Fishing in Fiji
68 species across 29 spots
Fiji offers fishing across 29 spots with 68 species in marine, marine, brackish, marine, freshwater, brackish waters. Suitable for beginner to expert anglers.
Top Spots
Chain of islands with shallow reef flats and hidden crevices where gobies congregate during the cooler months.
Remote seamounts and lagoon reefs around the Yasawa chain provide excellent structure for Acanthopagrus novaecaledoniae, attracting both local and chartered anglers.
Fiji's coral reefs are home to a healthy population of Humpback red snapper.
68
Species
29
Spots
Species
68
Humpback red snapper
Lutjanus gibbus
marine
Pompano dolphinfish
Coryphaena equiselis
marine
Green jobfish
Aprion virescens
marine
Twospot banded snapper
Lutjanus biguttatus
marine
Ctenogobiops tongaensis
Ctenogobiops tongaensis
marine
Yellow moray
Gymnothorax prasinus
marine
Serranus salmonopsis
Serranus salmonopsis
Acanthopagrus novaecaledoniae
Acanthopagrus novaecaledoniae
Blacktip reef shark
Carcharhinus melanopterus
marine, brackish
Snubnose grouper
Epinephelus macrospilos
marine
Assessor randalli
Assessor randalli
marine
Yellowfin tuna
Thunnus albacares
marine, brackish
Golden eye jobfish
Pristipomoides flavipinnis
marine
Giant trevally
Caranx ignobilis
marine, brackish
Frillfin goby
Bathygobius soporator
marine, freshwater, brackish
Flier
Centrarchus macropterus
freshwater
Fire-eye goby
Yoga pyrops
marine
Fiji coralbrotula
Diancistrus fijiensis
marine
Acrostalagmus galeoides
Acrostalagmus galeoides
Deep-water red snapper
Etelis carbunculus
marine
Black-streaked monocle bream
Scolopsis taeniata
marine
Yano's starry goby
Asterropteryx atripes
marine
Magnificent dottyback
Pseudochromis magnificus
marine
Sicyopterus macrostetholepis
Sicyopterus macrostetholepis
marine, freshwater, brackish
Yaeyama blenny
Ecsenius yaeyamaensis
marine
Afele's dwarfgoby
Eviota afelei
marine
Yellow devilfish
Assessor flavissimus
marine
Black stiphodon
Stiphodon atratus
freshwater
Eel snake blenny
Peronedys anguillaris
brackish
Yellow barred pygmygoby
Trimma luteum
marine
Carpet eel-blenny
Congrogadus subducens
marine, brackish
Coolihoo
Carangoides bartholomaei
Red-spotted blenny
Blenniella chrysospilos
marine
Golden redbait
Emmelichthys struhsakeri
marine
Sauro lizardfish
Synodus lacertinus
marine
Sicydium cocoense
Sicydium cocoense
marine, freshwater, brackish
Protogobius attiti
Protogobius attiti
freshwater, brackish
Kimberley blenny
Cirripectes alleni
marine
Cowtail stingray
Pastinachus sephen
marine, freshwater, brackish
Slender tuna
Allothunnus fallai
marine
Pacific red snapper
Lutjanus peru
marine
Red goatfish
Mullus auratus
marine
Longfin grouper
Epinephelus quoyanus
marine
Halimochirurgus alcocki
Halimochirurgus alcocki
marine
Enneapterygius sheni
Enneapterygius sheni
marine
Yirrkala ori
Yirrkala ori
marine
Barracuda (Sphyraena spp.)
Sphyraena spp.
Coastal waters, coral reefs, and estuaries
Indo-Pacific sailfish
Istiophorus platypterus
marine
Clown triggerfish
Balistoides conspicillum
marine, brackish
Crochet butterflyfish
Chaetodon guentheri
marine
Zebra blenny
Istiblennius zebra
marine
Splendid snaggletooth
Astronesthes splendidus
marine
Palauan primitive cave eel
Protanguilla palau
marine
Eleotris bosetoi
Eleotris bosetoi
freshwater
Banded rudderfish
Seriola zonata
marine
Orangespotted Trevally
Carangoides bajad
Butterfly kingfish
Gasterochisma melampus
marine
Acrostalagmus ochraceus
Acrostalagmus ochraceus
Short-headed worm eel
Scolecenchelys breviceps
marine
Mud grouper
Epinephelus randalli
marine
Cercamia laamu
Cercamia laamu
marine
Cladobotryum indoafrum
Cladobotryum indoafrum
Longspine grunt
Rhencus macracanthus
marine, brackish
Coelophrys arca
Coelophrys arca
marine
Ornate sleeper-ray
Electrolux addisoni
marine
Grammonus yunokawai
Grammonus yunokawai
marine
Dogtooth tuna
Gymnosarda unicolor
marine
Indo-Pacific blue marlin
Makaira mazara
marine