May brings exciting times to South Abaco, the southeast winds are finally here and weather is warming up! We will be targeting bonefish on the flats and trolling the inshore waters for snapper and grouper during the month of May. The baitfish are starting to school, and the barracudas, as well as mackerels, will begin to run these schools of silversides and ballyhoos wild.
The inshore trolling will be very productive and we will be targeting species varying from mutton snappers and cubera snappers to mackerels and the ever-acrobatic barracuda is never to disappoint! We typically troll Shimano TLD 20 reels and this month we will pull sea witch style lures to imitate these schooling baitfish. Blue and white, as well as red and black, will be our favorite colors for this month.
On the flats, we will still target bonefish and permit with 6- to 10-pound spinning gear and 8 or 9 weight fly rods. We have been using small jigs tipped with conch meat on the spinning gear and various crab imitation flies for the bones.
When sight fishing the flats, we will target the toothy critters including sharks and barracudas with 15-pound spinning gear tipped with bright green lures made from surgical tubing. The snappers love to eat conch slop or pilchards and have consistently been providing an action packed fight on 15-pounds or lighter tackle in the shallow waters. As long as the tide is flowing, they should be biting
I hope that you will take the time to come visit us in Sandy Point to enjoy what we have to offer during 2014. Complete packages can be offered ranging from ground transportation to accommodations to meals during your South Abaco stay. I can be reached via email: tony@southabaco.com if you have any questions or need further information regarding our South Abaco inshore fishery.
Tight lines!