Florida reefs (US) Fishing Guide
South Florida and the Keys sit against the only living coral barrier reef in the continental US, and the reef line delivers: yellowtail, mangrove, and mutton snapper, black grouper, plus sailfish and dolphin just past the edge. It's the rare place where a light-spinning angler and a offshore troll can share the same charter.
53 species in our database list Florida reefs (US) 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
- Atlantic Croaker
- Atlantic Flyingfish
- Atlantic Needlefish
- Atlantic Spadefish
- Balloonfish
- Ballyhoo
- Basking Shark
- Bigeye Thresher
- Blacktip Reef Shark
- Blacktip Shark
- Bumphead Parrotfish
- California Corbina
- California Flyingfish
- Checkered Puffer
- Copperband Butterflyfish
- Corb (Shi Drum)
- Dusky Shark
- Fat Snook
- French Angelfish
- Grey Reef Shark
- Houndfish
- Lemon Shark
- Midnight Parrotfish
- Northern Puffer
- Nurse Shark
- Ocean Triggerfish
- Oceanic Whitetip Shark
- Pacific Spadefish
- Picasso Triggerfish
- Porcupinefish
- Princess Parrotfish
- Queen Angelfish
- Queen Parrotfish
- Queen Triggerfish
- Rainbow Parrotfish
- Redtail Triggerfish
- Reef Croaker
- Reef Shark (Caribbean)
- Rock Beauty
- Salmon Shark
- Sand Tiger Shark
- Sandbar Shark
- Scrawled Cowfish
- Sharksucker
- Silky Shark
- Smooth Trunkfish
- Southern Puffer
- Spinner Shark
- Spotted Trunkfish
- Stoplight Parrotfish
- Swordspine Snook
- Titan Triggerfish
- Whiting