PERU FISHING MAP
Fishing Hot Spots
From the mangroves of Tumbes and the marlin water off Máncora and Cabo Blanco, down past Paita, the Lobos islands, Huanchaco and Chimbote, to Lima, Callao and Pucusana, Paracas and Pisco, Marcona and the south coast to Ilo and the Chile border. Tap any star or dot to see what it is and what to fish there.
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Safety: these are planning references. Use current official charts, weather and marine alerts and proper safety equipment before heading out.
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Month-by-month patterns, fish, ramps and rules for each water:
Fishing Hot Spots by area
Piers, points, islands, bays, fishing coves and the offshore bank. Tap one to fly to it on the map.
Black marlin off Cabo Blanco, corvina and lenguado down the Humboldt coast
Peru has two oceans in one. In the far north, off Tumbes, Máncora and Cabo Blanco, warm water from the equator meets the cold Humboldt Current and the deep water comes close to shore. That is where the Cabo Blanco Fishing Club made history in the 1950s, and where Alfred Glassell Jr. caught the 1,560 lb black marlin that is still the all-tackle world record. Black and striped marlin, sailfish, swordfish, yellowfin tuna and dorado (perico) still run there today, with snapper, grouper and cabrilla on the rocks.
From Paita south the water turns cold and green and incredibly rich. This is shore and small-boat country: corvina, lenguado (flounder), chita, cabrilla, pintadilla, pejerrey and bonito from the piers of Huanchaco, Pimentel and Ilo, the rocks of Pucusana and Callao, and the calm bays of Paracas and Pisco. The guano islands hold big cabrilla and mero.
Rules: Peru manages sport fishing through the Ministry of Production (PRODUCE) and the regional fisheries offices, and there are minimum sizes for corvina, lenguado, chita and other fish. The Tumbes mangrove sanctuary is closed to fishing, Paracas allows sport fishing only in set areas, and you cannot land on the guano islands. Check with your charter or the local harbor office (Capitanía) before you go, and release billfish.
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