Fishing in United States
132 species across 170 spots
United States offers fishing across 170 spots with 132 species in marine, brackish, marine, freshwater waters. Suitable for beginner to expert anglers.
Top Spots
Deep offshore reefs and volcanic drop-offs attract large schools of Pacific beardfish, especially during the warm summer months.
World‑renowned reef system with abundant Acrostalagmus roseus around the lava rock structures.
Clear, warm waters and extensive reef habitats make the Keys a premier destination for targeting rock sea bass.
132
Species
170
Spots
Species
132
Striped searobin
Prionotus evolans
marine, brackish
Bank sea bass
Centropristis ocyurus
marine
Kelp bass
Paralabrax clathratus
marine
Channel catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
freshwater
American yellow perch
Perca flavescens
freshwater, brackish
Twospot sea bass
Centropristis fuscula
marine
Rock sea bass
Centropristis philadelphica
marine
Longspine grunt
Rhencus macracanthus
marine, brackish
Rainbow shiner
Hydrophlox chrosomus
freshwater
Coho salmon
Oncorhynchus kisutch
marine, freshwater, brackish
Shortbelly rockfish
Sebastes jordani
marine
Tessellated blenny
Hypsoblennius invemar
marine
Cheilotrema fasciatum
Cheilotrema fasciatum
marine
Centropomus fasciatus
Centropomus fasciatus
Pompano
Trachinotus ovatus
marine, brackish
Ribbon shiner
Lythrurus fumeus
freshwater
Speckled rockfish
Sebastes ovalis
marine
Malacoctenus erdmani
Malacoctenus erdmani
marine
Yellowbar basslet
Lipogramma robinsi
marine
Baldwin's razorfish
Iniistius baldwini
marine
Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Silver seatrout
Cynoscion nothus
marine, brackish
Common carp
Cyprinus carpio
freshwater, brackish
Inshore lizardfish
Synodus foetens
marine, brackish
Channel flounder
Syacium micrurum
marine
California flyingfish
Cheilopogon californicus
marine
Moorish idol
Zanclus cornutus
marine
Salmonidarum acutirostratus
Salmonidarum acutirostratus
Pollack
Pollachius pollachius
marine
Atlantic mackerel
Scomber scombrus
marine, brackish
Alaska pollock
Gadus chalcogrammus
marine, brackish
Red drum
Sciaenops ocellatus
marine, brackish
Alabama shiner
Cyprinella callistia
freshwater
Polka-dot cusk-eel
Otophidium omostigma
marine
Spotted sunfish
Lepomis punctatus
freshwater
Lavender sculpin
Leiocottus hirundo
marine
Threadfin butterflyfish
Chaetodon auriga
marine
Circle-cheek wrasse
Halichoeres miniatus
marine
Pacific beardfish
Polymixia berndti
marine
Azurina meridiana
Azurina meridiana
marine
Yellow podge
Pseudogramma xantha
marine
Rathbunella alleni
Rathbunella alleni
marine
Achirus zebrinus
Achirus zebrinus
marine
American halfbeak
Hyporhamphus meeki
marine, freshwater, brackish
Luciobrama macrocephalus
Luciobrama macrocephalus
freshwater, brackish
Cottiusculus gonez
Cottiusculus gonez
marine
Bonefish
Albula vulpes
marine, brackish
Skipjack tuna
Katsuwonus pelamis
marine
Silver carp
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
freshwater, brackish
Smallscale weakfish
Cynoscion microlepidotus
marine, brackish
Sharptooth smooth-hound
Mustelus dorsalis
marine
Kryptolebias caudomarginatus
Kryptolebias caudomarginatus
freshwater
Acrostalagmus fragrans
Acrostalagmus fragrans
Monterey Spanish mackerel
Scomberomorus concolor
marine, brackish
American angler
Lophius americanus
marine
Scomber nigricollis
Scomber nigricollis
Acrostalagmus lateritius
Acrostalagmus lateritius
Acrostalagmus roseus
Acrostalagmus roseus
Sea trout
Salmo trutta
marine, freshwater, brackish
Arctic char
Salvelinus alpinus
marine, freshwater, brackish
White mullet
Mugil curema
marine, freshwater, brackish
Lebranche mullet
Mugil liza
marine, freshwater, brackish
Eyestripe surgeonfish
Acanthurus dussumieri
marine
Snakehead
Channa argus
freshwater
Parajulis poecilepterus
Parajulis poecilepterus
marine
Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus
Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus
marine
Pyronotanthias unimarginatus
Pyronotanthias unimarginatus
marine
Ninja lanternshark
Etmopterus benchleyi
marine
Caranx heteropygus
Caranx heteropygus
Acrostalagmus parasitans
Acrostalagmus parasitans
Stephanoma italicum
Stephanoma italicum
Stephanoma phaeosporum
Stephanoma phaeosporum
Bullet tuna
Auxis rochei
marine, brackish
Atlantic bonito
Sarda sarda
marine, brackish
Pacific red snapper
Lutjanus peru
marine
Sand tiger shark
Carcharias taurus
marine
Ringtail snailfish
Liparis rutteri
marine
Pacific bluefin tuna
Thunnus orientalis
marine, brackish
White-blotched skate
Bathyraja maculata
marine
Scomber liza
Scomber liza
Hammerhead Shark
Sphyrna spp.
