Spearfishing Jamaica?

People will tell you that Jamaica isn't a good place for spearfishing... But I have a relative there with a boat and he catches (with a rod / line mostly) all kinds of large fish.

Find a knowledgable local charter that knows the structure.

I don't think it's as bad as ppl will have you believe.

I'll find out for myself in Sept when I go.

so how did it go?

Badly.

Nothing near shore is bigger than 6" except turtles, sea cucumber and there are plenty of urchins. I guess the Jamaicans don't eat those.

I was 4 KM's offshore all by myself (or so I thought) way past the reef where the little fishing boats go and I was down and hears the telltale metallic "pa-ting!" of a speargun.

Some local Spearo was out there solo and was surprised to see me! He had a stringer on his waist of 35+ fish each 6" or less.

They don't get to reproductive age before they are taken.

If they leave them... Someone else will take them.

Very clear water... But I suspect that you'd need a boat to get 10- 30 miles offshore before you find less pressured areas and larger fish.

There were some lionfish though. Take all of them that you see!


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thx for the reply apneaddict!