gramma loreto
marine
Butter hamlet
Hypoplectrus unicolor
marine
Tessellated blenny
Hypsoblennius invemar
marine
Yellowbar basslet
Lipogramma robinsi
marine
Bonefish
Albula vulpes
marine, brackish
Lantern bass
Serranus baldwini
marine
Ochetobius elongatus
Ochetobius elongatus
freshwater, brackish
Common dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus
marine, brackish
Black snapper
Apsilus dentatus
marine
Rock sea bass
Centropristis philadelphica
marine
Blackspot porgy
Archosargus pourtalesii
marine
Yaguajal limia
Limia yaguajali
freshwater
Bank sea bass
Centropristis ocyurus
marine
Lemon shark
Negaprion brevirostris
marine, brackish
Striped searobin
Prionotus evolans
marine, brackish
Crevalle jack
Caranx hippos
marine, brackish
Caribbean sharpnose shark
Rhizoprionodon porosus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Inshore lizardfish
Synodus foetens
marine, brackish
Twospot sea bass
Centropristis fuscula
marine
Gulf butterfish
Peprilus burti
marine
Bigspot minidartfish
Aioliops megastigma
marine
Pompano
Trachinotus ovatus
marine, brackish
Pompano dolphinfish
Coryphaena equiselis
marine
Bahamas sawshark
Pristiophorus schroederi
marine
Permit
Trachinotus falcatus
marine, brackish
Malacoctenus erdmani
Malacoctenus erdmani
marine
Coolihoo
Carangoides bartholomaei
Black seabass
Centropristis striata
marine
Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Polka-dot cusk-eel
Otophidium omostigma
marine
Panamanian worm blenny
Stathmonotus culebrai
marine
Kryptolebias caudomarginatus
Kryptolebias caudomarginatus
freshwater
Striped weakfish
Cynoscion striatus
marine
Northern stargazer
Astroscopus guttatus
marine
Sharptooth smooth-hound
Mustelus dorsalis
marine
Cyprinodon higuey
Cyprinodon higuey
freshwater
Citharichthys amblybregmatus
Citharichthys amblybregmatus
marine
Acanthocybium proosti
Acanthocybium proosti
Hammerhead Shark
Sphyrna spp.
Coastal waters, deep oceans
Wahoo
Acanthocybium solandri
marine
King mackerel
Scomberomorus cavalla
marine
Tiger shark
Galeocerdo cuvier
marine, brackish
Scrawled cowfish
Acanthostracion quadricornis
marine
Acrostalagmus ochraceus
Acrostalagmus ochraceus
Hypomyces porphyreus
Hypomyces porphyreus
Silver seatrout
Cynoscion nothus
marine, brackish
Channel flounder
Syacium micrurum
marine
Spottedfin sole
Trinectes fonsecensis
marine, brackish
Veracruz whiff
Citharichthys abbotti
marine
Blackfin tuna
Thunnus atlanticus
marine
Smallscale weakfish
Cynoscion microlepidotus
marine, brackish
Atlantic white marlin
Kajikia albida
marine
Red drum
Sciaenops ocellatus
marine, brackish
Roosterfish
Nematistius pectoralis
marine
Bluespotted cornetfish
Fistularia commersonii
marine
Forked jawfish
Stalix dicra
marine
Bullet tuna
Auxis rochei
marine, brackish
Blue marlin
Makaira nigricans
marine
Aleurisma guilliermondii
Aleurisma guilliermondii
Pseudoliparis belyaevi
Pseudoliparis belyaevi
marine