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Fishing Calendars by State & Country
Pick your state or country to see the best months for each fish, the closed seasons, the bait and rig to use, local fishing reports and the latest official fish & wildlife updates. BigJoe does not invent facts — every month comes from an official source, and empty boxes mean no source gives those months.
📅 Puerto Rico20 fish · offshore and reef & bottom📅 Alabama27 fish · freshwater and inshore saltwater (mobile bay, beaches, piers)📅 Alaska19 fish · salmon and trout & char📅 Argentina (Patagonia, Parana & Buenos Aires coast)9 fish · patagonia freshwater and litoral & pampas freshwater📅 Brazil (Atlantic coast & Amazon/Pantanal)11 fish · offshore and inshore & coast📅 California25 fish · freshwater and inshore & bay saltwater📅 Chile (Pacific coast & Patagonia)7 fish · freshwater (southern rivers & lakes) and coast & inshore📅 Colombia (Pacific coast & Orinoco)11 fish · pacific – offshore and pacific – inshore & rocks📅 Connecticut15 fish · freshwater and inshore saltwater📅 Delaware21 fish · freshwater and inshore saltwater (delaware bay, indian river inlet, surf)📅 Dominican Republic9 fish · offshore and reef📅 Ecuador (Salinas, Manta & Galápagos)8 fish · offshore and inshore & reef📅 Florida29 fish · freshwater and inshore saltwater📅 Georgia30 fish · freshwater and inshore saltwater (marsh, sounds, beaches)📅 Hawaii23 fish · offshore / blue water and bottomfish📅 Louisiana21 fish · inshore saltwater and offshore📅 Maine22 fish · freshwater and inshore saltwater📅 Maryland26 fish · freshwater and inshore saltwater (chesapeake & coastal bays)📅 Massachusetts22 fish · freshwater and inshore saltwater📅 Mexico – Baja (Los Cabos, La Paz, East Cape)12 fish · inshore & reef and offshore📅 Mexico – Caribbean (Cancún, Cozumel, Isla Mujeres, Yucatán)12 fish · flats & inshore and reef📅 Mexico – Pacific mainland (Mazatlán, Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo, Ixtapa)10 fish · offshore and inshore & reef📅 Mississippi26 fish · freshwater and inshore saltwater (mississippi sound, biloxi marsh, islands)📅 New Hampshire22 fish · freshwater and inshore saltwater📅 New Jersey27 fish · freshwater and inshore saltwater📅 New York22 fish · freshwater and inshore saltwater📅 North Carolina27 fish · freshwater and inshore saltwater (pamlico sound, inlets & surf)📅 Oregon24 fish · freshwater and salmon & steelhead📅 Peru (Pacific coast & Amazon)9 fish · offshore (cabo blanco, el ñuro, máncora) and inshore & rocks📅 Rhode Island14 fish · freshwater and inshore saltwater📅 South Carolina26 fish · freshwater and inshore saltwater (marshes, inlets & surf)📅 Texas23 fish · inshore saltwater and offshore📅 The Bahamas20 fish · flats & inshore and reef📅 U.S. Virgin Islands25 fish · flats & inshore and reef & bottom📅 Virginia30 fish · freshwater and inshore saltwater (chesapeake bay & coast)📅 Washington25 fish · freshwater and salmon & steelhead
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