Fishing in Philippines
25 species across 20 spots
Philippines offers fishing across 20 spots with 25 species in marine, brackish, marine, marine, freshwater, brackish waters. Suitable for beginner to expert anglers.
Top Spots
World‑heritage marine park with steep drop‑offs; the species gathers during spawning runs, making it a hotspot for dedicated anglers.
Popular dive and fishing hub; silver tilefish are common around the limestone cliffs and sandy channels.
Moalboal's vibrant reef runs are known for a high density of Dwarf threadfin bream, often encountered while spearfishing or light tackle reef fishing.
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Species
20
Spots
Species
25
Dwarf threadfin bream
Nemipterus balinensoides
marine, brackish
Cebu shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus cebuanus
marine
Black-streaked monocle bream
Scolopsis taeniata
marine
Castelnau's herring
Herklotsichthys castelnaui
marine, freshwater, brackish
Branchiostegus argentatus
Branchiostegus argentatus
marine
Longspined porcupinefish
Diodon holocanthus
marine
Vincent's sillago
Sillago vincenti
marine, brackish
Barramundi
Lates calcarifer
marine, freshwater, brackish
Fan-bellied leatherjacket
Monacanthus chinensis
marine
Monterey Spanish mackerel
Scomberomorus concolor
marine, brackish
Short mackerel
Rastrelliger brachysoma
marine, brackish
Great anchovy
Stolephorus balinensis
marine
Baldwin's razorfish
Iniistius baldwini
marine
Yellowfin seabream
Acanthopagrus latus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Brunei dartfish
Navigobius vittatus
marine
Freckled tonguefish
Symphurus nebulosus
marine
Sleepy goby
Psammogobius biocellatus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Yellow Puffer
Tetraodon lunaris
Coastal waters, reefs
Korean seerfish
Scomberomorus koreanus
marine
Thorny seahorse
Hippocampus histrix
marine
Daggertooth pike conger
Muraenesox cinereus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Parajulis poecilepterus
Parajulis poecilepterus
marine
Chameleon sand tilefish
Hoplolatilus chlupatyi
marine
Enneapterygius sheni
Enneapterygius sheni
marine
Popeye lampfish
Bolinichthys longipes
marine