Fish Species

The following list is just a few of the species of fish that we target here at the FFFA. There are over 200 species of fish in Florida, and we invite you to catch a few, but please practice catch and release methods.

False Albacore, Little Tunny, Spotted Bonito

Official Name: Euthynnus alletteratus

Range: Atlantic East Coast

Favorite Places: Florida coast

Flies: Albaclouser

Techniques: Chumming and sight casting to busting fish.

Barracuda

Official Name: Sphyraena barracuda

Range: Inshore and offshore

Favorite Places: Inshore flats and offshore wrecks

Flies: Baitfish imitations; needlefish patterns, anything flashy and fast

Techniques: Tease with live chum then bait and switch

Cobia, Lemonfish, Ling

Official Name: Rachycentron canadum

Range: Atlantic east coast, Gulf coast

Favorite Places: The west and east coasts of Florida

Flies: Poppers, Big Half & Halfs

Techniques: Chumming; search buoys and floating objects, turtles

Tarpon

Official Name: Megalops atlanticus

Range: Warm coastal Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico

Favorite Places: Florida!

Flies: Cockroaches, tarpon flies, baitfish imitations

Techniques: This is a sight fishing game

Dolphin, Mahi Mahi, Dorado

Official Name: Corypaena hippurus

Range: Offshore

Favorite Places: Weedlines and floating debris

Flies: Poppers and small streamers

Techniques: Hunt temperature breaks and weedlines for these schooling fish. Once you get one to the boat, the rest of the school will often follow, leading to constant action on light fly tackle.