Instant bookingAxopar 37 cabin with AC and 600 hpFree cancellation up to 1 day beforeFrom €1,700
Big Game FishingFree cancellation up to 1 day beforeFrom 29,000 MUR
Instant bookingBottom fishing 6 hours Free cancellation up to 1 day beforeFrom €750
fish in deep watersFree cancellation up to 5 days beforeFrom €450
Instant bookingFishing Game 07Full refund if weather cancelsFrom $1,000
FishingmaltaFree cancellation up to 5 days beforeFrom €380
Instant bookingFull Day Trip - Big Game FishingFree cancellation up to 1 day beforeFrom £450
Guided Fishing Trips Full refund if weather cancelsFrom €900
Instant bookingHooked Malta - Ultimate Tuna Fishing Free cancellation up to 5 days beforeFrom €650
Mister Fish ChartersFree cancellation up to 5 days beforeFrom €350
Ohana Fun Fishing – Sashimi IIFree cancellation up to 1 day beforeFrom $87 per person
Instant bookingPesca a fondoFree cancellation up to 1 day beforeFrom €350
Sport Fishing South FloridaFree cancellation up to 1 day beforeFrom $450
Instant bookingTuna Wahoo Fishing ChartersFree cancellation up to 1 day beforeFrom $750
🎣 Blue Horizon – Small Game GibraltarFree cancellation up to 1 day beforeFrom £400
Amberjack charters by country
The greater amberjack turns up in warm and temperate seas almost everywhere, hunting baitfish and squid around structure. Hooked, it heads for the bottom and tries to rub the line on the rock or steel it came from, which is why Florida anglers call it the reef donkey. Most amberjack fishing is vertical, a metal jig worked fast under the boat or a live bait dropped to fish on the sounder. Where our boats find them:
- Malta: Mister Fish Charters, Fishingmalta, Fish in deep waters on Gozo, Adele II and Hooked Malta, all covered on our amberjack in Malta page.
- Spain and Gibraltar: this Las Palmas reef trip on Gran Canaria is the one built around amberjack and snapper, on live bait, dead bait or jigs, for up to 10 from 09:00. Pesca a fondo in Cádiz jigs and live baits on 4 hour trips, and Blue Horizon Small Game in Gibraltar counts amberjack among the harder fish of its 3 and 6 hour days.
- Florida: Sport Fishing South Florida vertical jigs the wrecks and reefs off Palm Beach County all year, and Tuna Wahoo Fishing Charters bottom fishes the reef from Riviera Beach. See amberjack in the United States.
- Hawaii: on the 3 hour shared bottom fishing trip of Sashimi II from Honolulu, amberjack (kahala) are a fish you might meet, not the point of the trip.
- Turkey: Fishing Game 07 jigs and live baits along the coast at Finike on 6 hour trips from 07:00.
- Indian Ocean: Guided Fishing Trips in the Seychelles had a few amberjacks on its April 2026 liveaboard, a trip fished mostly with jigs. In Mauritius, the Grand Baie full day carries slow pitch jigging gear for reefs, banks and wrecks over 9 hours, and Big Game Fishing at Rivière Noire jigs too, though its targets are tuna and marlin.
On most of these boats amberjack are one fish in a mixed day. If they are why you are booking, say so: the crew will spend time over deep structure instead of trolling past it, and rig the heavy jigging rods, because a big amberjack on light gear next to a wreck rarely ends with a photo.
Questions and answers
Short answers to what people ask before they book. Anything else, ask the captain in chat.
Which of these charters are built around amberjack?
The Las Palmas reef trip on Gran Canaria is written around amberjack and snapper. Sport Fishing South Florida vertical jigs the Palm Beach wrecks and reefs, and the Malta boats jig the deep reefs. On the Honolulu shared trip and at Rivière Noire amberjack are a by-catch of other fishing.
Why do so many amberjack get away?
Because they fight downwards. The first run goes straight for the wreck or rock the fish was feeding over, and if it gets there the line is cut. Crews use heavy jigging tackle, a firm drag and fast winding in the first seconds to turn its head from the bottom.
Are amberjack good to eat?
Yes, the flesh is firm and white, and smaller fish are generally the better eating. In some tropical waters large reef predators, amberjack among them, can carry ciguatera, so follow the crew's advice on which fish to keep and which to release.