ABACO
According to Coastal Angler Magazine-Bahamas’ Abaco offshore forecaster June Russell from Blackfly Lodge in South Abaco she says not to waste any time getting out on the water in South Abaco, “The wahoo are here and in full force!” Reports coming out of Cherokee and South Abaco are packed with great numbers for day trips (six to eight fish). Fish are running around Tilloo and Elbow Cay.
BERRY ISLANDS
Capt. Percy Darville out of Great Harbour Cay said that wahoo showed up early this season and is off to a good start. “The fish should be concentrated near the drop off north of the island in 190 to 500 feet of water. Inshore, the bonefishing will be fantastic.”
BIMINI
Capt. Chase Camacho, Chase N Dreams Yacht Charters, who runs out of Bimini Big Game Club, reports October was red hot with wahoo and that November should be even better, “Reports from Seacrest, Blue Water Resort and Bimini Big Game Club are that boats are catching four to eight fish each boat and fish are up to 60 pounds.” Deep dropping continues to top the list in catches made. Yelloweye snapper are in 650 to 750 feet of water and queen snappers are being found in 1400 (plus or minus) feet of water.
GRAND BAHAMA
Capt. Jonaceo “Nay Nay” Saunders out of Grand Bahama reports the wahoo have arrived and are running at depths of 150 feet to 600 feet. “Whether slow trolling with natural baits or high speed trolling with artifi cials, the fish are here and they are hungry!”
NASSAU
Capt. Teddy Pratt reports that in the last part of October, he had caught his share of wahoo and mahi-mahi, “Trolling the ledges has been very productive with ballyhoo and lures, with some 40 pounders being caught.” He forecasts November is going to “be on fire, meaning your reels are going to be smoking and the angler screaming WAAAHOOOO!”
NORTH ELEUTHERA
Capt. Ryan Neilly out of Spanish Wells reports, “Yellowfin tuna should be in plentiful supply at either Dutch Bar, Shallow Ground or Pinnacle. Wahoo can be caught at these same locations and using lures and ballyhoo with skirts. Black snapper can be caught in depths of 200 feet and above using cut squid and other natural baits. As we proceed through November, the wahoo bite will continue to improve.” He also shared reports of wahoo showing up early are coming in from all points in the Bahamas; the same is true for North Eleuthera.
SOUTH ELEUTHERA
Chad Melton from Ocean Fox Cotton Bay Scuba Diving and Deep Sea Fishing reports, “The wahoo showed up early this year. During the second week of October we boated an 8 pound blackfin tuna, three large barracuda and a 35 pound wahoo. We saw a fellow angler who had a box full of wahoo with the largest being 73 pounds. He had fished out of Cape Eleuthera and worked Cat Island all the way back.”
For more in depth Bahamas fishing reports and forecasts, visit the Coastal Angler Magazine-Bahamas website.