The hot spot is the world-famous North Drop, which you can easily access from St.Thomas or St. John.
Captains and mates armed with local knowledge can guide you to the hot spots aboard a sportfishing charter. Both half-day and full-day trips are available. Half-day trips concentrate on inshore fishing. Full day trips can be of two types. On the first type you will troll out to the drop-off, then fish for marlin once there. For the second type your captain will head full speed for the drop with marlin as the hopeful catch. Twenty-four sportfishing world records have been set from the Virgin Islands.
The USVI Blue Marlin Tournament
The USVI Open/Atlantic Blue Marlin Tournament
By Carol M. Bareuther
Internationally traveled sports fishermen mark their calendars each year in August - August 3, 4, 5, 7, 2009 - when the `Super Bowl of Sports Fishing Tournaments', namely the USVI Open/Atlantic Blue Marlin Tournament (USVI Open/ABMT) takes place in waters surrounding the Virgin Islands. "Last year's event was a huge success," says Jimmy Loveland, tournament director. "We're expecting 40 boats to compete this year."
