Fishing in Mexico
83 species across 100 spots
Mexico offers fishing across 100 spots with 83 species in marine, freshwater, brackish, marine, freshwater waters. Suitable for beginner to expert anglers.
Top Spots
Famous for its rocky reefs and abundant sea bass
Large high‑altitude lake known for abundant Rainbow characodon populations.
Remote island with pristine kelp forests; excellent for experienced anglers willing to make a live‑aboard trip for trophy‑size Kelp bass.
83
Species
100
Spots
Species
83Yucatan pupfish
Cyprinodon artifrons
marine, freshwater, brackish
Spotted sand bass
Paralabrax maculatofasciatus
marine
Golden skiffia
Skiffia francesae
freshwater
Veracruz whiff
Citharichthys abbotti
marine
Andromakhe paris
Andromakhe paris
freshwater
Rainbow characodon
Characodon lateralis
freshwater
Carruco sargo
Genyatremus pacifici
marine
Amatlan chub
Yuriria amatlana
freshwater
Crevalle jack
Caranx hippos
marine, brackish
Panama croaker
Ophioscion panamensis
marine, brackish
Yellowbar basslet
Lipogramma robinsi
marine
Monterey Spanish mackerel
Scomberomorus concolor
marine, brackish
Black snapper
Apsilus dentatus
marine
Yellowfin tuna
Thunnus albacares
marine, brackish
Striped marlin
Kajikia audax
marine
Lebranche mullet
Mugil liza
marine, freshwater, brackish
Mexican barred snapper
Hoplopagrus guentherii
marine
Conchos pupfish
Cyprinodon eximius
freshwater
Butter hamlet
Hypoplectrus unicolor
marine
Kelp bass
Paralabrax clathratus
marine
Sailfin grouper
Mycteroperca olfax
marine
Yucatan flagfish
Garmanella pulchra
freshwater, brackish
Chirostoma copandaro
Chirostoma copandaro
freshwater
Chirostoma compressum
Chirostoma compressum
freshwater
Dules produles
Dules produles
Gulf butterfish
Peprilus burti
marine
Scomberomorus saevus
Scomberomorus saevus
Caranx spec
Caranx spec
Common dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus
marine, brackish
Roosterfish
Nematistius pectoralis
marine
Pile perch
Phanerodon vacca
marine
Cheilotrema fasciatum
Cheilotrema fasciatum
marine
Hypomyces porphyreus
Hypomyces porphyreus
Pompano dolphinfish
Coryphaena equiselis
marine
Atlantic sailfish
Istiophorus albicans
marine
Eastern Pacific bonito
Sarda chiliensis
marine
Albacore
Thunnus alalunga
marine
Japanese amberjack
Seriola quinqueradiata
marine
Yellowtail amberjack
Seriola lalandi
marine, brackish
Shortfin mako
Isurus oxyrinchus
marine
Permit
Trachinotus falcatus
marine, brackish
Goosehead scorpionfish
Scorpaena bergii
marine
California flyingfish
Cheilopogon californicus
marine
Pacific bluefin tuna
Thunnus orientalis
marine, brackish
Citharichthys amblybregmatus
Citharichthys amblybregmatus
marine
Atlantic bluefin tuna
Thunnus thynnus
marine, brackish
Pacific dog snapper
Lutjanus novemfasciatus
marine, brackish
Thresher
Alopias vulpinus
marine
White Sands pupfish
Cyprinodon tularosa
freshwater, brackish
Shortbelly rockfish
Sebastes jordani
marine
Speckled rockfish
Sebastes ovalis
marine
Channel flounder
Syacium micrurum
marine
Striped weakfish
Cynoscion striatus
marine
Silver seatrout
Cynoscion nothus
marine, brackish
Acanthocybium proosti
Acanthocybium proosti
Hammerhead Shark
Sphyrna spp.
Coastal waters, deep oceans
Wahoo
Acanthocybium solandri
marine
King mackerel
Scomberomorus cavalla
marine
Blackfin tuna
Thunnus atlanticus
marine
Great white shark
Carcharodon carcharias
marine, brackish
Spearfish remora
Remora brachyptera
marine
Marlin sucker
Remora osteochir
marine
Hypomyces biasolettianus
Hypomyces biasolettianus
Ercolania annelyleorum
Ercolania annelyleorum
Striped searobin
Prionotus evolans
marine, brackish
Northern stargazer
Astroscopus guttatus
marine
Sharptooth smooth-hound
Mustelus dorsalis
marine
Achirus zebrinus
Achirus zebrinus
marine
Manta Ray
Manta birostris
Open ocean, coastal areas
Pacific red snapper
Lutjanus peru
marine
Black marlin
Istiompax indica
marine
Smallscale weakfish
Cynoscion microlepidotus
marine, brackish
Characidium bimaculatum
Characidium bimaculatum
freshwater
Pompano
Trachinotus ovatus
marine, brackish
Shortbill spearfish
Tetrapturus angustirostris
marine
Cynodonichthys siegfriedi
Cynodonichthys siegfriedi
freshwater
Caribbean sharpnose shark
Rhizoprionodon porosus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Spottedfin sole
Trinectes fonsecensis
marine, brackish
Synclidopus hogani
Synclidopus hogani
freshwater
Acrostalagmus cephalosporioides
Acrostalagmus cephalosporioides
Blue marlin
Makaira nigricans
marine
Indo-Pacific blue marlin
Makaira mazara
marine
Eremodon yetateku
Eremodon yetateku
freshwater