What would you recommend to anglers fishing in Jan Thiel for the first time?

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Tom Szymanski
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Went fishing with Wazapap Private Charters on January 9, 2025
Try and arrange your taxi ride in advance. It’s in a bit of a remote part of the island, and is a good 20-30 minutes from Willemstad. We had to wait a half hour for a taxi ride to the boat, and had to call 3 different taxi companies and wait an hour and 15 minutes to get a taxi ride back to Willemstad.

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Thomas Delfera
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Went fishing with Speedy Boat Trips on September 4, 2024
I was very happy how we caught fishing within 20 min of starting off very early. 1st Mate was great, did lose one fish after reeling it all the way in. Gave some good insight on the island and the fishing there. However the Capt. really did not want to go back out after we dropped off my wife who was sick even though we had two hours of paid fishing left, we did go back out but he did so after I insisted and not even at the spot we were catching fish.

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Patricia Verbist
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Went fishing with YKnot Fishing Curacao Party Hooker on July 27, 2024
Bring sea sickness meds just in case. Stay out of the cabin while it's in motion if you can. Otherwise, it can bring on sea sickness much faster, if you're not used to it. Don't forget your hat, sunglasses, and a sun shirt.

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Michael Schletter
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Went fishing with HARMONY FISHING TRIPS on September 5, 2023
Mahi and Jack are the common species in the Caribbean around September, and it is also the beginning of bull shark season right up until Marlin season starts in early November. The fish are not as plentiful as some other places, so definitely request the north side of Curacao if you want shark or marlin. As for flats and inshore fishing, the south side of the island is just fine and in addition to the species listed for Curacao, you have a chance of encountering tarpon, giant trevally, nurse shark, sawfish (EXTREMELY rare) and several other species. We even saw a couple tarpon and a nurse shark while we were on our trip.

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Peter Gingerich
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Went fishing with YKnot Fishing Curacao Party Hooker on January 25, 2024
Waves can be unpredictable, but the captain was a great handler of his boat! I would recommend trying for a full day if possible, we did get one fish but due to the weather we were unable to get more (also may want to look up weather prior to booking but that can change of course).

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Jacqueline Snow
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Went fishing with La Menta Boattrips on May 3, 2025
Do research on the boating conditions because most of the time it is very rocky. The sea was clam for us, but we were lucky.

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Melissa Ackley
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Went fishing with YKnot Fishing Curacao Party Hooker on June 16, 2025
Have some motion sickness pills for each person, the water can be a little rough.

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Vincent Letschert
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Went fishing with Wazapap Private Charters on April 28, 2025
Lees je goed in over de manier hoe ze vissen en of je dit leuk lijkt. Zelf niks gevangen dus was 4 uur hangen en slapen. Maar niet elke trip is hetzelfde.

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John Eodice
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Went fishing with YKnot Fishing Curacao Party Hooker on March 21, 2025
Spend as much time out on the water as you can, not the best time to go fishing for us at least in mid March, 4 hours on the water isn’t enough time

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Lara Hoch
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Went fishing with YKnot Fishing Curacao Party Hooker on February 7, 2025
We booked the 7 am trip and seas were a little rough going out but smoother on the way back. They told us that was typical. Had a great time!

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Nicholas Torok
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Went fishing with La Menta Boattrips on January 3, 2025
While our boat was unable to land any fish, several other anglers on the water were able to land a variety of fish ranging from wahoo, tuna, and barracuda.

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Jeremy Dove
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Went fishing with YKnot Fishing Curacao Party Hooker on August 29, 2024
Mahi mahi and skip jack were our primary catches. Also a barracuda and a couple rainbow runners. Lots of sunscreen

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Patrick Castenie
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Went fishing with Speedy Boat Trips on July 16, 2024
While I mention not appropriate for children based on the questionnaire, that is based on the weather we had today and the level of action catching big game. Older kids should be fine.

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Stephen Clark
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Went fishing with La Menta Boattrips on February 19, 2024
The sea was rougher than I expected, even on a relatively quiet day. Land lubbers should take Gravol or Dramamine before to help with the sea sickness.

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Malcolm Armstrong
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Went fishing with HARMONY FISHING TRIPS on September 30, 2023
Absolutely the Captain was ..very knowledgeable of the area, and filled us in on all history of these waters.

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Keith Dryden
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Went fishing with La Menta Boattrips on July 12, 2024
Fish are here but the crew can’t make them bite. Be patient and enjoy the whole experience.

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Tyson Lester
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Went fishing with Wazapap Private Charters on June 20, 2024
June is one of the best times for fishing and getting quality bites and quality fish

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Scott Hortiz
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Went fishing with YKnot Fishing Curacao Party Hooker on June 18, 2024
Use the Party Hooker! They work hard to make sure you have an incredible and memorable fishing day!

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Jennifer Mercieca
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Went fishing with YKnot Fishing Curacao Party Hooker on May 2, 2024
Best fishing experience with Smallfield Adventures! Amazing crew and vessels! Highly recommend

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Tiffany Shen
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Went fishing with YKnot Fishing Curacao Party Hooker on March 4, 2024
Yes, captain and crew do all of the setup. All you have to do is bring the fish in.