Clarence Town spearfishing forecast — Bahamas

Q: Can you spearfish at Dean's Blue Hole?

No. It is a freediving landmark inside the 200 yd shore buffer, so keep it for swimming and line training, not hunting.

Q: Are spearguns legal in The Bahamas?

No. Use only a Hawaiian sling or pole spear, and only while breath-hold diving.

Q: Do visitors need a permit?

Foreign visitors need a sport-fishing permit unless fishing from a licensed charter.

Q: How far offshore do you need to be?

On Out Islands such as Long Island, stay more than 200 yd from any shore before spearfishing.

Q: What if a marine-park boundary is uncertain?

Do not hunt there. Treat the area as closed until the boundary is confirmed by an official source or local authority.

Clarence Town · Bahamas

5.4

visibility: 5 m

visibility5m

Today — right on the edge.

Sources: Open-Meteo · Copernicus · Sentinel-2 — high confidence · data 23:25

Sources & confidence

Sources: Open-Meteo · Copernicus · Sentinel-2
Method: spearo sea-state engine: consensus of up to 6 models + satellite clarity (ZSD) + buoy-bias checks
Freshness: Re-read every hour, per coast

Compiled by the spearo sea-state engine · How it works →

The verdict comes from seven water factors and hard safety gates — not ten tabs. Go or stay.

How we score the water

Our own model

Our own forecast engine — not a third-party widget. It weighs these water factors into one go-or-stay verdict for this coast; the 0–10 dial is that verdict, read out as a number.

Swell & wave memory: Height, period and direction of the swell, plus the wake of recent storms — an old storm still stirs the water, and the engine remembers.
Wind & gusts: Speed and gusts, hour by hour — wind speed and an onshore push chop the surface and cut visibility.
Tide phase: Timing and range of the tide, calibrated per coast — big spring tides pull the verdict toward caution.
Water temperature: Sea-surface temperature — sharply cold water vetoes a green verdict.
Currents & outflow: Direction and drift of the current — it pushes you, and it drags turbid coastal water across where you dive.
Rain runoff & air clarity: Rain muddies the water inshore through land runoff, while fog and haze cut visibility at the surface.
Coast shape & exposure: How the coast faces the swell — a sheltered cove keeps the water clean; an exposed, head-on point takes a penalty.

Safety gates

Thunderstorm forecast — an instant red, no exceptions.
An official warning (MeteoAlarm / IPMA) — yellow, or red for the higher ranks.
Missing input data — a would-be green is capped to yellow rather than overstated.
Strong disagreement between forecast models — a green day is pulled back to yellow.
Night hours — where night spearfishing is banned by law the window is forced red; where it is legal (Australia outside NSW, New Zealand, South Africa) it is capped at yellow, never green.

It all folds into a single 0–10 score and one verdict: go or stay.

A forecast, not a guarantee — the sea has the last word.

Where to get in, where to hunt

Entry points with coordinates

Seabed relief — promising ground

This verdict — in your pocket. Open the app for the week's window.

Google Play — QR code — point your camera

0 m

Surface

Wind, wave and the swell windows — when to go and the best hours.

spearo.app

updated 23:25

Clarence Town — solo, off the rocks

Day is over

That is it for today — the day's windows have closed.

Tomorrow, best window 15:00–18:00

Whole week — tap a day. is driving swell right now.

Solo risk: carry a float · tell someone your plan and exit time · doubt = don't go. A model-based planner; the call is made on site.

Selected day

Windows, hours
and the day's trends.

The day is picked above, in the hero. Here are that day's windows, the hour-by-hour map and the trends. Tap a window to break down the conditions.

Saturday · today2026-10-24

07:00–18:26 · full moon

▼ 00:00▲ 07:00▼ 13:00▲ 19:00 · 0.7 m

Hours (06→20)

Day's trends

Tide0.14 m

Wave0.56 m

Wind9 km/h

Water30 °C

fish activity: moonset 05:21 · moderate · moon underfoot 11:20 · high · moonrise 17:19 · moderate · moon overhead 23:50 · high

Open the seafloor map with entry points

Your best window — with you. Forecast in your pocket.

