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fernando de noronha — offshore fishing

Blue water a few minutes from the harbor, with wahoo, barracuda and tuna. Fishing only outside the Marine National Park.

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Noronha is an oceanic archipelago about 350 km off the coast of Rio Grande do Norte, with deep blue water right past the island's shelf. Much of the main island and the sea around it lies in the Parque Nacional Marinho de Fernando de Noronha, where fishing is not allowed. Recreational fishing happens outside it, in the Environmental Protection Area, with boats leaving Porto de Santo Antônio for trolling: wahoo, barracuda, mahi-mahi and yellowfin tuna, plus bottom fish on the permitted shoals. Fishing tourism is growing and still being regulated.

best season

JanFebSeaAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Offshore fishing runs all year, depending on the sea. During the north swell season, usually December to March, trips out through the Mar de Dentro get harder.

Local rules: Parque Nacional Marinho de Fernando de Noronha: full protection, fishing prohibited across the whole park. Outside it, in the APA, fish only with a local operator and confirm areas and rules with ICMBio before you go out. Blue marlin and threatened sharks: harvest prohibited, release. Check local rules.

getting there: Flights from Recife and Natal. There is an environmental preservation fee per day of stay, plus a park entrance ticket.
facilities: Inns, restaurants, dive operators and licensed fishing boats at the harbor.
coast: Northeast Coast

tip

Trolling for wahoo at high speed, 12 to 16 knots, with heavy-head lures and a steel leader: their teeth cut through any nylon.

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Each card shows the day's index (0 to 100) and, below it, a strip with the index for each hour, from 0h to 23h. from poor to excellent.

what you can catch here

Scombridae

Wahoo

Acanthocybium solandri

The sprinter of the sea. Strikes trolling baits at high speed, cuts line with its teeth, and is one of the best table fish.

Sea

time of yearbest: Nov–Mar

Sphyraenidae

Great barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

An ambush predator of reefs and islands, with explosive strikes and fearsome teeth. Great fun on casting and trolling.

Sea

time of yearbest: Nov–Mar

Coryphaenidae

Common dolphinfish

Coryphaena hippurus

Colorful open-sea fish, a strong fighter and excellent eating. Travels in schools under floating objects and strikes almost any bait.

Sea

time of yearbest: Nov–Mar

Scombridae

Yellowfin tuna

Thunnus albacares

The tuna most sought after by Brazilian sport fishing. Long, heavy fights on trolling, jigging, and popping.

Sea

time of yearbest: Nov–Apr

Scombridae

King mackerel

Scomberomorus cavalla

The largest cavala on the coast, strong and sharp-toothed. Widely caught by trolling and in the artisanal fishing of the Northeast, and excellent eating.

Sea

time of yearbest: Oct–Mar