Fishing in Senegal
8 species across 8 spots
Senegal offers fishing across 8 spots with 8 species in marine, freshwater, brackish, marine, brackish, freshwater waters. Suitable for beginner to expert anglers.
Top Spots
Extensive mangrove mudflats near the Dakar River, ideal for mudskippers.
Offshore reefs and sandbanks east of Dakar host dense sardinella schools during the autumn migration.
Vast mangrove estuary where Blackchin tilapia thrive in brackish waters, accessible via local guides and small boats.
8
Species
8
Spots
Species
8
Atlantic mudskipper
Periophthalmus barbarus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Madeiran sardinella
Sardinella maderensis
marine, brackish
Blackchin tilapia
Sarotherodon melanotheron
marine, freshwater, brackish
Reticulate knifefish
Papyrocranus afer
freshwater
Neolebias gossei
Neolebias gossei
freshwater
Senegalese sole
Solea senegalensis
marine
Blackfin tuna
Thunnus atlanticus
marine
Cyphomyrus aelsbroecki
Cyphomyrus aelsbroecki
freshwater