[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ctober is the month we want to start watching the cold fronts from the north. These fronts will begin the annual migration of wahoo, dolphin, and tuna to the south. Fishing is all about the temperature of the water and the migration of the bait fish. Our Labor Day trip on Duchess to the Bahamas proved that the blue marlin, wahoo, and dolphin tend to be territorial to Bahamian waters year round. My red and black button head lures were the color choice of the large wahoos we caught and the green, yellow, and pink lures were the preference of the black fin tunas and dolphins. My choice of trolling speed for the lures is between 9-to-10 knots creating a solid bubble trail.
Bottom fishing is still excellent. Mutton snappers and groupers were abundant using deep jigs tipped with squid. My preference for these jigs are yellow and chartreuse green. I prefer to use spinning tackle and small level wind reels for fun fishing.
Catch ’em up!