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St Maarten offers impressive deep sea fishing. Book a trip with Blue Reef Charters for a half day or full day excursion. The warm waters off the coast of St Maarten offer some of the best sport fishing around. Go deep sea fishing and take your chance to catch those fish known to put up an impressive fight such as Blue and White Marlin, Wahoo, Yellow Fin Tuna, Mahi Mahi (Dorado) and Barracuda. The deep sea fishing charters gives you a great adrenalin buzz and is an experience not to be missed.
Don't worry if you have no experience in fishing as Captain Howard and his crew will guide you through the process, and we can assure you it will be such a great experience you will be back next year!
The only requirement to go fishing is patience, and a little determination!
Sports fish can be caught year round and our Fishing Season Chart indicates which fish can be caught at certain times of the year.
St Maarten's Deep Sea Fishing Grounds
Known in the fishing world as the famous "Marlin Boulevard", which is situated north east of St Martin, this is the home of the Marlin gamefish. Large Marlin can be caught here and the current record is 781 lbs! Blue water anglers will have a great time fishing these waters. It is quite common to land a fish about 300 lbs or more. The same lure baits are used for Marlin, Dorado, wahoo, barracuda and tuna.
Spring is a popular time for the sailfish in the waters around St Maarten. The season for Blue Marlin starts in March and is good all through the summer.
Mahi Mahi (Dorado) season is the same time period, along with blackfin tunas, and yellowfin. The Wahoo season starts in November, and lasts for around seven months.
SEE SOME OF THE FISH IN ACTION!
The drop off at La Samanna on the south west side of St Maarten is the best spot for blackfin tuna and wahoo from it's peak at 200 feet to roughly where it ends at around 600 feet. Wahoo are known to feed at depths of 200 feet. Another drop off is near Simbars on the western side of the island. On the northeast side of the island the drop off is much further out at approximately 23 miles, so most anglers prefer to fish on the south side.
A day trip around 30 miles out and behind Saba gives excellent fishing at the Tuna Shoals. Here you will find big seas and big fish too.
Typically the wind is about 15 knots in this region with temperatures cooling down in December and January.
It's not uncommon to sight sperm whales, bottlenose and humpback whales whilst out on a fishing trip, and these mammals can be up to three times bigger than our boat so it's always very exciting when we spot the whales on a fishing trip.
Half day fishing trip
The half day fishing trip leaves at 8am or 1pm for a four hour charter and includes fishing tackle and bait along with cold beers and refreshments.
Maximum of six people.
Price per boat charter - $1000 per half day
Full day fishing trip
A full day fishing from 8am until 4pm. The charter includes fishing tackle and bait, along with cold beers, refreshments and delicious sandwiches.
Maximum of six people.
Price per boat charter - $1600 per full day
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