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Monday 23 april 2018

April: a promising Fishing Bite

By Joris Zandvoort cuda, and bonitas. The first sults this month so far. It is still heavier weight to bring the ing wahoo, tuna, mahi
weeks of April have seen choppy but not as choppy line deeper. He reports ex- mahi, and some billfish.
ORANJESTAD – April’s here pretty impressive catches, as the east or north side of cellent results when wiring The bite slows down on
and so is a promising bite. with wahoo still outnumber- the island.” Captain Deryl a rod with a cigar. some days, but overall, the
The average temperature ing others. reports that some yellowfin Although the days are waters are ripe for fishing.
of 90°F (32°C) has kept fish- tunas have been spotted mostly sunny, the wind can With warm days and fine
ing charters in Aruba busy. Captain Deryl Kock of Te- around East Point but warns affect the success of your weather predicted for the
Fishermen, local and from quila Fishing Charters has that with the choppy seas trip. Captain Milton Pich- rest of April, this is the right
abroad, rally to the water had a nice run this month these fisheries may not be ardo of Teaser Charters has time to get yourself a tro-
to get their catch. And the at the southern side of the always safe. reported choppy weather, phy Wahoo.
fish are not shy, either! Lo- island. “We caught wahoo, For Captain Deryl, trolling with seas reaching 3 to 5
cal captains are getting kings, mahi, tuna, and boni- still produces the best re- feet. He has been mostly Source: www.FishingBook-
wahoo, mahi, tunas, barra- tas. We have had good re- sults. He also advises using trolling and jigging, catch- er.com. q