−10 m

The water column

Visibility and what drives it — post-storm clearing, river plume, temperature and the thermocline.

What it is

A marine instrument,
go / no-go for solo hunting.

spearo.app folds wind, wave, swell period, visibility, tides, water temperature and risk into a single verdict — go to the spot or not. It computes 7 days ahead from open marine models (Open-Meteo, IPMA), with no sign-up and no accounts. Built for solo spearfishing off the rocks, where any mistake costs dearly.

Now live: 3016 spots across 406 stretches of coast — mainland Portugal, Madeira and the Azores.

See all spots

−20 m

The seabed

Relief and bottom type, tides, and the depths of each spot.

On the rock

The forecast is the plan.
The call is on the rock.

The models set the window. Whether you go in is read only at the water: count the sets, watch the surge on the entry. If in doubt, you don't get in.

Entry points

Where to get in
off the rocks.

Scouted entries, coloured by today. The colour is the sea state at the spot, not a guarantee: the wash and a slippery entry you judge on site.

Open the seafloor map

Clarence Town Atlantic reefClarence Town

borderline

Pin within 200 yd of the shore: Bahamian law bans spearfishing there (Bahamas Ministry of Tourism fishing FAQ). Hunt only seaward of the 200-yd band.

swell on the quarter today

window: —

Atlantic-side reef and wall past 200 yd, 9–30 m — hunt only past 200 yd, grouper, snapper, hogfish. Coords approximate. The pin itself is a shore landmark within 200 yd of the coast: Bahamian law bans spearfishing there — hunt only seaward of the band (boat needed).

Google Maps

Clarence Town outer Atlantic wall / Comer ChannelClarence Town

borderline

Pin within 200 yd of the shore: Bahamian law bans spearfishing there (Bahamas Ministry of Tourism fishing FAQ). Hunt only seaward of the 200-yd band.

swell on the quarter today

window: —

Drop-off wall, 6–27 m — hunt only >200 yd from shore, outside reserves. Mutton snapper, mahi, grouper, snapper. The pin itself is a shore landmark within 200 yd of the coast: Bahamian law bans spearfishing there — hunt only seaward of the band (boat needed).

Google Maps

Dean's Blue HoleClarence Town

borderline

swell on the quarter today

window: —

World's second-deepest blue hole (202 m), Vertical Blue arena — freediving mecca and info object, NOT a hunting spot (inside 200 yd). Exact GPS.

Google Maps

Salt Pond mid-island Atlantic reefClarence Town

borderline

Pin within 200 yd of the shore: Bahamian law bans spearfishing there (Bahamas Ministry of Tourism fishing FAQ). Hunt only seaward of the 200-yd band.

swell on the quarter today

window: —

Barrier reef, 3–12 m — hunt only >200 yd from shore, outside reserves. Hogfish, grouper, snapper. The pin itself is a shore landmark within 200 yd of the coast: Bahamian law bans spearfishing there — hunt only seaward of the band (boat needed).

Google Maps

South End / Gordon's Atlantic dropoffClarence Town

borderline

Pin within 200 yd of the shore: Bahamian law bans spearfishing there (Bahamas Ministry of Tourism fishing FAQ). Hunt only seaward of the 200-yd band.

swell on the quarter today

window: —

Drop-off wall, 9–40+ m — hunt only >200 yd from shore, outside reserves. Wahoo, mahi, grouper. The pin itself is a shore landmark within 200 yd of the coast: Bahamian law bans spearfishing there — hunt only seaward of the band (boat needed).

Google Maps

SOLO is the biggest risk: underwater you can black out from lack of oxygen silently and fatally, with no one around. Solo is never truly «safe». Below are the best weather windows; carry a buoy, tell someone your plan and exit time, and any doubt — don't go.

One morning glance — and you know.

≈

Surfacing

Cameras, map and reference — to hand as you come up.

Live cameras, map & reference

Open the seafloor map →

Reference

What's in season,
what the law says.

