Fishing Report
Summertime Fishing Is Upon Us!
There has been an abundance of Sargassum moving through our area and with that comes mahimahi, the dolphinfish. Mahi follow the sargassum mats around, completing a cycle, because they eat the small fish that hang nearby as they in turn, feed on the tiny shrimp, crabs and creatures that live in the weeds. We have…
Virgin Islands Fishing Report
October 2020 October has been a month of highs and lows in terms of the sea state and winds! For a few days, the hurricane a few hundred miles north pulled the wind out of the area and we enjoyed flat calm seas and a weird NW wind on the South Drop, but this last…
Virgin Islands Winter Fishing Report
The winter trade winds have been blowing and the sea has been choppy so we have been doing a lot of bottom fishing lately. The yellow tail, mutton and lane snapper as well as the red hind and red grouper are all great eating and fun to catch on the light tackle. There have been…
Virgin Islands End of Summer Fishing Report
The end of summer is here in the US Virgin Island has produced some exceptional fishing. Blackfin tuna bite has been strong in the evening on the North Drop 20 miles north of St. Thomas and St. John. The South Drop has been producing good numbers of mahi mahi and is only 8 miles south…
Spring and Early Summer Fishing in the USVI
The spring and early summer here in the US Virgin Island has produced some exceptional fishing. The early marlin bite has been very good producing many more fish than last year. Yellowfin tuna and blackfin tuna bite has been strong in the evening on the North Drop 20 miles north of St. Thomas and St.…
Catching up on fishing
March, 2017 has been a transitional month for our offshore species. While the wahoo bite has been declining, we are still catching good numbers on both the South Drop and North Drop. In 2016 we continued to catch wahoo up through July so hopefully this spring and summer bite will be good for 2017 also.…
Marlin Fishing on the North Drop
The Blue Marlin is a species of fish that can be caught around the world. There are a few places in world that the fish congregate for various reasons. Atlantic Blue Marlin spawn during the summer months in an area known as the North Drop about 20 miles from St. Thomas. The Puerto Rico trench…
Virgin Islands Fishing: Blue Marlin Are Biting!
We are deep into the Blue Marlin season here in the Virgin Islands. Every year when the marlin show up, our captains and mates are constantly saying, “This is what we live for!” The fish here range in size from 100-700 pounds and feed with vigor, making the bites and fights spectacular. Aerial acrobatics and…