Photo by Dominic Sherony
Spring In The Bahamas
By CAM Staff
Spring in the Bahamas offers countless opportunities. While the winter months present anglers with some the best wahoo fishing in the world, spring brings with it the return of other species the islands are famous for.
As southeast winds begin to replace winds from the northeast, cold fronts lessen in frequency and signs of life become evident in warming waters. Birds can be seen in numbers again, shadowing schools of bait and the species that feed on them. Schools of blackfin tuna are larger and more prevalent. Dolphin begin making it to the fish box, and then—seemingly overnight—the dolphin bite turns on. Spring is here, and the waters are teeming with life.
On the north end of the islands, around the Abacos, deep seamounts will see the return of blue marlin, white marlin, yellowfin tuna and good numbers of dolphin to sweeten the pot. Lucky boats might even encounter giant bluefin tuna making their northward migration over the Bahama Banks.
On the south end, a few triple-digit wahoo will still be hanging around in early spring, and the yellowfin and dolphin bites will be heating up.
There are other amazing opportunities everywhere in between, but if you’re looking for something a little more laid back to fill the freezer, the mutton snapper spawn on the Bimini reefs are a sure thing. Swarms of big mutton snapper will be under the boat, and a few grouper are likely to enter the mix.