Caribbean Fishing Guide
From Bahamas-style bonefish flats to coral drop-offs where wahoo and mahi patrol the blue, the Caribbean mixes light-tackle variety with serious offshore chances. The islands share one big advantage: many of the region's marquee species — tarpon, snapper, grouper, barracuda — stay catchable year-round, so timing is about weather seasons more than fish seasons.
61 species in our database list Caribbean among their fisheries. Use the species list below to plan what to target, then open any profile for identification features, bait, and season.
How to use this page: pick a species, check its habitat and seasonal notes, and match your gear to the environment. Local regulations always apply — verify current rules with the responsible agency before fishing.
Saltwater species
- African Pompano
- Almaco Jack
- Atlantic Lizardfish
- Atlantic Spadefish
- Balloonfish
- Bigeye Thresher
- Black Grouper
- Blue Runner
- Bumphead Parrotfish
- Checkered Puffer
- Copperband Butterflyfish
- Cubera Snapper (Pacific)
- Dog Snapper
- Flowery Rockcod
- French Angelfish
- Great Barracuda
- Horse-eye Jack
- Indo-Pacific Sailfish
- Indo-Pacific Tarpon
- Jack Mackerel
- Ladyfish
- Lesser Amberjack
- Longbill Spearfish
- Lookdown
- Mahogany Snapper
- Malabar Grouper
- Mediterranean Spearfish
- Midnight Parrotfish
- Nassau Grouper
- Northern Puffer
- Ocean Triggerfish
- Pacific Barracuda
- Pacific Spadefish
- Palometa
- Picasso Triggerfish
- Pompano
- Porcupinefish
- Princess Parrotfish
- Queen Angelfish
- Queen Parrotfish
- Queen Triggerfish
- Rainbow Parrotfish
- Red Grouper
- Redtail Triggerfish
- Rock Beauty
- Scamp Grouper
- Schoolmaster Snapper
- Scrawled Cowfish
- Shortbill Spearfish
- Silk Snapper
- Skipjack Tuna
- Smooth Trunkfish
- Snowy Grouper
- Southern Puffer
- Spanish Flag Snapper
- Spotted Trunkfish
- Stoplight Parrotfish
- Titan Triggerfish
- Vermilion Snapper
- Warsaw Grouper
- Yellowedge Grouper