Fishing in Venezuela
52 species across 50 spots
Venezuela offers fishing across 50 spots with 52 species in freshwater, marine, freshwater, brackish waters. Suitable for beginner to expert anglers.
Top Spots
Extensive delta channels host thriving populations of hatchetfish; locals guide anglers to the most productive surface spots.
Large freshwater lake with extensive marginal vegetation; the species gathers near the shallow bays during the rainy season, making it an accessible yet productive site.
Fast‑flowing riffles of the Upper Orinoco host abundant Characidium populations on rocky substrates.
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Species
50
Spots
Species
52
Triportheus rotundatus
Triportheus rotundatus
freshwater
Characidium pellucidum
Characidium pellucidum
freshwater
Laimosemion leticia
Laimosemion leticia
freshwater
River hatchetfish
Gasteropelecus sternicla
freshwater
Cyphocharax aspilos
Cyphocharax aspilos
freshwater
Pyrrhulina obermulleri
Pyrrhulina obermulleri
freshwater
Eigenmannia guairaca
Eigenmannia guairaca
freshwater
Pimelodella conquetaensis
Pimelodella conquetaensis
freshwater
Cyphocharax spilotus
Cyphocharax spilotus
freshwater
Achirus zebrinus
Achirus zebrinus
marine
Characidium roesseli
Characidium roesseli
freshwater
Pirambeba
Serrasalmus humeralis
freshwater, brackish
Tenbarbed banjo
Aspredinichthys tibicen
freshwater, brackish
Emerald cichlid
Hypselecara temporalis
freshwater
Cyphocharax naegelii
Cyphocharax naegelii
freshwater
Curimata ocellata
Curimata ocellata
freshwater
Characidium marshi
Characidium marshi
freshwater
Metynnis fasciatus
Metynnis fasciatus
freshwater
Guyanan croaker
Pachypops fourcroi
freshwater
Elachocharax junki
Elachocharax junki
freshwater
Creagrutus cochui
Creagrutus cochui
freshwater
Cyphocharax plumbeus
Cyphocharax plumbeus
freshwater
Characidium bimaculatum
Characidium bimaculatum
freshwater
Acestridium martini
Acestridium martini
freshwater
Citharichthys amblybregmatus
Citharichthys amblybregmatus
marine
Brachyhypopomus cunia
Brachyhypopomus cunia
freshwater
Characidium duplicatum
Characidium duplicatum
freshwater
King mackerel
Scomberomorus cavalla
marine
Franciscodoras marmoratus
Franciscodoras marmoratus
freshwater
Nematocharax venustus
Nematocharax venustus
freshwater
Characidium boehlkei
Characidium boehlkei
freshwater
Characidium heirmostigmata
Characidium heirmostigmata
freshwater
Atlantic sailfish
Istiophorus albicans
marine
Crenicichla labrina
Crenicichla labrina
freshwater
Characidium stigmosum
Characidium stigmosum
freshwater
Camouflaged catfish
Bunocephalus amaurus
freshwater
Acestrorhynchus falcirostris
Acestrorhynchus falcirostris
freshwater
Tyttocharax tambopatensis
Tyttocharax tambopatensis
freshwater
Characidium phoxocephalum
Characidium phoxocephalum
freshwater
Characidium etzeli
Characidium etzeli
freshwater
Characidium itarare
Characidium itarare
freshwater
Zungaro dorado
Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii
freshwater
Adontosternarchus balaenops
Adontosternarchus balaenops
freshwater
Characidium serrano
Characidium serrano
freshwater
Curimata aspera
Curimata aspera
freshwater
Creagrutus melasma
Creagrutus melasma
freshwater
Hypomasticus steindachneri
Hypomasticus steindachneri
freshwater
Denticetopsis iwokrama
Denticetopsis iwokrama
freshwater
Cyphocharax ivo
Cyphocharax ivo
freshwater
Sturisoma tenuirostre
Sturisoma tenuirostre
freshwater
Characidium hasemani
Characidium hasemani
freshwater
Amphilophus flaveolus
Amphilophus flaveolus
freshwater