The Blue Water Boat Group stayed at Blue Marlin Cove Resort and Marina recently and had a grand ‘ole time. Although the tuna bite was slow, many good size dolphin hit the docks along with yellow eye snappers of every size. The Kevin Floyd party was also in West End for a long stay and found wahoo still around, all taken on the slow troll. The Floyd Party also released a 300 pound blue marlin and a sailfish on the troll. West End blue marlin are overlooked on Grand Bahama Island but if you can put the time in, you will have some excitement that you won’t forget. It reminds me of marlin fishing off Kona, Hawaii, short ride, big fish.
Keep your eye on your temperature gauge as we get into summer, as the warm water coming off the bank gets so warm that moving further offshore is a must. The calm seas of summer will be on the menu for the next few months, so break out your marlin gear and come spend some quality time in West End.
Another great trip here is trolling for grouper. Try 60 feet at 8 knots with a split tail and a bright skirt. The locals here get all their groupers from traps in 60 feet and there are plenty of fish in that range. The advantage is the fish can’t hole up because of the forward motion of the boat and he will pop up behind the boat because of his open mouth. This is a very effective way to fish this species.
Be safe and see you on Grand Bahama Island soon!
FORECAST BY: Capt. Dave Dawson
West End, Grand Bahama Island
Chartering Old Bahama Bay and Blue Marlin Cove
Phone: (772) 260-6579
Cell: (242) 727-7887
Email: Captdavedawson@aol.com