Our offshore fishing trip was an absolute success! Marcel went above and beyond to get us on the fish – and it paid off: we caught several, including mahi mahi and tuna. His crew was on board as well, helping throughout the trip and creating a great atmosphere. Marcel even organized a taxi to pick us up directly from the resort.

On top of that, I used this unforgettable trip as the perfect moment to propose to my fiancée – as a German angler on a fishing boat in the Caribbean. Marcel supported me wonderfully in making this moment truly special. A professional, personal and unforgettable experience – highly recommended!

What an unforgettable day on the water with Captain Marcel Brito and Elimar Fishing Tours! From the moment we set off, you could tell this crew knew exactly what they were doing and loved every second of it. The boat was in great shape, the gear was solid, and Marcel and his team made us feel like old friends out on an adventure.

And the fishing? Absolutely incredible! We pulled in two gorgeous Mahi Mahi, four albacores, and several amberjacks—plenty of action, plenty of laughs, and memories we’ll be talking about for a long time. Watching those Mahi come over the side of the boat was pure excitement!

One quick tip for travelers: if you’re paying with a credit card, there’s a small surcharge. Totally normal in the Dominican Republic and nothing to stress about—but handy to know ahead of time.

If you’re looking for a fishing trip that’s fun, exciting, and run by a captain who truly knows his stuff, Captain Marcel Brito and Elimar Fishing Tours are the way to go. Can’t recommend them enough!

Going out with Marcel was an awesome experience. The benches on the boat aren’t great for longer trips, but the rest of the experience makes up for it. Expect your captain to do his best to get you fish! Different depths, different lures, deadbait, you name it. He is OUT there to catch them.
Our day was slow, we only had one take, but what a take it was! A blue marlin, out of nowhere gave me an insane fight of 20 minutes. We got it up to colour, it took a full run down and shortly after the line snapped, leaving a gut-wrenching emptyness on the other end on the line. The main line had wrapped around the sword of the fish, chafing it down to the point it snapped. I kept the pieve of line as a souvenir. Thank you again Marcel, it was a great experience!

I planned this trip as a surprise and really wanted him to have an authentic experience . Not a luxurious non relatable one. We took both of our boys that also love fishing . We all ended up getting super sea sick except my husband and we had to go to shallow waters otherwise we couldn’t make it. The captain was super caring and even put a break in for us so we could get little better. Unfortunately my husband didn’t get the catch he probably dreamed of but next time he will for sure take the same boat with the same best captain except leave his family at home or the resorts. Thank you Marcel and Louis . Hubby will be back for sure . Love , Dilek Hanedar and family

I had a good day aboard the elimar, captained by Marcel.
I had asked if we could start earlier than the listing online as personally I have always found the fishing best just as the sun rises. We did not go as early as this but it was kindly brought forward. I was picked up at 6:20 by a driver named Valentin (organised by marcel at a reasonable cost, slightly cheaper than the hotel). He was ready and waiting for me so very organised. At the end of the trip he was waiting for me as the boat returned and so whisked me away (he also took both cash and card which was useful).

Captain Marcel was a consummate professional seemingly trying a variety of lures as well as replacing the partially eaten baitfish (believe cut in half by barracuda ) frequently. He was engaging giving updates, plans, past catches, etc which was reassuring.

About 1 hour in we caught the first fish a wahoo of about 8kg, approximately 1.3m in length. This I was told was about 1/4 to 1/3 of the weight of the one they caught the day before, but at least we go one. Later on as we neared the island and the main fishing ground we caught a total of 4 smallish barracuda, and a small albacore tuna. For the last few hours of the trip unfortunately we did not catch anything. 

A day or so later I asked Marcel for the details of the driver which he happily provided which was useful for another day on my trip where I needed a taxi.

The English of Marcel is on the more limited end, but he tried hard and uses his phone to translate when the topic is more complicated. So was not an issue.

In conclusion I would definitely recommend Marcel and the Elimar. He was a consummate professional, seemed to try hard to find fish as well as having a good local knowledge of the fishing grounds. The trip was also pretty reasonably priced, especially in comparison to the alternatives in the local area. I also walked away having caught my first ever Wahoo, so very happy all in all.

Did try to get another trip booked before the end of my holiday but unfortunately he was full. The good reviews are definitely representative and I hope to return.