In season now

Nassau grouper
Epinephelus striatus · 5–30 m · on the current by structure · daytime
⚠️ Closed 1 Dec–28 Feb (spawning, S.I. 71/2015). Off-season min 3 lb; head/tail/skin intact on landing.
yellowtail snapper
Ocyurus chrysurus · 3–25 m · on the current by structure · dusk/night
Small midwater snapper over the reef; comes up on a drift, shoot at dusk. Warm months.
lionfish
Pterois volitans · 3–40 m · on the current by structure · daytime
Invasive — culling ENCOURAGED year-round. Tucks under ledges / in reef shade and lets you get close. Venomous spines — handle with care; excellent eating.

off season: black grouper (Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr) · mutton snapper (Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May) · hogfish (Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun) · mahi-mahi / dolphinfish (Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun) · cero mackerel (Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr)

Law

✓🚫 Spearguns are BANNED nationwide — only a or , breath-hold only (scuba/compressor banned). No spearfishing within 1 mile of New Providence, 1 mile of Freeport's south coast, or 200 yards of any Out-Island shore ().
✓Foreign visitors need a sport-fishing permit (or must fish from a licensed charter); catch is for personal use only — selling it is banned (bahamas.com/fishing-faq).

⛔ 🚫 Speargun banned everywhere — / only, breath-hold only (no air). Spear needs a written endorsement on the permit. Spearfishing competitions are banned.
⛔ 🚫 Crawfish (season 1 Aug–31 Mar) and queen conch — hand/hook only, NO spear. Turtles and sharks — full ban (Shark Sanctuary). Corals — no-take.

Rules change. Before heading out, check with the Bahamas Department of Marine Resources and the Fisheries Resources Act; spearguns are banned — sling/pole spear only.

Safety protocol

Sets: watch the wave trains ≥15 min before entering; Hmax ≈ 2×Hs, the wash can run 50 m past the foam line. A lull >10 min with period >12 s = a big set «overdue», do NOT enter; enter right after a full set passes and re-check at minute 30.
Exit FIRST: find your exit AND a backup before entering. On a rocky/boulder shore a 0.5 m rise in swell can make the exit impossible — getting pinned/unable to climb out is the main killer.
Headland rip: prominent points often have a permanent topographic rip regardless of the model — locate it, enter/exit on the windward side, never swim against it.
Cold: wetsuit per the SST chip; the first shiver = a metabolic surge and a drop in breath-hold → get out at the first steady shiver. Cap the session at 45–60 min below 15 °C.
Solo discipline: buoy up; tell someone the spot and exit time; conservative breath-hold (never push it in cold/murky/surfy water); visibility <3 m — don't enter.
Afternoon wind: on many coasts the wind builds from midday — plan to be out of the water by midday; the chop builds — get out.
UV 11:00–15:00 (UVI ≥6): sunscreen and cover up on the surface interval.
Solo is a fundamental risk (hypoxic blackout with no buddy). Any doubt = No-go.

Local guide · Clarence Town

Spearfishing in Clarence Town: spots, seasons and rules

Updated 2026-07-09 · By Oleksandr, spearfisher

Clarence Town spearfishing is about separating the famous landmark from the legal hunting water. Dean's Blue Hole is a 202 m freediving arena and sits inside the 200 yd Out-Island shore buffer, so it is not a hunting spot. The practical plan is boat access to the Atlantic reef and wall after that buffer, with a second option on bank-side reefs when the east face is too lumpy. Expect clear water, thin logistics and long swims. In The Bahamas, spearguns are banned; only Hawaiian slings or pole spears are allowed, and all spearfishing must be breath-hold with no scuba assistance.

TL;DR

Clarence Town works as a legal Long Island base only after you leave the 200 yd shore strip; Dean's Blue Hole is for freediving, not hunting.
Atlantic reef edges hold hogfish, snapper, grouper and occasional pelagics, but the east wall needs calm wind because the bad sector is E to S.
Spearguns are banned throughout The Bahamas. Use a Hawaiian sling or pole spear, on breath-hold only, with no scuba or compressor support.
Marine parks and national parks are no-take. If a park edge is unclear, stay outside the boundary before loading gear.

