Louis LamprellYacht charter broker, DMA Yachting
Yes, with one piece of paperwork: the BVI requires a fishing license, and in practice only the one or two genuine anglers in the group need a personal license, about $45 each, arranged around boarding. The boat itself must hold its own permit, which is why we check the yacht’s fishing status when fishing matters to you.
The fishing earns it: trolling the drop-offs for mahi and wahoo on passage days, and the famous bonefish flats of Anegada for the fly crowd. Many catamarans carry basic trolling gear; serious sportfishing setups are rarer, so tell us early if that is the priority.
The best part is dinner: hook a mahi on the way to Anegada and the chef turns it into ceviche before sundowners. Ask us to flag the yachts whose crews genuinely love to fish; it changes the week.