Mahi mahi is also know as Dradu in the local Curacao language. This is a highly popular fish and not just for its great taste! The dradu is also a great sportfish that puts a a good fight and rarely comes by its self. They live in schools of sometimes 20 or more fish. Usually […]
The wahoo is the second fastest fish in the worlds oceans and a ferocious predator. In Curacao we call it Mula. It can reach speds upto 60 miles per hour and therefor you know when a wahoo hits your bait because that first run is super fast. Our record now stands at 31 kilo caught […]
Marlin fishing is considered by some game fishermen in Curacao to be the pinnacle of offshore game fishing due to the size and power of marlin and the relative rareness and vulnerability of this species. In the past, before the way was eased by modern technology, it required skill to capture or kill marlin. Fishing […]
The barracuda is a rayfinned fish known for its large size and fearsome appearance. Its body is long, fairly compressed, and covered with small, smooth scales Some species could reach up to 1.8m in length and 30 cm in width. Barracudas around 1 m in length are common in Curacao waters. They love Fresh tuna […]
The tuna is one of the most economically important fish in the world; hundreds of thousands of tons are taken by commercial fishermen worldwide every year. This species has a wide range: it’s found in a thick band around the equator throughout the world, inhabiting warm seas from the US-Canada border latitudes in the north […]