Ideal Locations For Black Marlin Charters
The Black Marlin (Makaira Indica from the order Perciformes) that lives in surface waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. One of the fastest fish on earth (50 miles per hour), M. Indica weighs in at around 750 kilometers (approximately 1700 pounds), although larger specimens have been caught. It is a highly sought after commercial game fish. Black Marlin charters offer a thoroughly satisfying sports fishing experience.
Greenpeace
Makaira and other genera are on Greenpeace’s seafood red list. What this means is that they are very likely to be drawn from unsustainable sources. This is why the modern sport fisherman will capture them humanely, photograph them for posterity and return them to the sea from whence they came. Genus Makaira is from the same family, Istiophoridae, as the Hawaiian Silver Marlin and the Japanese White.
Old Salt
Santiago, the fictional ageing fisherman from the Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) novel, ‘The Old Man and the Sea’, had finally broken an 84-day run of bad luck when he hooked a specimen of this order. The remainder of the novel chronicles the man’s struggle with nature.
Color
Despite its descriptive name, M. Indica is not actually black but white and deep blue. It’s tail fins and inflexible pectoral fins, however, are black. Its cross section is more oval than round, unlike its blue cousin, and its ventral fins are rarely longer than 12 inches, no matter how big the fish itself is. It likes warm tropical and subtropical waters near coastland. Occasionally it makes an appearance as far south as Brazil and as far north as the Lesser Antilles.
Popular Tours
Some of the best charter fishing tours for M. Indica originate off the eastern coast of Australia. Nearly three quarters of all marlin of more than one ton in weight are caught over a 150 mile-long stretch of the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Cairns. This is roughly twice the amount caught around Brazil, Portugal and Hawaii combined.
Brisbane’s Gold Coast
The deep sea waters off of Brisbane’s Gold Coast is a much frequented haunt for light tackle sport fishermen looking for M. Indica and other game species. Hobbyists can trawl for Mia Mia, Spanish Mackerel and Wahoo, among others. Jiggers, or bottom fishers, also flock here to capture the likes of Cobia, Kingfish, Peal Perch and Snapper.
Port Stephens
More than twice the size of Sydney Harbor, Port Stephens on Australia’s south west coast is a world class center for sport fishing. With its breathtaking scenery, clear waters and golden, sandy beaches, it attracts other tourists as well. Tours from here operate between the months of January and April.
Black Marlin Charters also operate out of Central America’s Republic of Guatemala. Some of the most bountiful hauls of billfish have been reported to have come from here. On a good day, an angler can bag 20 or more fish in a single day. Because of its position tucked in between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, the area is prone to hurricanes. This controls the months during which Black Marlin Fishing charters are able to operate.
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