Fishing in Pacific Ocean
62 species across 76 spots
Pacific Ocean offers fishing across 76 spots with 62 species in marine, marine, brackish, marine, freshwater, brackish waters. Suitable for beginner to expert anglers.
Top Spots
Rocky outcroppings and vibrant kelp forests along the Pacific side create consistent Kelp bass action, popular with charter fleets.
This Pacific island is a popular destination for anglers seeking giant trevally and other pelagic species.
Remote Pacific atoll where the species is abundant during the warm season; anglers often catch multiple fish per outing.
62
Species
76
Spots
Species
62
Baldwin's razorfish
Iniistius baldwini
marine
Cheilotrema fasciatum
Cheilotrema fasciatum
marine
Pacific cod
Gadus macrocephalus
marine, brackish
Blue Stiliger
Ercolania coerulea
Indo-Pacific sailfish
Istiophorus platypterus
marine
Blackchin tilapia
Sarotherodon melanotheron
marine, freshwater, brackish
Kelp bass
Paralabrax clathratus
marine
Pacific bluefin tuna
Thunnus orientalis
marine, brackish
Speckled rockfish
Sebastes ovalis
marine
Coolihoo
Carangoides bartholomaei
Lutianus aya
Lutianus aya
Pompano dolphinfish
Coryphaena equiselis
marine
Pacific dog snapper
Lutjanus novemfasciatus
marine, brackish
Pacific tomcod
Microgadus proximus
marine, brackish
Giant trevally
Caranx ignobilis
marine, brackish
Sailfin grouper
Mycteroperca olfax
marine
Pacific beardfish
Polymixia berndti
marine
Spotted croucher
Caracanthus madagascariensis
marine
Cynodonichthys pacificus
Cynodonichthys pacificus
freshwater
Common dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus
marine, brackish
Eastern Pacific bonito
Sarda chiliensis
marine
Mexican barred snapper
Hoplopagrus guentherii
marine
Japanese amberjack
Seriola quinqueradiata
marine
Pile perch
Phanerodon vacca
marine
Chinese muddy loach
Misgurnus mizolepis
freshwater
Bonefish
Albula vulpes
marine, brackish
Pacific red snapper
Lutjanus peru
marine
Bombay-duck
Harpadon nehereus
marine, brackish
Roosterfish
Nematistius pectoralis
marine
Stone triggerfish
Pseudobalistes naufragium
marine
Gigantactis macronema
Gigantactis macronema
marine
Barracuda (Sphyraena spp.)
Sphyraena spp.
Coastal waters, coral reefs, and estuaries
Glyptorhynchus sulcatus
Glyptorhynchus sulcatus
Scomber liza
Scomber liza
Mosaic leatherjacket
Eubalichthys mosaicus
marine
Black stiphodon
Stiphodon atratus
freshwater
Monterey Spanish mackerel
Scomberomorus concolor
marine, brackish
Blackfin tuna
Thunnus atlanticus
marine
Ornate wrasse
Thalassoma pavo
marine
Citharichthys amblybregmatus
Citharichthys amblybregmatus
marine
Yellow-spotted Anthias
Pseudanthias flavoguttatus
Pygmy poacher
Odontopyxis trispinosa
marine
Golden skiffia
Skiffia francesae
freshwater
Bluestriped fangblenny
Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos
marine
Panama croaker
Ophioscion panamensis
marine, brackish
Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Orangespine unicornfish
Naso lituratus
marine
Shortbill spearfish
Tetrapturus angustirostris
marine
Dusky rockfish
Sebastes ciliatus
marine
Two-stick stingfish
Inimicus filamentosus
marine
Caranx whiggus
Caranx whiggus
Coelorinchus radcliffei
Coelorinchus radcliffei
marine
Acrostalagmus cephalosporioides
Acrostalagmus cephalosporioides
Shantar snailfish
Liparis schantarensis
marine
Horn shark
Heterodontus francisci
marine
Indo-Pacific blue marlin
Makaira mazara
marine
Shortbelly rockfish
Sebastes jordani
marine
Eleotris bosetoi
Eleotris bosetoi
freshwater
Eustomias problematicus
Eustomias problematicus
marine
Serranus goliath
Serranus goliath
Wrymouth
Cryptacanthodes maculatus
marine
Pseudoliparis belyaevi
Pseudoliparis belyaevi
marine