There are advantages to being the most northern island in the Bahamas. One is that the cooler water, which drives the wahoo to the area, reaches us first. Early catches of wahoo through October have been in the 60 to 80 pound range. This is a great indication of the action to come. Amazingly, the bite has been as close as onequarter to one-half mile off the south side of the island. There have even been some catches of smaller wahoo on the drift fishing boats!
Although wahoo will be the primarily targeted species, that is not all that is in the mix for Grand Bahama Island. The yellowfin tuna bite has stayed strong along with some blackfin. Bottom fishing begins to take off in November as well. There have been plenty of queen and red snapper, as well as some mutton and lane snapper, along with some yellowtails off the banks.
The West End area will also be very productive, particularly around Memory Rock. The excitement will continue to build as our Grand Bahama Island offshore fishing scene continues to improve over the next couple of months.
FORECAST BY: Capt. Keenen Baldwin
Reef Tours, LTD est. 1969
Port Lucaya, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas
Phone: (242) 373-5880 or (242) 373-5891
Fax: (242) 373-5260
Email: reeftours@coralwave.com