CUBA FISHING MAP
Fishing Hot Spots
Cuba's coast and cays from Cayo Jutías and Havana to Varadero, Cayo Guillermo, Trinidad, Santiago and Maisí. Tap any star or dot on the map to see what it is and what to fish there.
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Parks & rules
Safety: these are planning references. Use current official charts, weather and marine alerts and proper safety equipment before heading out.
Lake guides for this map
Month-by-month patterns, fish, ramps and rules for each water:
Fishing Hot Spots by coast
Cays, points, reefs and channels with good fishing water. Tap one to fly to it on the map.
Gulf Stream marlin, endless flats and huge reef systems
The Gulf Stream runs right along Cuba's north coast, so blue and white marlin, sailfish, wahoo, tuna and mahi-mahi pass close to Havana, Varadero and the northern cays. Hemingway fished these waters out of Cojímar and Havana. Inside the reef, the northern cays from Cayo Santa María to Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo, and the southern cays off Cayo Largo and Trinidad, have some of the biggest bonefish, permit and tarpon flats in the Caribbean, with reef fishing for snappers, groupers and jacks on the outer edges.
Cuba has many national parks, ecological reserves and wildlife refuges, including Jardines de la Reina, Guanahacabibes, the Ciénaga de Zapata and Punta Francés. Fishing there is banned or only allowed with licensed operators, so they show in red on the map and BigJoe does not put fishing spots in or next to them. All sport fishing in Cuba is done through licensed marinas and guides. U.S. citizens must also follow U.S. travel rules for Cuba.
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Map sources & checks
- Coverage
- Cuba. Mapped features come from public datasets and can be incomplete or out of date: a missing reef, ramp or wreck does not mean it is not there.
- Map data
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) — retrieved October 7, 2026
- World Database on Protected Areas (UNEP-WCMC & IUCN), Protected Planet — retrieved October 7, 2026 (license: Protected Planet terms)
- Hot spots
- 28 hot spots, each with its own source (tap any star to see it): OpenStreetMap named place (general position, not a pinpoint) (28).
- Protected areas
- 86 protected areas from the official list above, drawn in dashed red. Fishing rules inside them are set by the managing agency; check with them before you fish.
- Chart layers (Charts button)
- GEBCO ocean depth and OpenSeaMap buoys, lights and markers. GEBCO and OpenSeaMap are useful references, not official navigation charts.
- Weather & tides
- See Weather & Tides for this area: Open-Meteo weather and marine models. Tides here are estimated from a global sea-level model, not official tide tables.
- Dates
- This page last updated October 15, 2026. Each dataset keeps its own retrieval date, shown above.
⚠️ Planning reference only, not for navigation. Use current official charts, weather and marine alerts, and proper safety gear before heading out.
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