Best spearfishing spots near Clarence Town

The useful spots sit away from the beach line. Dean's Blue Hole stays in the table only as a do-not-hunt marker because visitors search for it before anything else. The reef names that matter for hunting are the Atlantic reef, the outer wall near Comer Channel and the southern Long Island dropoff. Keep the fish whole enough for landing checks, take grouper sparingly and treat any marine-park shape as closed until confirmed locally.

Spot	Type	Depth	Level	Access	Notes
Clarence Town Atlantic reef	Atlantic reef and wall	9-30 m	Intermediate	Boat, beyond 200 yd from shore	Legal outside reserves and outside the shore buffer. Work ledges and sand-reef seams for hogfish, snapper and grouper when the E to S swell is down.
Clarence Town outer Atlantic wall / Comer Channel	Dropoff wall	6-27 m	Intermediate to advanced	Boat only	Better for mutton snapper and passing fish than the blue-hole area. Current and depth make a float line and conservative drops essential.
South End / Gordon's Atlantic dropoff	Open wall	9-40+ m	Advanced	Boat, weather window only	The deeper edge is the pelagic option for wahoo and mahi. Do not force it in an easterly sea; Long Island has easier bank water on bad Atlantic days.

When is Clarence Town worth a spearfishing run?

The cleanest windows come when the Atlantic face is not taking E to S swell. The area is sheltered in the broader Bahamas-bank sense, but the named hunting reefs are still on open water, so a small forecast error matters. Summer often gives 20-30 m visibility; winter blows can stir the bank and make the wall a long, exposed swim. Start early, check the exit plan before loading a sling, and choose the bank side if the east coast is wrapping white water around the rock.

What rules matter most on Long Island?

The Bahamas rule set is unusually specific for visiting spearos. Spearguns are banned nationwide, so pack a Hawaiian sling or pole spear only. Scuba-assisted spearfishing is not allowed; compressors and tanks do not belong in the hunting plan. On Out Islands, no spearfishing is allowed within 200 yd of any shore. Marine parks, national parks and no-take reserves close the area fully to take, even if the water looks empty or unmarked.

Which fish should be targeted carefully?

Hogfish, snapper and black grouper are the normal reef targets. Nassau grouper has a spawning closure from 1 Dec to 28 Feb and a minimum landing weight outside that closure, so avoid marginal fish. Crawfish and queen conch are not spear targets; crawfish season runs 1 Aug to 31 Mar and both species have gear restrictions. Sharks, turtles and corals are no-take. Lionfish can be removed carefully because the spines are venomous.

FAQ

Can you spearfish at Dean's Blue Hole?

No. It is a freediving landmark inside the 200 yd shore buffer, so keep it for swimming and line training, not hunting.

Are spearguns legal in The Bahamas?

No. Use only a Hawaiian sling or pole spear, and only while breath-hold diving.

Do visitors need a permit?

Foreign visitors need a sport-fishing permit unless fishing from a licensed charter.

How far offshore do you need to be?

On Out Islands such as Long Island, stay more than 200 yd from any shore before spearfishing.

What if a marine-park boundary is uncertain?

Do not hunt there. Treat the area as closed until the boundary is confirmed by an official source or local authority.

Sources

Nearby towns

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Clarence Town · Bahamas

5.4

visibility: 5 m

visibility5m

Today — right on the edge.

Sources: Open-Meteo · Copernicus · Sentinel-2 — high confidence · data 23:25

Sources & confidence

Sources: Open-Meteo · Copernicus · Sentinel-2
Method: spearo sea-state engine: consensus of up to 6 models + satellite clarity (ZSD) + buoy-bias checks
Freshness: Re-read every hour, per coast

Compiled by the spearo sea-state engine · How it works →

The verdict comes from seven water factors and hard safety gates — not ten tabs. Go or stay.

How we score the water

Our own model

Our own forecast engine — not a third-party widget. It weighs these water factors into one go-or-stay verdict for this coast; the 0–10 dial is that verdict, read out as a number.

