So What's
Biting???
Offshore St Thomas
– Head out 6 to 20 miles to the “North or South
Drop”.
June through October
is our Blue Marlin
season; 12-14 days before the full moon, to 2-5 days
after, are the best times of the lunar cycle to fish.
That said Captain Eddie caught his biggest marlin at over 800lbs. on the darkside of the July
moon.
Overall, early in the season, May and June, there will be fewer bites (one to three)
but big
fish (400lbs+)then as you move through the summer months
the bite picks up, the fish size drops. By the October moon
we could see 6-10 bites (or more) a day of 250lbs. fish.
So when'’s best? That depends on your target -
the bigger fish are early, August is a good mix but busy
with tournaments. September and October are
great because most of the Florida boats leave for other
areas.Other than marlin? Yellowfin tunas
are a possibility as are some nice bull
mahi-mahi (dolphin).
What about the weather? Early June
and July
can be breezy, later if there's not a hurricane it’s
very calm!
November through
March is our best time
for wahoo,
we will also catch yellowfin
tuna, sailfish, barracuda, jacks, blackfin tuna
and some mahi-mahi (dolphin).
You name it we might catch it this time of the year!
April and May
is our mahi-mahi (dolphin)
season. When the run starts it can be fast and furious
with our schools of mahi
running 20-50 pounds. Along with the schools we can get a good white marlin showing, and in lucky years a early
blue marlin bite. You might even
hook up a wahoo or two as well. Springtime can really exciting!
"Every species has a season and I have caught all of these
fish in each month of the year, including blue marlin
. Even in January I will pull at least 2 billfish baits in the spread.
We will always be fishing for the most prevalent species for the time of year. I want you to
catch fish!" Captain Eddie
Inshore
St Thomas – 1 to 5 miles out. Note: We don't offer
the half day trip option in July or August.
Species in the inshore waters don't vary too much by season. We will be targeting
kingfish, blackfin tuna, bonita, jacks and some very large
barracudas.
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