Captain
Billy Lamarque

Member since June 2015 Le Morne, Mauritius
Background
Grandson of a professional fisherman, fishing is in my blood. First of all, it is my passion and I've been fishing professionally for more than 20 years. I will be pleased to share my knowledge with you.
Techniques
Whenever possible I like to do a bit of livebaiting along the dropoff in the morning and lure trolling to cover more ground afterwards.However,there are some times of the year when live bait is scarce and we only do lure trolling

Hey, I'm Captain Billy Lamarque

Le Morne, Mauritius
Background
Grandson of a professional fisherman, fishing is in my blood. First of all, it is my passion and I've been fishing professionally for more than 20 years. I will be pleased to share my knowledge with you.
Techniques
Whenever possible I like to do a bit of livebaiting along the dropoff in the morning and lure trolling to cover more ground afterwards.However,there are some times of the year when live bait is scarce and we only do lure trolling
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350 lbs blue on livebait
350 lbs blue on livebait
Feb 8, 2026 Le Morne
Our regular guest Mr Peter brought his friend to experience deep sea trolling and what an experience it turned out to be. A blue marlin, some skipjacks and a yellowfin tuna on the first trip.Patience paid off as we were trolling with live bait since 8:00 a.m and only got the strike around12:00. It was a fierce fight but the angler did very well on his first ever big saltwater fish.
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Raised 3 caught 1
Raised 3 caught 1
Feb 5, 2026 Le Morne
After some northerly wind and choppy seas it was starting to get better.We caught a skipjack early during the trip and started live baiting but the bait quickly got weak and the schools around us were dissipating.We put the lures out and headed gor the deeper waters were we caught another skipjack. Just after leaving the school we got a strike and it was game on. Our customer who had been looking to catch his first marlin in different countries finally got it after a 25 minutes fight.While the crew were resetting the lures 2 marlins showed up behind the lures and we got a hookup on the short corner lure.It was an estimated 600 lbs blue that was very aggressive and took a lot of line on the 80lbs reel. Our customer got on the fighting chair but unfortunately the line broke after the marlin started doing some acrobatic jumps far away from the boat.We came back with a blue marlin and 2 skipjacks.
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Over 4hrs fight, apprx 900lbs black marl
Over 4hrs fight, apprx 900lbs black marl
Jan 23, 2026 Le Morne
On that morning with no activity along the dropoff we decided to try our luck a bit further south. Sea was good and we spotted a few birds and caught a wahoo and shortly after we had 2 yellowfin tuna on the lines.During the fight there was a heavy rain and wind picked ip and the sea got rough and tough.After boating the two 80lbs tunas we headed downwind and did not find much.About an hour before heading back we had a strike on the long rigger lure and saw that huge black marlin taking to the air.The fish did not take too much line but was very stubborn and did not want to move from where it was.Our regular customer Mr Chris did an excellent job on the chair but a fish that size wears you out and time was going by.After trying trick after trick the fish was finally starting to get uncomfortable and came up and made some beautiful jumps just to show its size and power. Some time later ,as we were getting ready with the gaffs and the fish was just 2 meters away from the boat with leader in hand, the leader broke due to the many hours chafing with the bill. Some could say a nice release.We could just watch the beautiful fish slowly swim away...see you another day
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Another blue
Another blue
Jan 10, 2026 Le Morne
Out on this wavy afternoon looking for some action we had a strike while we were putting the lines in the water.The hook did not set properly and the fish got away.The next two hours we did not see much until we spotted a few birds circling an area.On the first passage we did not raise any fish but on the second passage a blue marlin hit the short rigger lure before going for the long rigger.Fish on, our customer had a tough fight and the marlin did not jump even once.An hour later we got the gaffs ready and our customer was very pleased to have his first blue marlin on the boat.
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525 lbs blue marlin on live bait
525 lbs blue marlin on live bait
Jan 9, 2026 Le Morne
On this choppy day we headed out and caught 2 skipjacks in a school along the dropoff and with a lot of bird activity around we decided to do some live baiting. It was a good choice as after half an hour we had an aggressive strike on one of the baits and the good sized marlin took to the air. After taking about 500 meters of line the fish jumped a few more times before going deep where it died. We then had the hard work of bringing the dead fish back up to the surface. Two hours later we were tired and happy to haul the beast onboard.
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30 years wait for his first Blue Marlin
30 years wait for his first Blue Marlin
Dec 31, 2025 Le Morne
On this last day of 2025 we went out on a rainy day.Within an hour into the trip we hooked an estimated 300 lbs blue that did some acrobatics and took a bit of line off the reel ,unfortunately the hook came out. We continued and patience was rewarded later after another blue marlin came to check and hit two short corner lures before getting hooked on a long corner lure.Our customer's thirty years of trying to catch one finally paid off.
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Excellent
4.8 / 5
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Excellent
4.8 / 5
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Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Excellent
4.8 / 5
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Amazing teamwork and a fantastic day on the water
Amazing teamwork and a fantastic day on the water
Amazing teamwork and a fantastic day on the water
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Friendly captain
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Appropriate for children
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Satisfied with the boat
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Frank K.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great! Thank youโ€ฆ

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on May 13, 2025
Many thanks to Billfish and the great guys on the boat! We booked the 4-hour tour in the morning, and I was hoping to catch...
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James A.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Beautiful day on the water

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on November 29, 2025
Capt Billly did a great job.ย  We didnโ€™t find the Marlin we were hoping for but had a great time.
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Nikolas L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Great trip, great boat, great crew.

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on July 7, 2025
Perfect trip. Wonderful capitan and first mate. Active fishing all the time, and 5 fish on a four hour trip. Nikolas
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Ken W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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The one that got away

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on March 17, 2025
Had a great day out at sea did have a fish on unfortunately slipped the hook, wasnโ€™t to be thatโ€™s why itโ€™s called fishing
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Stuart T.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
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Very good
4.0 / 5
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Fishing with Billy

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on August 7, 2025
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