Swell & wave memory: Height, period and direction of the swell, plus the wake of recent storms — an old storm still stirs the water, and the engine remembers.
Wind & gusts: Speed and gusts, hour by hour — wind speed and an onshore push chop the surface and cut visibility.
Tide phase: Timing and range of the tide, calibrated per coast — big spring tides pull the verdict toward caution.
Water temperature: Sea-surface temperature — sharply cold water vetoes a green verdict.
Currents & outflow: Direction and drift of the current — it pushes you, and it drags turbid coastal water across where you dive.
Rain runoff & air clarity: Rain muddies the water inshore through land runoff, while fog and haze cut visibility at the surface.
Coast shape & exposure: How the coast faces the swell — a sheltered cove keeps the water clean; an exposed, head-on point takes a penalty.

Safety gates

Thunderstorm forecast — an instant red, no exceptions.
An official warning (MeteoAlarm / IPMA) — yellow, or red for the higher ranks.
Missing input data — a would-be green is capped to yellow rather than overstated.
Strong disagreement between forecast models — a green day is pulled back to yellow.
Night hours — where night spearfishing is banned by law the window is forced red; where it is legal (Australia outside NSW, New Zealand, South Africa) it is capped at yellow, never green.

It all folds into a single 0–10 score and one verdict: go or stay.

A forecast, not a guarantee — the sea has the last word.

Where to get in, where to hunt

Entry points with coordinates

Seabed relief — promising ground

This verdict — in your pocket. Open the app for the week's window.

0 m

Surface

Wind, wave and the swell windows — when to go and the best hours.

spearo.app

updated 23:25

Clarence Town — solo, off the rocks

Day is over

That is it for today — the day's windows have closed.

Tomorrow, best window 15:00–18:00

Whole week — tap a day. is driving swell right now.

Solo risk: carry a float · tell someone your plan and exit time · doubt = don't go. A model-based planner; the call is made on site.

Selected day

Windows, hours
and the day's trends.

The day is picked above, in the hero. Here are that day's windows, the hour-by-hour map and the trends. Tap a window to break down the conditions.

Saturday · today2026-10-24

07:00–18:26 · full moon

▼ 00:00▲ 07:00▼ 13:00▲ 19:00 · 0.7 m

Hours (06→20)

Day's trends

Tide0.14 m

Wave0.56 m

Wind9 km/h

Water30 °C

fish activity: moonset 05:21 · moderate · moon underfoot 11:20 · high · moonrise 17:19 · moderate · moon overhead 23:50 · high

Open the seafloor map with entry points

Your best window — with you. Forecast in your pocket.

−10 m

The water column

Visibility and what drives it — post-storm clearing, river plume, temperature and the thermocline.

What it is

A marine instrument,
go / no-go for solo hunting.

Now live: 3016 spots across 406 stretches of coast — mainland Portugal, Madeira and the Azores.

See all spots

−20 m

The seabed

Relief and bottom type, tides, and the depths of each spot.

On the rock

The forecast is the plan.
The call is on the rock.

The models set the window. Whether you go in is read only at the water: count the sets, watch the surge on the entry. If in doubt, you don't get in.

Entry points

Where to get in
off the rocks.

Scouted entries, coloured by today. The colour is the sea state at the spot, not a guarantee: the wash and a slippery entry you judge on site.

Open the seafloor map

Clarence Town Atlantic reefClarence Town

borderline

Pin within 200 yd of the shore: Bahamian law bans spearfishing there (Bahamas Ministry of Tourism fishing FAQ). Hunt only seaward of the 200-yd band.

swell on the quarter today

window: —

Google Maps

Clarence Town outer Atlantic wall / Comer ChannelClarence Town

borderline

Pin within 200 yd of the shore: Bahamian law bans spearfishing there (Bahamas Ministry of Tourism fishing FAQ). Hunt only seaward of the 200-yd band.

swell on the quarter today

window: —

Google Maps

Dean's Blue HoleClarence Town

borderline

swell on the quarter today

window: —

World's second-deepest blue hole (202 m), Vertical Blue arena — freediving mecca and info object, NOT a hunting spot (inside 200 yd). Exact GPS.

