I’ve hired quite a few charters over the years in various waters, and in 2025 I booked one of Nauti Dream’s charters to try to get my billfish. That’s when I met Marlon (and Josh) who were proven billfish masters. We didn’t have luck in 2025, but I vowed to book them again to try my luck when I returned in 2026.

This year, I booked the six hour charter, hoping I’d at least hook into a billfish. Just as we hit the offshore waters, I landed two kingfish… then the magic happened. A blue marlin came up on a teaser, Marlon and his crewmate Mario jumped into action, and sure enough, the marlin took our bait and I got the battle my dream fish.

I’d love to admit I did a C&R, but I fought this fish to the point of exhaustion, so keeping it also gave me my first billfish pics… and given marlon is a staple at every Barbados restaurant and grocery store, I knew not an ounce of the fish would go to waste.

In a very magic moment, right after we landed the marlin, the mahi mahi (“dolphin” as the locals call them) came in, and I managed to catch six of them before the end of the trip (five in quick succession, and one more as we were trolling back in).

Amazingly on the same trip & an hour or two after landing my marlin, a smaller blue marlin came up on the teaser, but didn’t take the bait. I am so glad I met Marlon and the amazing team at Nauti Dreams, and I will definitely be back with them again on my next visit to Bim!

Chad and Winston were absolutely fantastic.  The Nauti Dreams was spotless and well equipped.  The guys were terrific hosts and professional anglers.  They worked incredibly hard to find the fish we wanted to battle and it was a huge success.  Book these guys!!  They are the BEST!!

Couple of dads and sons out on the water for the day. caught some awesome barracudas and tuna ready for dinner. Great crew, easy day on the ocean. Thank you very much!

We caught 2 baracuda, went snorkeling at a shipwreck, and ate our catch (grilled fish sandwiches)! Fabulous memory out on the water with easy going Captain Marlin and Mario! Thanks guys!