Coastal waters, deep oceans
Indo-Pacific sailfish
Istiophorus platypterus
marine
Atlantic sailfish
Istiophorus albicans
marine
Tiger shark
Galeocerdo cuvier
marine, brackish
Mosaic leatherjacket
Eubalichthys mosaicus
marine
Golden eye jobfish
Pristipomoides flavipinnis
marine
Pagellus fascialis
Pagellus fascialis
Grass carp
Ctenopharyngodon idella
freshwater, brackish
Deep-water red snapper
Etelis carbunculus
marine
Maya gambusia
Gambusia echeagarayi
freshwater
Coregonus restrictus
Coregonus restrictus
freshwater
Bigeye gurnard
Pterygotrigla jacad
marine
Lutianus aya
Lutianus aya
Yellow-spotted Anthias
Pseudanthias flavoguttatus
Hypomyces biasolettianus
Hypomyces biasolettianus
Polar cod
Boreogadus saida
marine, brackish
Shortbill spearfish
Tetrapturus angustirostris
marine
Spinyhead sculpin
Dasycottus setiger
marine
Mead's lanternfish
Diaphus meadi
marine
Aplochiton marinus
Aplochiton marinus
freshwater, brackish
Banded rudderfish
Seriola zonata
marine
Popeye lampfish
Bolinichthys longipes
marine
Black lantern fish
Lampanyctus niger
marine
Shorthorn fangtooth
Anoplogaster brachycera
marine
Shantar snailfish
Liparis schantarensis
marine
Striped parrotfish
Scarus iseri
marine
Ebinania brephocephala
Ebinania brephocephala
marine
Aleurisma guilliermondii
Aleurisma guilliermondii
Slender tuna
Allothunnus fallai
marine
Black marlin
Istiompax indica
marine
American plaice
Hippoglossoides platessoides
marine
Twospot surgeonfish
Ctenochaetus binotatus
marine
Bolin's lanternfish
Protomyctophum bolini
marine
Diaphus suborbitalis
Diaphus suborbitalis
marine
Boulenger's snaggletooth
Astronesthes boulengeri
marine
Gibberfish
Gibberichthys pumilus
marine
Yano's snipe eel
Labichthys yanoi
marine
Eel snake blenny
Peronedys anguillaris
brackish
Platform goby
Pinnichthys prolata
marine
Hypomyces porphyreus
Hypomyces porphyreus
Blue Stiliger
Ercolania coerulea
Wrymouth
Cryptacanthodes maculatus
marine
Thaumastocoris safordi
Thaumastocoris safordi
Bahamas sawshark
Pristiophorus schroederi
marine
Acoupa weakfish
Cynoscion acoupa
marine, freshwater, brackish
Spinach pipefish
Microphis spinachioides
freshwater
Leptostomias robustus
Leptostomias robustus
marine
Melanorivulus amambaiensis
Melanorivulus amambaiensis
freshwater
Miller Lake lamprey
Entosphenus minimus
freshwater
Epigonus ctenolepis
Epigonus ctenolepis
marine
Error Seamount Catshark
Bythaelurus stewarti
marine
Small-eyed abyssal eel
Haptenchelys parviocularis
marine