Grand Bahama Offshore Fishing Report and Forecast
Capt. Billy Black reports that the cold fronts that typically begin pushing through in October will begin the annual migration of wahoo, dolphin and tuna to the south. Over Labor Day, on a trip over to Grand Cay, the Bahamas proved that 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,” shared Capt. Black. “The 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.”
South Abaco Inshore / Nearshore Fishing Report & Forecast
Capt. Anthony Bain at South Abaco Adventures in Sandy Point shares that mutton snapper are beginning to invade the shallower waters and that bonefish numbers have been steady with a recent (mid-September) half-day charter releasing four bonefish to 8-pounds. Inshore trolling has been very productive with catches varying from mutton snapper, to groupers, large jacks and of course barracuda.
North Eleuthera Offshore Fishing Report and Forecast
Capt. Ryan Neilly, out of Spanish Wells-North Eleuthera, forecasts that October will be a very exciting month for fishing. With the water cooling down, wahoo and yellowfin tuna will become more plentiful. Best locations for both these fish are Dutch Bar, Middle Bar and Shallow Ground. Capt. Neilly likes Islanders with ballyhoo for wahoo, and live bait for yellowfins. For those who like snapper, conditions will be good for both red and black snapper in depths from 200-plus-feet of water. Use electric reels with squid.
Long Island Offshore Fishing Report & Forecast
Capt. Luke Maillis, Reel Addictive Charters, claims October is a tricky month for pelagic fishing. “Some years the fish will migrate through strong and start the season early and some years, they will not show up until November.” For the most part, he says, October is still a month to focus on bottom fishing or spearfishing.
Exuma Offshore Fishing Report & Forecast
Capt. Doug Rowe, Fish Rowe Charters out of George Town, Great Exuma, promises it won’t be long before the wahoo show up. Cooler water will bring them down and Capt. Rowe is going old school to start the season off using black feathers ran down the edge of the bubble train. If the dark colors, black and red, don’t work, try purple and silver. He also suggests running a little faster to cover the ground, and go deep and go shallow since this time of year, the fish can be anywhere.
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