Review: Fun, Fishing, Food at Commercial Beach

So I took a trip to Commercial Beach, which is located on Commercial Boulevard.

The cool thing about this beach is that there is a 24-hour fishing pier called the Anglins Fishing Pier. Sightseeing from the pier is $2 and adult fishing is $7. They sell bait and hooks at the pier. It also conveniently provides lights for night fishing. The pier offers two types of fishing: sand (shore-loving fish) and reef “rock” fishing (deep water/reef-loving fish).

Along Commercial Boulevard there are plenty of restaurants and shops to stop at. Aruba café is a popular restaurant that is located right on the sand. There is also a cute little puppy shop and delightful ice cream, yogurt, and coffee shops.

The beach itself is pretty decent. The sand is kept clean but I think the ocean water itself is naturally polluted with seaweed, grass, and other debris from fishing and the surrounding reefs. This day, the water was very smoggy to the point I couldn’t take any underwater pictures or videos. Then again, there were pretty big waves that can cause this to happen.

Obviously this location has a history of unique wildlife. Pictures hung in the pier house display fishermen and their large catches. There is plenty of fish such as snook, snapper, bluefish, and croakers, and sometimes even sights of sharks. Bait and chum is usually thrown in the water so swimmers should beware of schools of fish.

Skim boarders, surfers, and snorkelers tend to like this location. There are no lifeguards. As for parking, there are meter parking lots around the area.  

Currently, there is a lot of construction to the roads where all the shops are located so expect detours getting to the beach both by car and foot. An appropriate beach name for its semi-commercial area.

 Note: all photographs and videos were taken and edited by me.