Black Marlin Fishing Charters

You can tell a black marlin from a blue before it is even at the boat if you see the pectoral fins: on a black they are rigid and stick straight out from the body, they cannot fold flat. It is a fish of warm open water and drop-offs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, it hunts tuna and other fast fish, and once hooked it jumps hard and then settles into a long, heavy fight. Agree before you leave whether a marlin is released: our guide on releasing a marlin in Mauritius covers what to ask.

Three boats out of Trou-aux-Biches

Pyramide leaves earliest, at 04:00, for 6 or 10 hours. Skipper Mike Seblin and his brother Hansley run a restored 26 foot Pro 2000 with outriggers, a fighting chair and a live bait pump. Gear, licences and snacks are included, and you and the crew each keep one fish under 10 kg. Fishing on Ivan goes at 05:30 for 6 or 9 hours on a 36 foot Japanese boat with a toilet, an ice box, a fighting chair and lunch on board, and Captain Sebastian shares the catch with you. Big game fishing leaves at 05:00 for 6 or 9 hours and is booked for one angler.

Elsewhere on the island, Full Day Trip - Big Game Fishing runs a 9 hour day from Grand Baie at 06:00 on Tiagra 30 and 50 reels, standing up or in a custom fighting chair; the crew describe it as small game on medium tackle, so a black marlin on that rig is a chance, not the plan. ti bato trolls from Cap Malheureux at 08:00 for 5 or 7 hours. Flying Kiss starts at 05:30 from Pointe aux Piments, back at 12:00 on the short trip, with a 10 hour option and room for 12. In Rivière Noire, Big Game Fishing names black marlin as a target and sends two skippers out with you on a 4 hour trip at 09:00. The same boats are on the black marlin in Mauritius page.