So What's Biting?
Offshore St. Thomas
– Head out 6 to 20 miles to the “North or South
Drop”.
May through October
is our Blue Marlin
season; 12-14 days before the full moon, to 2-5 days
after, is the most active time in the lunar cycle to fish.
That said Captain Eddie caught his biggest marlin at over 800lbs on the darkside of the July
moon. Generally, early in the season, May and June, there will be fewer bites (one to three)
this could be big
females (400lbs+) as we move through the summer months
the number of bites will pick up, the fish size drops off. By the October moon
we see 6-10 bites (or more) a day of 250lbs. males.
So when'’s best? That depends on what you want to target -
The bigger fish are typically early, August is a good mix but busy
with tournaments. September is active. October has traditionally been the best for the number of bites in a day. Also, many of the
private boats leave for Venezuala plus the weather is typically beautiful! BUT 2009 September blew all records away.
One boat, the Revenge caught 10 blues in just one day. Congratulations to Sam Jennings, one amazing angler - 81 years young!!!
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 nearby it's very calm!
November through March is best 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 the schools of mahi
running 20-50 pounds. Along with the mahi we can get a good white marlin showing, and in lucky years an early
blue marlin bite. You could even
hook up a wahoo or two as well. Springtime can really exciting!
"While every species has a season and we have caught each of these
fish every 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 and you will!"... Captain Eddie
Inshore
St Thomas – 1 to 5 miles out.Note: We don't offer
the half day trip option in July or August on the Viking.
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.
WE WILL BE ON VACATION FROM JUNE 8 THRU 17, 2010
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