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Species

112 species, grouped by the lane each one works — inshore, the grounds, the edge. Each page shows where that species' water is right now, the months it runs, and the charted grounds to fish it.

Inshore · 60 ft · beaches, bays, inlets and rips 49 species · 42 in season now
American Shad
Alosa sapidissima
Atlantic Bonito
Sarda sarda
Atlantic Croaker
Micropogonias undulatus
Atlantic Spadefish
Chaetodipterus faber
Barred Sand Bass
Paralabrax nebulifer
Black Drum
Pogonias cromis
Black Sea Bass
Centropristis striata
Bluefish
Pomatomus saltatrix
Bonefish
Albula vulpes
Cabezon
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
Calico Bass (Kelp Bass)
Paralabrax clathratus
California Corbina
Menticirrhus undulatus
California Halibut
Paralichthys californicus
California Sheephead
Semicossyphus pulcher
Cero Mackerel
Scomberomorus regalis
Chum Salmon
Oncorhynchus keta
Cobia
Rachycentron canadum
Coho (Silver) Salmon
Oncorhynchus kisutch
Common Snook
Centropomus undecimalis
Crevalle Jack
Caranx hippos
False Albacore
Euthynnus alletteratus
Florida Pompano
Trachinotus carolinus
Goliath Grouper
Epinephelus itajara
Great Barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Hogfish
Lachnolaimus maximus
Kelp Greenling
Hexagrammos decagrammus
Leopard Shark
Triakis semifasciata
Mangrove Snapper
Lutjanus griseus
Northern Kingfish
Menticirrhus saxatilis
Pacific Barracuda
Sphyraena argentea
Permit
Trachinotus falcatus
Pink Salmon
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Red Drum (Redfish)
Sciaenops ocellatus
Redtail Surfperch
Amphistichus rhodoterus
Scup (Porgy)
Stenotomus chrysops
Sheepshead
Archosargus probatocephalus
Sockeye Salmon
Oncorhynchus nerka
Southern Flounder
Paralichthys lethostigma
Spanish Mackerel
Scomberomorus maculatus
Spotted Bay Bass
Paralabrax maculatofasciatus
Spotted Seatrout
Cynoscion nebulosus
Steelhead
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis
Summer Flounder (Fluke)
Paralichthys dentatus
Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
Tautog
Tautoga onitis
Tripletail
Lobotes surinamensis
Weakfish
Cynoscion regalis
Winter Flounder
Pseudopleuronectes americanus
The grounds · 180 ft · banks, ledges and wrecks 44 species · 43 in season now
African Pompano
Alectis ciliaris
Almaco Jack
Seriola rivoliana
Atlantic Cod
Gadus morhua
Atlantic Halibut
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
Atlantic Mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Black Grouper
Mycteroperca bonaci
Black Rockfish
Sebastes melanops
Blackfin Tuna
Thunnus atlanticus
Blacktip Shark
Carcharhinus limbatus
Bluefin Tuna
Thunnus thynnus
Blueline Tilefish
Caulolatilus microps
California Yellowtail
Seriola dorsalis
Canary Rockfish
Sebastes pinniger
Chinook (King) Salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Chub Mackerel
Scomber colias
Copper Rockfish
Sebastes caurinus
Cusk
Brosme brosme
Gag Grouper
Mycteroperca microlepis
Gray Triggerfish
Balistes capriscus
Greater Amberjack
Seriola dumerili
Haddock
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
King Mackerel
Scomberomorus cavalla
Lane Snapper
Lutjanus synagris
Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus
Monkfish (Goosefish)
Lophius americanus
Mutton Snapper
Lutjanus analis
Pacific Bonito
Sarda lineolata
Pacific Cod
Gadus macrocephalus
Pacific Halibut
Hippoglossus stenolepis
Pacific Sanddab
Citharichthys sordidus
Pollock
Pollachius virens
Red Grouper
Epinephelus morio
Red Hake (Ling)
Urophycis chuss
Red Porgy
Pagrus pagrus
Red Snapper
Lutjanus campechanus
Sailfish
Istiophorus platypterus
Scamp Grouper
Mycteroperca phenax
Silver Hake (Whiting)
Merluccius bilinearis
Spiny Dogfish
Squalus acanthias
Vermilion Rockfish
