Dominican Republic Deep Sea FishingDeep-sea fishing, one of the world’s most popular sports, is accessible within a few minutes ride from your luxury vacation rental. Deep-sea fishing throughout the Dominican Republic has increased in popularity thanks in large part to the luxury marinas and ports being built here. While many deep-sea fishing expeditions are located on the south and eastern coasts, new deep-sea fishing excursions have been recently launched on the north coast with great success! Deep-sea game fishing in the Dominican Republic is exciting, fun-filled and almost guaranteed to have you coming back for more. The crystal-clear waters of the West Indies, with depths as shallow as 20 meters or as deep as thousands of meters, are home to some of the most exciting and challenging of the deep-sea game fish. If you are new to the sport or even a deep-sea fishing enthusiast, the waters off the north coast of the Dominican Republic offer you up some of the most exciting deep-sea fish to challenge you. Species found off the northern coast of the Dominican Republic include Amberjack, Barracuda, Bonito, Black Kingfish (Cobia), Dorado (Mahi-Mahi), Grouper, Jack, King Mackerel, Marlin, Redfish, Sailfish, Spearfish, Sea-Breams, Shark, Spanish Mackerel, Swordfish (Espadons), Tuna and Yellow Tail Snapper. Deep-Sea Sport Fishing ChartersAlthough just about anyone can promise to take you deep-sea fishing, you will likely have a more entertaining time if you rely upon licensed tour operations rather than asking a local fisherman. Mostly this is because the tour operators truly know where the big game ‘catch and release’ fish are to be found. They have access to much more modern equipment, from life-preservers to sophisticated electronic fish-finders to long-range marine radios. Deep-sea fishing excursions should take you well offshore and they will have intimate knowledge of what fish are to be located in which area at various times of the year. Deep-sea fishing charters in the Dominican Republic are most often provided as half-day or full-day excursions. The half-day trip, about 4 hours or so, will likely keep you within sight of land. A complete day, 6 to 8 hours, will take you further out to sea into the deeper waters where larger game fish are to be found. Typical Deep Sea Sport Fishing Charter Daily Agenda
Dominican Deep-Sea Fishing Locations on the North CoastIf you are researching deep-sea fishing in the Dominican Republic, you will note that many of the deep-sea charter boats launch from the eastern short near Punta Cana. The deep-sea fishing there is excellent, to be sure, but while this area is so popular you will see a virtual armada of deep-sea fishing boats all headed for the same place! With so many dipping their poles in the water, trolling the depths for that special game fish, you are not only challenging the fish but you are also challenging each other. It can make for a frustrating day! The good news is that the north coast of the Dominican Republic has equally (some say better) deep-sea fishing in totally unspoiled fishing grounds. The reason is because the north coast has fewer marinas capable of harboring real deep-sea fishing boats. Yet just a few miles off the coast of Rio San Juan are the amazingly robust ‘catch and release’ deep-sea fishing grounds around the Silver Bank, Middle Bank and Navidad Bank. Quick geographic lesson; the north coast of the Dominican Republic is on the Atlantic Ocean whereas the south side is the Caribbean. The Silver Bank and Navidad Bank are just north, between 24 and 34 nautical miles offshore. While each of these are protected marine sanctuaries, controlled by the Dominican Republic, they harbor a vast number of lesser feeder fish. Just the Silver Bank alone is 1680 square kilometers so imagine the number of fish it harbors! The feeder fish wander off the Silver Bank into the deeper waters nearby. Those deeper waters are a true mecca for the deep-sea sport fisherman. Blue Marlin, Barracuda, Tuna, Mahi-Mahi, Bonito, Wahoo and many more are found at depth in locations known to the savvy tour operators. They use custom-designed, high speed, deep-sea fishing boats to get you to the proximity of the fishing areas in roughly 2 hours! Staying in a luxury vacation rental sure beats bouncing along on a boat in the middle of the night. Typical deep-sea excursions will have you aboard for days but with these newer deep-sea boats, you can live in true luxury ashore and dash out to the best fishing imaginable and be back in time for cocktails. In less than 2 hours you are line wet and with the intimate knowledge of the area, the tour operators can almost guarantee you an excellent catch! Another benefit is that you do not have to head out for the entire day. With the super-fast deep-sea boat you can fish for 1/2 day and still have an excellent opportunity of bagging a big game fish. Back at the luxury rental you have, you can brag to your friends (or make excuses) and enjoy a relaxing massage before dinner. While you can’t actually eat the fish you catch (it’s catch and release), you will probably be dining on a close relative!
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