EDITOR’S NOTE: I promised a look at some of the many species of fish caught during six days of fishing the remote northern Great Barrier Reef in the online article, Sight-Fishing Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, and here they are. After viewing these photos, take a look at that article, if you haven’t yet read it.
This by no means represents the totality of types of fish you’ll hook in these waters; there are dozens and dozens more. These are simply some of the species we caught and photographed. — D.O.
► Shark Mackerel (Grammatorcynus bicarinatus)
![fishing Australia's Great Barrier Reef shark mackerel saltwater game fish](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/spf0616_f-sfs_3-1024x840.jpg)
► Chinaman Fish (Symphorus nematophorus)
![fishing Australia's Great Barrier Reef Chinaman fish saltwater game fish](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/myers_dsc02930-1024x739.jpg)
![fishing Australia's Great Barrier Reef Chinaman fish saltwater game fish](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/damon_olsen_photo_img_1380-1024x677.jpg)
► Longnose Emperor (Lethrinus olivaceus)
![fishing Australia's Great Barrier Reef longface emperor saltwater game fish](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/clr_4341-1024x683.jpg)
► Narrowbarred Mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus)
![fishing Australia's Great Barrier Reef narrowbarred mackerel saltwater game fish](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/g0116532-1024x604.jpg)
► Talang Queenfish (Scomberoides commersonianus)
![fishing Australia's Great Barrier Reef talang queenfish saltwater game fish](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/g0296241-1024x679.jpg)
► Flowery Cod (Brown-Marbled Grouper) (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus)
![fishing Australia's Great Barrier Reef flowery cod saltwater game fish](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/g0127420-1024x768.jpg)
![fishing Australia's Great Barrier Reef flowery cod saltwater game fish](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/spf0616_f-sfs_7-1024x956.jpg)
► Giant Trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus)
![fishing Australia's Great Barrier Reef giant trevally saltwater game fish](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/x_g0017505_s_c-1024x1001.jpg)
► Coronation Trout (Variola louti)
![fishing Australia's Great Barrier Reef coronation trout saltwater game fish](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/dsc_0460-1024x907.jpg)
► Queensland Groper (Epinephelus lanceolatus)
![fishing Australia's Great Barrier Reef Queensland groper saltwater game fish](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/damon_olsen_juv_queensland_groper_photo_img_1454-1024x740.jpg)
► Giant Herring (Hawaiian Ladyfish) (Elops hawaiensis)
![fishing Australia's Great Barrier Reef Giant Herring saltwater game fish](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/19_peter_myers_photo_dsc02935-1024x843.jpg)
► Bluefin Trevally (Caranx melampygus)
![fishing Australia's Great Barrier Reef bluefin trevally saltwater game fish](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/x_g0036691-768x1024.jpg)
► Maori Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus)
![fishing Australia's Great Barrier Reef Maori wrasse saltwater game fish](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/dsc_0504-1024x879.jpg)
► Red Emperor (Emperor Snapper) (Lutjanus sebae)
![fishing Australia's Great Barrier Reef red emperor saltwater game fish](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/myers_dsc02813-1024x836.jpg)
► Double-Lined Mackerel (Grammatorcynus bilineatus)
![fishing Australia's Great Barrier Reef double-lined mackerel saltwater game fish](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/x_g0096908-1024x668.jpg)
► Red Bass (Two-Spot Red Snapper) (Lutjanus bohar)
![fishing Australia's Great Barrier Reef red bass saltwater game fish](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/x_um8a2056-1024x683.jpg)
► Coral trout (blacksaddled coralgrouper), (Plectropomus laevis)
![fishing Australia's Great Barrier Reef coral trout saltwater game fish](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/x_um8a1974_p_c-1024x817.jpg)
► Maori Seaperch (Lutjanus rivulatus)
![fishing Australia's Great Barrier Reef Maori seaperch saltwater game fish](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/damon_olsen_photo_-_maori_seaperch_l._rivulatus_dsc_0440-821x1024.jpg)
► Unidentified shark
![fishing Australia's Great Barrier Reef shark saltwater game fish](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/um8a1498-1024x869.jpg)
►Blue Maori (speckled blue grouper), (Epinephelus cyanopodus)
![fishing Australia's Great Barrier Reef blue maori saltwater game fish](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/peter_myers_photo_rankin_cod_dsc03053-1024x602.jpg)
► Yellowlip Emperor (Lethrinus xanthochilus)
![fishing Australia's Great Barrier Reef yellowlip emperor saltwater game fish](https://www.sportfishingmag.com/uploads/2021/09/um8a1902-1024x676.jpg)