If you’re coming to Bonaire and want to catch some fish, book a trip with Carlos. He is super friendly, professional, and got my wife and I on fish quickly on our honeymoon. Seeing her catch ger first tuna was worth it all for me! We caught tuna and queen snapper, and one fiesty eel. Also, follow Carlos’ recommendation for a “cook your catch” place after your trip to Tasty Bar and Steakhouse in town. Phenomenal end to a great experience.

Booked a four hour trip with Captain Carlos. Weather the night before made the trip a bit questionable but we went and weather and seas were perfect. First bite came within a minute. Carlos uses hand lines which is a 1/4” nylon rope with weights every foot or so. Once a fish bites you hand over hand pull it in. First fish broke the line and Carlos had us fishing in minutes. He also had a rod and reel trolling off the back. That line hit second. Within 30’ of the boat a shark took that tuna. Lots of bites unfortunately it was a day without landing them. Had a really nice wahoo hookup that fought for a couple minutes before breaking loose. After trolling tried bottom fishing for a short period of time. 300’ down, small fish taking the bait. Ended with three small fish including one red snapper. Overall great morning. Perfect weather. Sound but small boat. I’d definitely recommend it. There is a fish market in town for backup so you don’t need to eat goat. Thanks again Carlos

AM trip 1/31/25-  I had a great time with Captain Carlos.  He’s a native of Banaire and likes to use traditional methods of fishing which entails using a handline for trolling.  He will adjust to you skill level and does have rods and reel as well.  If you want to catch fish like the Bonairean go with Carlos.  The trip starts out with a safety overview of his boat and what channels the marine radio are used for in case of emergency.  Safety is very important to Carlos as he attended the coast guard school in Curacao.  Then he provides a description of what the plan is for the day to make sure you are comfortable with it.  It was a very windy day and we weren’t able to fish the usual spots he goes to, but he was still able to put us on some fish.  Using handlines is a unique way to catch fish, it was challenging at times but was fun.  We had great conversations between bites and saw different types of sea birds and a ton of flying fish.  He will also fillet your catch for you.  Anyone willing to try new ways of fishing and to learn about Bonaire should go with Carlos.  He is knowledgeable and takes personal interest in his clients.

My wife and I went out with Carlos for a 4 hour, afternoon trip. We started off trolling with hand lines and caught a giant wahoo. Carlos knew all the hot spots and he was very easy to talk to. After trolling, we did some bottom fishing.  We caught a few small fish,  then landed an 8 foot nurse shark, which we released. All in all it was a great trip and a delicious dinner of wahoo!

Super windy but capt Carlos put us on some fish.. had 3 keepers 2 snapper and a big eye.. lots of small tuna.. great evening trip with a beautiful sunset to finish off our evening..