Google Maps

Salt Pond mid-island Atlantic reefClarence Town

borderline

Pin within 200 yd of the shore: Bahamian law bans spearfishing there (Bahamas Ministry of Tourism fishing FAQ). Hunt only seaward of the 200-yd band.

swell on the quarter today

window: —

Google Maps

South End / Gordon's Atlantic dropoffClarence Town

borderline

Pin within 200 yd of the shore: Bahamian law bans spearfishing there (Bahamas Ministry of Tourism fishing FAQ). Hunt only seaward of the 200-yd band.

swell on the quarter today

window: —

Google Maps

One morning glance — and you know.

≈

Surfacing

Cameras, map and reference — to hand as you come up.

Live cameras, map & reference

Open the seafloor map →

Reference

What's in season,
what the law says.

In season now

Nassau grouper
Epinephelus striatus · 5–30 m · on the current by structure · daytime
⚠️ Closed 1 Dec–28 Feb (spawning, S.I. 71/2015). Off-season min 3 lb; head/tail/skin intact on landing.
yellowtail snapper
Ocyurus chrysurus · 3–25 m · on the current by structure · dusk/night
Small midwater snapper over the reef; comes up on a drift, shoot at dusk. Warm months.
lionfish
Pterois volitans · 3–40 m · on the current by structure · daytime
Invasive — culling ENCOURAGED year-round. Tucks under ledges / in reef shade and lets you get close. Venomous spines — handle with care; excellent eating.

Law

✓🚫 Spearguns are BANNED nationwide — only a or , breath-hold only (scuba/compressor banned). No spearfishing within 1 mile of New Providence, 1 mile of Freeport's south coast, or 200 yards of any Out-Island shore ().
✓Foreign visitors need a sport-fishing permit (or must fish from a licensed charter); catch is for personal use only — selling it is banned (bahamas.com/fishing-faq).

⛔ 🚫 Speargun banned everywhere — / only, breath-hold only (no air). Spear needs a written endorsement on the permit. Spearfishing competitions are banned.
⛔ 🚫 Crawfish (season 1 Aug–31 Mar) and queen conch — hand/hook only, NO spear. Turtles and sharks — full ban (Shark Sanctuary). Corals — no-take.

Rules change. Before heading out, check with the Bahamas Department of Marine Resources and the Fisheries Resources Act; spearguns are banned — sling/pole spear only.

Safety protocol

Sets: watch the wave trains ≥15 min before entering; Hmax ≈ 2×Hs, the wash can run 50 m past the foam line. A lull >10 min with period >12 s = a big set «overdue», do NOT enter; enter right after a full set passes and re-check at minute 30.
Exit FIRST: find your exit AND a backup before entering. On a rocky/boulder shore a 0.5 m rise in swell can make the exit impossible — getting pinned/unable to climb out is the main killer.
Headland rip: prominent points often have a permanent topographic rip regardless of the model — locate it, enter/exit on the windward side, never swim against it.
Cold: wetsuit per the SST chip; the first shiver = a metabolic surge and a drop in breath-hold → get out at the first steady shiver. Cap the session at 45–60 min below 15 °C.
Solo discipline: buoy up; tell someone the spot and exit time; conservative breath-hold (never push it in cold/murky/surfy water); visibility <3 m — don't enter.
Afternoon wind: on many coasts the wind builds from midday — plan to be out of the water by midday; the chop builds — get out.
UV 11:00–15:00 (UVI ≥6): sunscreen and cover up on the surface interval.
Solo is a fundamental risk (hypoxic blackout with no buddy). Any doubt = No-go.

Local guide · Clarence Town

Spearfishing in Clarence Town: spots, seasons and rules

Updated 2026-07-09 · By Oleksandr, spearfisher

TL;DR

Clarence Town works as a legal Long Island base only after you leave the 200 yd shore strip; Dean's Blue Hole is for freediving, not hunting.
Atlantic reef edges hold hogfish, snapper, grouper and occasional pelagics, but the east wall needs calm wind because the bad sector is E to S.
Spearguns are banned throughout The Bahamas. Use a Hawaiian sling or pole spear, on breath-hold only, with no scuba or compressor support.
Marine parks and national parks are no-take. If a park edge is unclear, stay outside the boundary before loading gear.

