In a country of some 700 islands, fishing in the Bahamas is one of the most popular activities for both locals and visitors. Located in the warm waters of the south Atlantic Ocean, just north of the Caribbean Sea, the Bahamas is one of the world's premier sites for various kinds of fishing trips including off-shore and light tackle fishing excursions. The waters off the coast of Nassau Bahamas and Freeport Bahamas boast a wide variety of fish species ranging from the hard-fighting Amberjack to large grouper to the highly prized Blue Marlin. Many people try out a Bahamas fishing trip on their own boat, but the absolute best way to go on a truly unforgettable and successful fishing trip in the Bahamas is to book a Bahamas fishing charter. Both Nassau and Freeport have great, highly experienced and fully bilingual fishing charter captains that know the water of their islands and can design the type of Bahamas fishing excursion that tourists dream of.
Offshore Fishing in the Bahamas
The Bahamas are known for their offshore fishing. That is why many world tournaments for various deep-sea offshore fishing are held right here in the Atlantic waters of the Bahamas. Even if you are not coming for one of the offshore tournaments, you are sure to get an idea of the world of tournament fishing on your offshore Bahamas fishing charter with the many captains who know where to go and the tournament-style techniques that will get you that huge catch. In the world of Bahamas offshore fishing, the type of fish you can expect to reel in include marlin, sailfish, tuna, cobia, dolphin, wahoo, and the king mackerel.
Light Tackle Fishing
Light tackle fishing in the Bahamas takes you out to the extensive coral reef gardens that surround many of the islands of the Bahamas including Nassau and Freeport. Fishing enthusiasts coming to the Bahamas should definitely try both types of Bahamas fishing as each one showcases unique methods of fishing. Light tackle fishing will get you species such as snapper, grouper, amberjack, yellowtail, and grunt, many of which you can keep upon catching and cook up yourself or have your favorite seafood restaurant cook up for you. Bahamas light tackle fishing takes patience, a keen eye, and an expert sense of knowing what tyep of environment attracts the type of fish you are looking for. With a Bahamas fishing charter, you will be able to create the kind of trip you want. You simply tell your captain ahead of time what you want and expect out of your trip and the captain and skipper on board the charter boat will do all they can to make sure you get the type of trip you are looking for.
Bahamas Fishing Charters
When choosing fishing charters in the Bahamas, you will be able to pick from a long and quality list of the best bilingual captains around. You will have to decide things like the kind of boat you want, how many of your friends or family you want to bring with you, and what type of fishing (off-shore, light tackle, bonefishing or luxury) you want to experience.