Sebastes miniatus
Vermilion Snapper (Beeliner)
Rhomboplites aurorubens
White Seabass
Atractoscion nobilis
Yelloweye Rockfish
Sebastes ruberrimus
Yellowtail Snapper
Ocyurus chrysurus
The edge · 600 ft · shelf break and canyons 19 species · 18 in season now
Acadian Redfish
Sebastes fasciatus
Albacore
Thunnus alalunga
Bigeye Tuna
Thunnus obesus
Blue Marlin
Makaira nigricans
Blue Shark
Prionace glauca
Common Thresher Shark
Alopias vulpinus
Golden Tilefish
Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps
Mahi-Mahi
Coryphaena hippurus
Opah (Moonfish)
Lampris guttatus
Pacific Bluefin Tuna
Thunnus orientalis
Porbeagle Shark
Lamna nasus
Sablefish (Black Cod)
Anoplopoma fimbria
Shortfin Mako
Isurus oxyrinchus
Striped Marlin
Kajikia audax
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Wahoo
Acanthocybium solandri
White Hake
Urophycis tenuis
White Marlin
Kajikia albida
Yellowfin Tuna
Thunnus albacares
Or start from the water
New England→
Weekly report — live water temps, in-season species & migration · 7 named grounds
Mid-Atlantic→
Weekly report — live water temps, in-season species & migration · 4 named grounds
Southeast Atlantic→
Weekly report — live water temps, in-season species & migration · 3 named grounds
Florida Keys→
Weekly report — live water temps, in-season species & migration · 4 named grounds
Gulf of Mexico→
Weekly report — live water temps, in-season species & migration · 3 named grounds
California→
Weekly report — live water temps, in-season species & migration · 5 named grounds
Pacific Northwest→
Weekly report — live water temps, in-season species & migration · 2 named grounds
Famous grounds
New England
Stellwagen Bank
Striped Bass · Bluefin Tuna · Bluefish
Jeffreys Ledge
Atlantic Cod · Pollock · Bluefin Tuna
Cashes Ledge
Atlantic Cod · Pollock · Haddock
Georges Bank
Atlantic Cod · Haddock · Bluefin Tuna
Nantucket Shoals
Bluefish · Striped Bass · Bluefin Tuna
Cox Ledge
Black Sea Bass · Striped Bass · Atlantic Cod
Cape Cod Canal (East End)
Striped Bass · Bluefish
Mid-Atlantic
The Mud Hole
Summer Flounder (Fluke) · Black Sea Bass · Bluefish
Baltimore Canyon
Yellowfin Tuna · White Marlin · Bluefin Tuna
Wilmington Canyon
Yellowfin Tuna · Mahi-Mahi · White Marlin
Chesapeake Light Tower
Cobia · Red Drum (Redfish) · Spanish Mackerel
Southeast Atlantic
Frying Pan Shoals
King Mackerel · Cobia · Greater Amberjack
The Point — Cape Hatteras
Yellowfin Tuna · Bluefin Tuna · Mahi-Mahi
The Charleston Bump
Wahoo · Mahi-Mahi · Blue Marlin
Florida Keys
The Islamorada Hump
Blackfin Tuna · Greater Amberjack · Atlantic Bonito
Marathon (West) Hump
Blackfin Tuna · Sailfish · Mahi-Mahi
Key West / The Wall
Sailfish · Mahi-Mahi · Blackfin Tuna
Dry Tortugas
Mangrove Snapper · Red Grouper · Permit
Gulf of Mexico
Florida Middle Grounds
Gag Grouper · Red Grouper · Mangrove Snapper
The Midnight Lump — Venice
Yellowfin Tuna · Wahoo · Blackfin Tuna
Flower Garden Banks
Red Snapper · Greater Amberjack · Yellowfin Tuna
California
Cortez Bank
California Yellowtail · White Seabass · Bluefin Tuna
Tanner Bank
California Yellowtail · Rockfish (complex) · Calico Bass (Kelp Bass)
Nine Mile Bank
California Yellowtail · Calico Bass (Kelp Bass) · Yellowfin Tuna
The Farallon Islands
Rockfish (complex) · Lingcod · Chinook (King) Salmon
Monterey Submarine Canyon
Chinook (King) Salmon · Rockfish (complex) · Albacore
Pacific Northwest
Astoria Canyon
Chinook (King) Salmon · Coho (Silver) Salmon · Albacore
Swiftsure Bank
Chinook (King) Salmon · Pacific Halibut · Lingcod
Every species page names the regions its water reaches and the charted grounds on its lane; every region and ground page names the species that are there right now. Same three surfaces, entered from whichever end you already know.