October Report 2025
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🌦 Weather Overview
- Sea Conditions: Calm seas early in the month with wind picking up from the 20th October
- Water Temperature: 23-24 degrees
- Wind: Predominantly southeast trade winds, 10–18 knots some days reaching 25 knots
- Rainfall: very dry month
🐟 Target Species This Month
|
Species |
Size Range |
Notes |
|
Yellowfin Tuna |
5kg-50kg |
Good numbers offshore and drop offs best bites early morning |
|
Dorado (Mahi-Mahi) |
5–15kg |
Big numbers on windy days. Found far out |
|
Wahoo |
10–30kg |
Active later in the month |
|
Giant Trevally (GT) |
5–40kg |
Active on poppers near reefs |
|
Dogtooth Tuna |
8–30kg |
Not many reports. Some small fish |
|
Blue Marlin |
100–300kg |
Sporadic action, better on west coast |
⚓ Notable Catches & Reports
Bigger marlin arriving with some big fish landed and some snapped lines. A couple of good size tuna but still seeing mostly 10-15lbs fish. Plenty of dorado on windy days.
🐟 Catch of the Month
- 700lbs blue marlin caught off Black River aboard L’envole
- 240 lbs Black marlin caught on Shimano tyrnos 30 by L’anglais after 3 hours fight
- 66lbs queen snapper caught by Opportunaty
- 110 lbs yellowfin tuna caught by Francois Ritter
🛠 Gear & Techniques
- Best Lures/Bait: artificial lures and live bait
📅 Outlook for Next Month
- Expect more stable conditions; tuna bite likely to remain strong
- Marlin season approaching with big females still around
- Grand Baie Yacht club fishing competition on 15th November
