Half-day fishing charter
Mornings along the rocks and the beach for roosterfish, cubera snapper and jacks. A genuinely good day on the water, and often the better one for families.
The day
The half day is a good trip. It is not a sailfish trip.
The sailfish are forty-five minutes to an hour away, each way. Take that out of a half day and look at what is left. You cannot honestly sell a half-day billfish trip out of Herradura, so ours is not one.
The half day is an inshore trip: roosterfish, cubera snapper and jack crevalle, worked along the rocks and the beach. Closer in, more going on, and a roosterfish does not care how old you are.
If sails are what you came for, the full day is the trip.
Some people prefer it outright.
It is the better day for a lot of families, and it is how plenty of people find out they like inshore fishing.
What you can catch
Seasons for this stretch of water
- RoosterfishAll year · inshoreThe signature inshore fight. Released every time.
- Cubera snapperAll year · Jul–Dec strongestA brawler that lives in the rocks and knows it.
- Jack crevalleAll year · inshorePound for pound, the meanest pull of the day.
What’s included
Aboard
- The boat and crew, your group only.
- Beer, water, fruit and snacks, aboard.
- The fishing licence, paperwork goes through the boat; about $15 per angler, set by INCOPESCA.
- Berths, a galley sink and a private head, shade below deck.
Bring
- Cash in dollars, for the crew on a good day.
- Seasickness medication, the night before and again that morning.
- Sun cover, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen.
Questions
Will we see sailfish on a half day?
Probably not, and we would rather say so now. The sailfish water is too far out for a half day. Book the full day if sails are the goal.
Is it good for kids?
Often it is the best choice for them: closer in, shorter, and more going on. Every angler, kids included, needs the fishing licence, and the boat handles it.
How many people can come?
The price covers up to six guests. Each guest beyond six is $100.
Can we keep what we catch?
Roosterfish are always released. Meat fish can come home with you, up to five per trip, per boat.
Before you book
A 50% deposit holds your date.
The balance is settled the day of the trip.
Cancel more than 14 days out
and the deposit comes back to you.
Cancel inside 14 days
and the deposit is kept. The date was held for you.
Rain or shine, the boat runs.
Only weather that closes the port calls off a day.
Put a date on the water.
Tell us your dates and your group. Answers come fast, from the same thread.
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