Best spearfishing spots near Clarence Town

Spot	Type	Depth	Level	Access	Notes
Clarence Town Atlantic reef	Atlantic reef and wall	9-30 m	Intermediate	Boat, beyond 200 yd from shore	Legal outside reserves and outside the shore buffer. Work ledges and sand-reef seams for hogfish, snapper and grouper when the E to S swell is down.
Clarence Town outer Atlantic wall / Comer Channel	Dropoff wall	6-27 m	Intermediate to advanced	Boat only	Better for mutton snapper and passing fish than the blue-hole area. Current and depth make a float line and conservative drops essential.
South End / Gordon's Atlantic dropoff	Open wall	9-40+ m	Advanced	Boat, weather window only	The deeper edge is the pelagic option for wahoo and mahi. Do not force it in an easterly sea; Long Island has easier bank water on bad Atlantic days.

When is Clarence Town worth a spearfishing run?

What rules matter most on Long Island?

Which fish should be targeted carefully?

FAQ

Can you spearfish at Dean's Blue Hole?

No. It is a freediving landmark inside the 200 yd shore buffer, so keep it for swimming and line training, not hunting.

Are spearguns legal in The Bahamas?

No. Use only a Hawaiian sling or pole spear, and only while breath-hold diving.

Do visitors need a permit?

Foreign visitors need a sport-fishing permit unless fishing from a licensed charter.

How far offshore do you need to be?

On Out Islands such as Long Island, stay more than 200 yd from any shore before spearfishing.

What if a marine-park boundary is uncertain?

Do not hunt there. Treat the area as closed until the boundary is confirmed by an official source or local authority.

Sources

Nearby towns

More spots

Spots in Bahamas

🇧🇸Bahamas

Bahamas map →

Long Island

Stella Maris

Exuma

San Salvador

Cockburn Town

Cat Island

New Bight

Eleuthera

New Providence

Nassau

Andros

Abaco

Bimini

Alice Town (Bimini)

Grand Bahama

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Help us make it better

What's missing? Tell us what you'd like to see — new spots, species, data or features. We read everything.

Clarence Town spearfishing forecast — wind, swell, visibility, tides & live cameras

Windows, hours and the day's trends.

A marine instrument, go / no-go for solo hunting.

The forecast is the plan.The call is on the rock.

Where to get in off the rocks.

What's in season, what the law says.

TL;DR

Best spearfishing spots near Clarence Town

When is Clarence Town worth a spearfishing run?

What rules matter most on Long Island?

Which fish should be targeted carefully?

FAQ

Sources

Nearby towns

Get the go / no-go verdict for Clarence Town by email

Spots in Bahamas

🇧🇸Bahamas

Long Island

Exuma

San Salvador

Cat Island

Eleuthera

New Providence

Andros

Abaco

Bimini

Grand Bahama

Help us make it better

Clarence Town spearfishing forecast — wind, swell, visibility, tides & live cameras

Windows, hours and the day's trends.

A marine instrument, go / no-go for solo hunting.

The forecast is the plan.The call is on the rock.

Where to get in off the rocks.

What's in season, what the law says.

TL;DR

Best spearfishing spots near Clarence Town

When is Clarence Town worth a spearfishing run?

What rules matter most on Long Island?

Which fish should be targeted carefully?

FAQ

Sources

Nearby towns

Get the go / no-go verdict for Clarence Town by email

Spots in Bahamas

🇧🇸Bahamas

Long Island

Exuma

San Salvador

Cat Island

Eleuthera

New Providence

Andros

Abaco

Bimini

Grand Bahama

Help us make it better

Windows, hours
and the day's trends.

A marine instrument,
go / no-go for solo hunting.

The forecast is the plan.
The call is on the rock.

Where to get in
off the rocks.

What's in season,
what the law says.

Windows, hours
and the day's trends.

A marine instrument,
go / no-go for solo hunting.

The forecast is the plan.
The call is on the rock.

Where to get in
off the rocks.

What's in season,
what the law says.