IWP reefs Fishing Guide
The Indo-West Pacific holds the richest reef-fish diversity on Earth, and its locals-only icons — giant trevally, coral trout, maori wrasse — have made it the benchmark destination for saltwater fly and popper anglers. From Indonesian atolls to the Great Barrier Reef, expect ferocious fish and a long species list.
55 species in our database list IWP reefs 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 Cutlassfish
- Atlantic Flyingfish
- Atlantic Lumpfish
- Atlantic Moonfish
- Atlantic Needlefish
- Atlantic Pomfret
- Atlantic Spadefish
- Balloonfish
- Ballyhoo
- Bigeye Thresher
- Black Grouper
- Blacktip Trevally
- Brassy Trevally
- Bumphead Parrotfish
- California Flyingfish
- Checkered Puffer
- Copperband Butterflyfish
- Cubera Snapper (Pacific)
- Dog Snapper
- Flowery Rockcod
- Golden Trevally
- Houndfish
- Mahogany Snapper
- Malabar Grouper
- Midnight Parrotfish
- Nassau Grouper
- Northern Puffer
- Oarfish
- Ocean Triggerfish
- Pacific Pomfret
- Pacific Spadefish
- Picasso Triggerfish
- Porcupinefish
- Princess Parrotfish
- Queen Parrotfish
- Queen Triggerfish
- Rainbow Parrotfish
- Red Grouper
- Redtail Triggerfish
- Ribbonfish
- Scamp Grouper
- Schoolmaster Snapper
- Scrawled Cowfish
- Sharptail Mola
- Silk Snapper
- Smooth Trunkfish
- Snowy Grouper
- Southern Puffer
- Spanish Flag Snapper
- Spotted Trunkfish
- Stoplight Parrotfish
- Titan Triggerfish
- Vermilion Snapper
- Warsaw Grouper
- Yellowedge Grouper