Destinations
Where the world’s best fishing is
Browse 19+ destination guides across six regions. Each covers the target species, peak season, nearest airport and what a charter really costs.
Caribbean
Warm, blue water and a genuine year-round bite make the Caribbean one of the most forgiving big-game regions on the planet.
Bahamas
World-famous bonefish flats and a short run to deep-water wahoo and marlin make the Bahamas a two-in-one destination, with Bimini as its legendary gateway.
Read guideDominican Republic
Short runs to blue water and staggering numbers make the Dominican Republic one of the top-rated blue marlin fisheries on the planet.
Read guidePuerto Rico
A shelf that drops to blue water within sight of San Juan gives Puerto Rico the shortest run to marlin in the Atlantic, with no passport needed for US anglers.
Read guideCentral America & Mexico
From the marlin capital of Cabo to Costa Rica's sailfish factory, this is the most productive billfish coastline on Earth.
Cabo San Lucas
Where the Sea of Cortez meets the Pacific, Cabo delivers year-round marlin and yellowfin just minutes from the dock.
Read guideCancun
Easy Caribbean access and a short run to blue water make Cancun a convenient base for sailfish, mahi and warm-season billfish.
Read guideCosta Rica
Famous for year-round sailfish consistency, Costa Rica's Pacific coast strings together Los Suenos, Quepos and Tamarindo into a billfish powerhouse.
Read guidePanama
From Tropic Star Lodge at Pinas Bay to Hannibal Bank and Coiba, Panama's Pacific coast is a big-game legend for black marlin and cubera-class fish.
Read guidePuerto Vallarta
Banderas Bay and the offshore banks at Corbetena and El Banco make Puerto Vallarta a magnet for cow-sized yellowfin tuna and Pacific billfish.
Read guideNorth America
The most diverse charter region there is, from Keys tarpon flats to Outer Banks bluefin and Alaskan halibut grounds.
Alaska
Alaska pairs hard-fighting king and silver salmon with barn-door Pacific halibut in a short, intense summer season set against glacier-carved coastline.
Read guideFlorida Keys
The self-styled Sportfishing Capital of the World, where a single reef line separates world-class flats fishing from a blue-water sailfish drop-off.
Read guideLake Erie
The shallowest Great Lake is the undisputed Walleye Capital of the World, offering fast, affordable freshwater charters out of Ohio's western basin.
Read guideOuter Banks
A short run to the Gulf Stream and a legendary billfish fleet make North Carolina's Outer Banks one of the Atlantic's premier blue-water destinations.
Read guideAtlantic Islands
Volcanic islands with deep water on the doorstep and a genuine shot at a grander blue marlin.
Azores
Mid-Atlantic seamounts like the Condor Bank make the Azores a world-class ground for blue marlin, spearfish and giant bluefin tuna.
Read guideCanary Islands (La Gomera)
Off La Gomera and Tenerife, deep Atlantic water yields giant bluefin tuna and blue marlin just minutes from the harbor.
Read guideMadeira
A volcanic island where 1,000-pound blue marlin swim within sight of Funchal, Madeira is one of the planet's premier grander destinations.
Read guideAfrica & Indian Ocean
Under-the-radar big-game frontiers, from Cape Verde's spring marlin to Kenya's classic Indian Ocean sailfish coast.
Cape Verde
Aggressive, close-in blue marlin in staggering numbers make Cape Verde one of the Atlantic's most exciting April-to-June billfish destinations.
Read guideMalindi & Watamu
Kenya's fabled Malindi-Watamu coast is a grand-slam billfish fishery, stacking sailfish and three marlin species over January and February.
Read guideAsia-Pacific
Home to the two most iconic big-game fisheries in the Pacific: Kona's blue marlin and the Great Barrier Reef's giant blacks.
Great Barrier Reef (Cairns & Port Douglas)
From September to December the Ribbon Reefs off Cairns host the world's premier giant black marlin fishery, a heavy-tackle, live-aboard grander game.
Read guideKona, Hawaii
Deep, calm water minutes from Honokohau Harbor makes Kona the world's most reliable year-round blue marlin fishery, home to true granders.
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