Greater Amberjack -Seriola dumerili
Average Weight 10-20 lbs
Peak Weight 150 lbs
IGFA Record 155 lb 10 oz fish taken around Challenger Bank off Bermuda on June 24, 1981 by Joseph Dawson.
Common Names amberjack
Optimum Temperature 65 degrees Farenheit
Habitat and Distribution
The amberjack's primary range is in the Atlantic from the Carolinas to Southern Florida, with the extremes being
Southern New England to the north and Brazil to the south. On the other side of the Atlantic they are commonly
found in the Mediterranean and off the coast of Africa. In the Pacific they inhabit the waters off Southern Mexico.
Riding the edge of the Gulf Stream in the Atlantic, they frequent offshore wrecks and coral reefs and some find year
round homes in Bermuda, Florida and the Bahamas.
 

Blackfin Tuna -- Thunnus atlanticus
Average Weight 7-10 lbs
Peak Weight 30+ lbs
IGFA Record 45 lb 8 oz fish taken from Key West,
Florida on May 4, 1996 by Sam J. Burnett
Optimum Temperature 74 degrees Farenheit
Habitat and Distribution
Blackfin tuna, the ocean's most aquadynamic fish, is located in blue water in the Atlantic Ocean from Southern
New England to Brazil.
 

Bluefish -- Pomatomas saltatrix
Average Weight 1-3 lbs
Peak Weight 25 lbs
IGFA Record 31 lbs 12 oz (14.40 kg) taken out of
Hatters, North Carolina on January 30, 1972 by James
M. Hussey
Common Names Chopper, Snapper
Optimum Temperature 66-72 degrees Farenheit
Habitat and Distribution
Once thought to inhabit waters from Argentina to Massachussetts, the bluefish is one species that has
actually extended its range. In addition to excellent striped bass fishing, Maine anglers can now enjoy fishing
for bluefish in the state's coastal waters. Africa, parts of Europe, Malaysia and Australia, to name a few, also
have bluefish in their coastal waters.
 

Cobia -- Rachycentron canadum
Average Weight 8-10 lbs
Peak Weight 150 lbs
IGFA Record 135 lb 9 oz fish taken out of Shark Bay, W.A., Australia on July 9, 1985 by Peter William Goulding
Common Names ling
Habitat and Distribution
Cobia inhabit warm water from southern New England to Agentina, with the greatest concentration being from the
Chesapeake Bay area through the Gulf of Mexico, where they get very large. They also inhabit tropical to temperate
waters all over the world. Cobia like to hang around some kind of structure that breaks up the open water that is their
general habitat. This structed may be fixed, like pilings, or flotsam
 

Crevalle Jack -- Caranx hippos
Average Weight 2-12
Peak Weight 70+ lbs
IGFA Record 57 lb 5 oz fish taken off Barra do
Kwanza, Angola on Oct. 10, 1992 by Cam Nicolson
 
 

Dolphin -- Coryphaena hippurus
Average Weight 5-10 lbs
Peak Weight 75 lbs
IGFA Record 87 lb fish taken from the Papagallo Gulf
in Costa Rica on September 25, 1976 by Manuel
Salazar
 

Great Barracuda -- Sphyraena barracuda
Average Weight 3-7 lbs
Peak Weight 100 lbs
IGFA Record 85 lb fish taken off Christmas Island on
April 11, 1992 by John W. Helfrich.
Common Names Barracuda, Cuda
Optimum Temperature 75-79 degrees Farenheit
 

King Mackerel -- Scomberomorus cavalla
Average Weight 6-10 lba
Peak Weight 100 lbs
IGFA Record 90 lb fish taken off of Key West, Florida
on February 16, 1976 by Norton I. Thomton
Common Names kingfish
 

Little Tuna -- Euthynnus alletteratus
Average Weight 5-8 lbs
Peak Weight 30 lbs
IGFA Record 35 lb 2 oz fish taken near Cap de Garde,
Algeria on December 14, 1988 by Jean Yves Chatard
Common Names false albacore, little tunny
 
 

Redfish -- Sebastes marinus
Average Weight 5-10 lbs
Peak Weight 80 lbs
IGFA Record 10 lb 5 oz (42.69 kg) taken from Sorvfer, North Norway on July 16, 1990 by Ole-Einar
Jakobsen
Common Names Red Drum, Channel Bass
 
 

Spanish Mackerel -- Scomberomorus maculatus
Average Weight 1-2 lbs
Peak Weight 20 lbs
IGFA Record 13 lb fish taken from Ocracoke Inlet,
North Carolina on November 4, 1987 by Robert
Cranton
 
 

Spotted Weakfish -- Cynoscion nebulosus
Average Weight 1-3 lbs
Peak Weight 15 lbs
IGFA Record 16 lb fish taken off Mason's Beach in
Virginia on May 28, 1977 by William Katko
Common Names spotted seatrout
 
 

Wahoo -- Acanthocybium solandri
Average Weight 15-20 lbs
Peak Weight 150 lbs
IGFA Record 158 lb 8 oz fish taken from Loreto Baja
California, Mexico on June 10, 1996 by Keith Winter
also  grouper, snapper, sharks
 
 

Winter Flounder --
IGFA Record 7 lb fish taken from Fire Island, New
York on May 8, 1986 Einar F. Grell.
 
 
 

Yellowfin Tuna --
 IGFA Record 388 lb 12 oz taken from Isla San
 Benedicto in Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico on April 1,
 1977 by Curt Wiesenhutter