The travel season here in the US Virgin Islands may be slowing down, but the summer bite is just starting to heat up! So far the inshore fishing has been the best bet for guests looking for multiple hook ups throughout the day. The Offshore scene is becoming more consistent and as we get later…
Capt. Alvin Turbe and crew are off to an excellent start in the 2017 Virgin Islands tournament circuit earning Best Boat in their first tournament of the year. The annual Dolphin Derby, hosted by the Virgin Islands Game Fishing Club (VIGFC) on April 9th, featured a total of 17 boats and 67 anglers, all competing…
Greetings from beautiful St. Thomas! We’ve had a great finish to the 2016 summer season here in the U.S. Virgin Islands with some fantastic trips to report on. September is our shortest month of the fishing season as we take our 37′ Calypso, Emanuel, out of the water for its annual maintenance period. We will…
Another exciting year fishing the annual Northside Sportfishing Club’s annual Bastille Day Kingfish tournament! Many thanks to the tournament committee and staff for the memorable tournament experience on and off the water. In a field of 62 boats, the Capt. Alvin Fishing Charters crew took home top accolades aboard M/V Emanuel, earning both 1st place…
Capt. Alvin Turbe and crew are off to an excellent start in the 2016 Virgin Islands tournament circuit earning Best Boat and 3rd place overall in their first tournament of the year. The annual Dolphin Derby, hosted by the Virgin Islands Game Fishing Club (VIGFC) on April 24th, featured a total of 18 boats and…
The Christmas trade winds definitely made their presence known this month! Sustained 15-25kt E/SE winds resulted in unsettled conditions offshore right through the end of the holiday season. The few offshore trips we could squeeze in the small windows of calmer weather were successful however. A strong, early showing of Mahi-Mahi to the south of…
Greetings from sunny St. Thomas, USVI! We’ve had a great start to the 2015 fishing season. Both our offshore and inshore fishery produced some quality bites over the past two months. We caught some of our largest Wahoo of the year in January, with a couple 60lb hoo’s caught near the end of the month.…
2015 started off in a big way for our January guests. On the first trip of the New Year the Brenton family landed a beautiful 250lb Blue Marlin along the North Drop that put on quite an aerial show. Just a couple days after, our first monster bull Mahi hit the deck and tipped the…
We’ve officially turned the corner into the fall season here in the US Virgin islands and the Wahoo run is in full swing. A strong, early showing of hoo’s to the south of St. Thomas was the focal point of our offshore charters in October. We expect a larger class of fish to show as…
Springtime Action! After a period of snotty weather and a lull in the Offshore scene earlier this month, the winds have calmed and the fishing has definitely improved. The spring Mahi migration is in full swing and large schools are currently making their way through the Virgin Island’s waters. We’ve had great success using a…
