Fishing in Papua New Guinea
14 species across 11 spots
Papua New Guinea offers fishing across 11 spots with 14 species in marine, marine, freshwater, brackish, marine, brackish waters. Suitable for beginner to expert anglers.
Top Spots
PNG's coral reefs and island chains offer a high chance of catching Humpback red snapper.
Seagrass beds and shallow reefs in Milne Bay attract Sleepy goby throughout the dry season.
This region is known for its rich fisheries, with Papuan seerfish being a common catch.
14
Species
11
Spots
Species
14
Humpback red snapper
Lutjanus gibbus
marine
Green jobfish
Aprion virescens
marine
Twospot banded snapper
Lutjanus biguttatus
marine
Giant ruby snapper
Etelis boweni
marine
Sleepy goby
Psammogobius biocellatus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Papuan seerfish
Scomberomorus multiradiatus
marine, brackish
Dwarf threadfin bream
Nemipterus balinensoides
marine, brackish
Snubnose grouper
Epinephelus macrospilos
marine
Coachwhip trevally
Carangoides oblongus
Mangrove red snapper
Lutjanus argentimaculatus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Castelnau's herring
Herklotsichthys castelnaui
marine, freshwater, brackish
Coal grunter
Hephaestus carbo
freshwater
Brunei dartfish
Navigobius vittatus
marine
Barramundi
Lates calcarifer
marine, freshwater, brackish