Best fishing spots in May

The top 60 places to fish in May, ranked by current conditions — live scores, species, and bite windows, updated daily.

Dry Tortugas
97 Good
Florida Keys
Indo-Pacific Sailfish · Wahoo · Permit
Exmouth Ningaloo Reef Australia
97 Good
Western Australia
Yellowfin Tuna · Wahoo · Indo-Pacific Sailfish
Tampico Gulf Mexico
97 Good
Tamaulipas Mexico
Tarpon · Common Snook · Red Drum
Cape Hatteras Offshore
96 Good
Outer Banks NC
Yellowfin Tuna · Wahoo · Mahi-Mahi
Adriatic Ancona
95 Good
Adriatic Italy
European Seabass · Gilthead Seabream · European Hake
Bodrum Yarımadası
95 Good
Ege
Common Dentex · Dusky Grouper · Common Pandora
Florida Keys Reef
95 Good
Florida Keys
Indo-Pacific Sailfish · Wahoo · Mahi-Mahi
Outer Banks North Carolina
95 Good
North Carolina
Red Drum · Striped Bass · Mahi-Mahi
Bari Adriatic
94 Good
Apulia Italy
European Seabass · Gilthead Seabream · European Hake
Kona Hawaii Big Island
94 Good
Hawaii
Atlantic Blue Marlin · Wahoo · Mahi-Mahi
Mallorca Cap Formentor
94 Fair
Balearic Islands
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna · Greater Amberjack · Gilthead Seabream
Port Aransas Texas
94 Good
Texas Gulf
King Mackerel · Mutton Snapper · Wahoo
Sardinia SW Coast
94 Good
Sardinia
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna · European Seabass · Gilthead Seabream
Venice LA
94 Good
Gulf of Mexico
Yellowfin Tuna · Striped Marlin · Mutton Snapper
Bay of Islands New Zealand
93 Good
Northland NZ
Pacific Bluefin Tuna · Yellowfin Tuna · Mahi-Mahi
Lofoten
93 Good
Norwegian Sea
Atlantic Cod · Atlantic Halibut · Pollock
Okinawa East China Sea
93 Good
Okinawa Japan
Yellowfin Tuna · Giant Trevally · Wahoo
Orkney Islands
93 Good
Orkney
Atlantic Cod · Atlantic Halibut · Pollock
Port OConnor TX
93 Good
Gulf of Mexico
Red Drum · Spotted Seatrout · Mutton Snapper
Port Stephens NSW Australia
93 Good
NSW Australia
Yellowfin Tuna · Pacific Bluefin Tuna · Mahi-Mahi
Sete Languedoc
93 Good
Languedoc France
Gilthead Seabream · European Seabass · Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
Tasmania East Coast Australia
93 Good
Tasmania Australia
Pacific Bluefin Tuna · Pacific Albacore · Yellowfin Tuna
Tateyama Boso Peninsula
93 Good
Kanto Pacific
Pacific Bluefin Tuna · Atlantic Bonito · Yellowtail Amberjack
Tsushima Strait Japan
93 Good
Nagasaki Japan
Pacific Bluefin Tuna · Japanese Amberjack · Yellowfin Tuna
Venice Louisiana Gulf
93 Good
Louisiana Gulf
Yellowfin Tuna · Atlantic Blue Marlin · Mutton Snapper
Aveiro Portugal Atlantic
92 Good
Central Portugal
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna · Atlantic Bonito · European Seabass
Barnegat Light NJ
92 Good
New Jersey
Striped Bass · Bluefish · Weakfish
Çeşme Acıkları
92 Good
Ege
Gilthead Seabream · Common Dentex · European Seabass
Chios Aegean
92 Good
Eastern Aegean
Atlantic Bonito · European Seabass
Kaikoura Coast NZ
92 Good
Canterbury NZ
Pacific Albacore · Pacific Bluefin Tuna · Yellowfin Tuna
Lesbos Aegean
92 Good
Aegean Islands
Atlantic Bonito · Bluefish · European Seabass
Oarai Pacific Ibaraki
92 Good
Kanto Pacific
Pacific Bluefin Tuna · Atlantic Bonito · Yellowtail Amberjack
Orange Beach Alabama Gulf
92 Fair
Alabama Gulf Coast
Mutton Snapper · King Mackerel · Greater Amberjack
Algarve Coast
91 Good
NE Atlantic
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna · European Seabass · Gilthead Seabream
Farne Islands Northumberland
91 Good
Northeast England
Atlantic Cod · Pollock · Saithe
Foça Acıkları
91 Good
Ege
Gilthead Seabream · European Seabass · Common Dentex
Ligurian Sea Genoa
91 Good
Ligurian Sea
European Seabass · Gilthead Seabream · Atlantic Bonito
Miami Offshore
91 Good
Miami Florida
Indo-Pacific Sailfish · Wahoo · Mahi-Mahi
Ayvalık Adaları
90 Good
Ege
Gilthead Seabream · European Seabass · Two-Banded Seabream
Bodo Nordland
90 Good
Nordland
Atlantic Cod · Pollock · Atlantic Mackerel
Canakkale Strait Offshore
90 Good
Aegean Turkey
Atlantic Bonito · Bluefish · European Hake
Flensburg Fjord
90 Good
Schleswig-Holstein
Sea Trout · Atlantic Cod · European Plaice
Strait of Messina
90 Good
Tyrrhenian Sea
Swordfish · Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
Cancún Reef
89 Good
Caribbean
Indo-Pacific Sailfish · Mahi-Mahi · Wahoo
Guaymas Sea of Cortez
89 Good
Sea of Cortez
Yellowfin Tuna · Roosterfish · Wahoo
Port Hardy Vancouver Island North
89 Good
British Columbia
Chinook Salmon · Coho Salmon · Pacific Halibut
Apolyont Golu Bursa
88 Good
Bursa Turkey
Pike-perch · European Carp · European Perch
Darwin Northern Territory
88 Good
Northern Territory Australia
Giant Trevally · Yellowfin Tuna · Indo-Pacific Sailfish
Haida Gwaii BC
88 Good
NE Pacific
Chinook Salmon · Pacific Halibut · Coho Salmon
Kudat Sabah
88 Good
Sabah Malaysia
Indo-Pacific Sailfish · Wahoo · Great Barracuda
Leknes Lofoten Inshore
88 Fair
Lofoten Inner
Atlantic Cod · Atlantic Halibut · Atlantic Wolffish
Tromso Fjord
88 Good
Northern Norway
Atlantic Cod · Haddock · Atlantic Halibut
Zakynthos Ionian
88 Good
Ionian Islands
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna · Greater Amberjack · Gilthead Seabream
Outer Hebrides
87 Good
Hebrides Scotland
Atlantic Cod · Pollock · Saithe
Coron Palawan
86 Good
Palawan
Giant Trevally · Wahoo · Mahi-Mahi
Yellow Sea Incheon
86 Good
Incheon Korea
Yellowfin Tuna · European Anchovy · Atlantic Mackerel
Exmouth Gulf
85 Good
Indian Ocean
Indo-Pacific Sailfish · Striped Marlin · Wahoo
İzmir Körfezi
85 Good
Ege
Gilthead Seabream · European Seabass · Common Pandora
Tampa Bay Gulf
85 Fair
Tampa Bay
Red Drum · Common Snook · Tarpon
Palawan Sulu Sea Philippines
84 Good
Palawan Philippines
Yellowfin Tuna · Wahoo · Indo-Pacific Sailfish

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