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LOCAL Saturday 21 July 2018

Fishing in July in Aruba

ORANJESTAD — Fishing of game fish on six- and If you’re up for bottom fish- Triggerfish, Yellowtail Snap- Mahi, Wahoo, and some
has been excellent so far eight-hour trips. He reports ing, you can catch a vari- per, Red Snapper, Straw- Billfish.
in July, with charter fisher- that right now fish are fur- ety of delicacies. Captain berry Grouper, and Amber-
men landing big game on ther out, but their bite is still Roberto Tromp of Dorothy jack. His customers have Continued on Page 16
the east side of the island. in full force. Fishing Charters has caught also hooked into Bonito,
Yellowfin and Blackfin Tuna
take the spotlight, followed
by some Wahoo. The south
side of Aruba produces a
good deal of Kingfish, Bo-
nito, and Mahi Mahi. Once
you head out, you will face
the typical Aruban wind
and 3–6 ft waves, but over-
all, fishing is superb and
you should definitely head
offshore.

The fish you can catch in
July
Aruba fishing in July is all
about big fighters, fast
hard-hitters, and tasty bot-
tom fish. You can get Wa-
hoo, Mahi Mahi, Yellowfin
and Blackfin Tuna, King-
fish, Sailfish, and Blue Mar-
lin while trolling offshore. If
the action is slow, you can
switch to jigging. Captain
Milton Pichard of Teaser
Charters has caught a lot