I’ve hired quite a few charters over the years in various waters, and in 2025 I booked one of Nauti Dream’s charters to try to get my billfish. That’s when I met Marlon (and Josh) who were proven billfish masters. We didn’t have luck in 2025, but I vowed to book them again to try my luck when I returned in 2026.

This year, I booked the six hour charter, hoping I’d at least hook into a billfish. Just as we hit the offshore waters, I landed two kingfish… then the magic happened. A blue marlin came up on a teaser, Marlon and his crewmate Mario jumped into action, and sure enough, the marlin took our bait and I got the battle my dream fish.

I’d love to admit I did a C&R, but I fought this fish to the point of exhaustion, so keeping it also gave me my first billfish pics… and given marlon is a staple at every Barbados restaurant and grocery store, I knew not an ounce of the fish would go to waste.

In a very magic moment, right after we landed the marlin, the mahi mahi (“dolphin” as the locals call them) came in, and I managed to catch six of them before the end of the trip (five in quick succession, and one more as we were trolling back in).

Amazingly on the same trip & an hour or two after landing my marlin, a smaller blue marlin came up on the teaser, but didn’t take the bait. I am so glad I met Marlon and the amazing team at Nauti Dreams, and I will definitely be back with them again on my next visit to Bim!

Absolutely incredible fishing trip from start to finish. We were lucky enough to land a Sailfish, which was a bucket-list catch and made the day unforgettable. Huge credit to Jayden and Zack — their knowledge, professionalism, and nonstop effort were first class. They worked the lines perfectly, kept the energy high, and made sure everyone was involved and enjoying the experience. Couldn’t have asked for a better crew or a better day on the water. Highly recommend and would 100% book again

Couldn’t have asked for a better morning on the water. Captain Jayden and first mate Patrick were extremely professional and helpful from start to finish, they were full of positive energy!! Captain Jayden was exceptional with his knowledge of the fishing ground, learned a lot of new things that I will use in the future when I come back to fish again on the Nauti by Nature. To top it off the captain prepared for us a delicious tuna sashimi. And a little added bonus we got to snorkel a sunken ship and got the opportunity to see some sea turtles. Would highly recommended them and definitely will be back for a longer trip.

Captain Josh and the Nauti team were excellent. I was taking my father out fishing for the first time in many years and neither of us are seasoned fishermen.  The team made the experience seamless and worked tirelessly to get us on the fish.  We ended up with 7 barracuda, 1 bonito and 1 tuna but even without the strong results the team was great.  They genuinely wanted us to have the best time!

I booked this fishing trip for my husband and his friends. Josh and Lucas or Luke (sorry i forgot which) were great! They were incredibly knowledgeable, personable and friendly. The tour felt comfortable like some long time friends just hanging out fishing. My husband caught two fish and his friend caught one. At first it seemed like catching anything was bleak. But Josh and Lucas were scouts they scanned the waters constantly on the hunt. Overall my husband and his friends enjoyed themselves.