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Welcome to How To Catch Any Fish, a website dedicated to the great sport of fishing.  Whether you are new to the sport or have been fishing your whole life, my goal is to help fishermen everywhere achieve their dream catches by providing specific, concise, useful information on how to catch as many specific species as I can.  Whether your goal is a 2lb bluegill or a 500lb marlin or something in between, you should find helpful advice here on this site.  I am definitely not a leading authority for any specific species of fish, but I have caught over 200 different species of fish in different parts of the world and in doing so have picked up a lot of random useful knowledge that I wanted to share.  
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Unlike most fishing sites, I'm completely independent.  I'm not paid by any tackle companies, fishing lodges, or  anyone else other than Amazon if you happen to click one of the links and buy something.  As such, I'm able to give my honest opinions, reviews, and advice.  
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 I created this site in order to share what has worked for me on some of the different species I have caught, encourage people to share their own knowledge, and point people to some useful resources that I have found valuable.

​All photos on this site were either taken by me or are of me unless otherwise noted, so please do not use them without permission.  I hope you enjoy.  Please feel free to contact me through the Contact page above.
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Scroll down for Freshwater and Saltwater Species Guides!
Click on any fish below to go to the Species Page:
 Saltwater Fish

AFRICAN POMPANO
ALBACORE TUNA

AMBERJACK
BARRAMUNDI
BARRED PARGO
BLACK DRUM
​BLACK MARLIN
BLACKTIP TREVALLY
BLUE MARLIN
BLUEFIN TREVALLY
BONEFISH
BONITO
BRASSY TREVALLY
BROOMTAIL GROUPER
CALICO BASS

CALIFORNIA SHEEPSHEAD
CALIFORNIA YELLOWTAIL
CERO MACKEREL
CUBERA SNAPPER (PACIFIC)

DOGTOOTH TUNA
DORADO
EMPEROR FISHES
GIANT NEEDLEFISH

GIANT TREVALLY
GOLDEN SNAPPER (FINGERMARK)
​GOLIATH GROUPER
GREAT BARRACUDA
GREEN JOBFISH
GROUPERS

HALIBUT (CALIFORNIA)
HALIBUT (PACIFIC)
​JACK CREVALLE

KINGFISH (KING MACKEREL)
​LEOPARD GROUPER
Saltwater Fish cont.

LINGCOD
LONGNOSE TREVALLY
​MACKERALS
MULLET SNAPPER
MUTTON SNAPPER
NAPOLEAN WRASSE
PACIFIC BARRACUDA
PACIFIC SAILFISH
PACIFIC SIERRA
PINK SALMON
QUEENFISH

RAINBOW RUNNER

RED BASS
REDFISH
ROCKFISH

ROOSTERFISH
SAND BASS
SHEEPSHEAD

SILVER SALMON​
SKIPJACK TUNA

SNAPPERS

SNOOK
SPECKLED TROUT
SPOTTED BAY BASS

STRIPED MARLIN
TARPON
TROPICAL CODS
​WAHOO

WHITE SEABASS
YELLOWEYE ROCKFISH
YELLOWFIN TUNA
YELLOW SNAPPER

YELLOWTAIL SNAPPER


Freshwater Fish

AFRICAN TIGERFISH
ARCTIC GRAYLING
AROWANA (South American)

BLUE CATFISH
​BLUEGILL

BROWN TROUT
CENTRAL AMERICAN CICHLIDS
CHANNEL CATFISH
CLOWN KNIFEFISH
CRAPPIE

DOLLY VARDEN
​GOLDEN DORADO
​JACUNDA

JAGUAR CICHLID

HYBRID STRIPED BASS
LAKE TROUT

LARGEMOUTH BASS
MACHACA
MUSKELLUNGE
PAYARA (VAMPIRE FISH)

PEACOCK BASS
PIKE

PIRANHA
RAINBOW BASS
RAINBOW TROUT
REDTAIL CATFISH
SARDINATA
SHEEFISH
SMALLMOUTH BASS

STRIPED BASS
SURIBIM CATFISH
VUNDU CATFISH
WALLEYE

WHITE BASS
WHITE STURGEON

WOLF FISH

Click on a sample pic below to go to the page for that species or click on one of the names above.

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If you have some good info on how to catch any of the species not yet added to this site, or have some additional tips for fish already on this site, or are interested in sponsorship opportunities, please e-mail me.  Eventually I would like to see every species of gamefish covered.  Check back frequently as more species will be added as I catch them and more tips and information will be added as I receive it.  If you have a fishing tip or photo or story to share please feel free to e-mail me and I can post it on this site. 

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