Fishing in United States (Hawaii)
21 species across 15 spots
United States (Hawaii) offers fishing across 15 spots with 21 species in marine, marine, freshwater, brackish, marine, brackish waters. Suitable for beginner to expert anglers.
Top Spots
Abundant saddle wrasse on volcanic reef drop-offs, easy to target from shore or kayak
The volcanic reef wall off Kona hosts a healthy population of bluestriped butterflyfish; accessible yet still a bucket‑list location for reef specialists.
Submerged volcanic caldera with steep walls; excellent visibility and abundant reef life attract ornate wrasse.
21
Species
15
Spots
Species
21
Saddle wrasse
Thalassoma duperrey
marine
Hawaiian whitespotted toby
Canthigaster jactator
marine
Sicydium cocoense
Sicydium cocoense
marine, freshwater, brackish
Common dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus
marine, brackish
Pearl blenny
Entomacrodus nigricans
marine
Caranx whiggus
Caranx whiggus
Ornate wrasse
Thalassoma pavo
marine
Yellow moray
Gymnothorax prasinus
marine
Coelorinchus fuscigulus
Coelorinchus fuscigulus
marine
Bluestriped butterflyfish
Chaetodon fremblii
marine
Apogon latus
Apogon latus
marine
Stone triggerfish
Pseudobalistes naufragium
marine
Acrostalagmus annulatus
Acrostalagmus annulatus
Giant wrymouth
Cryptacanthodes giganteus
marine
Whitefin Kingfish
Carangoides equula
Highfin lizardfish
Bathysaurus mollis
marine
Orangespotted Trevally
Carangoides bajad
Atlantic bigeye
Priacanthus arenatus
marine
Andromakhe paris
Andromakhe paris
freshwater
Chameleon cichlid
Australoheros facetus
freshwater
Eleotris bosetoi
Eleotris bosetoi
freshwater