August Fishing report
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🎣 Monthly Fishing Report – August 2026
🌦 Weather Overview
- Sea Conditions: 1 to 2 m swell with some rough days when the wind blew. The odd good weather window
- Water Temperature: 24-25 degrees
- Wind: strong south easterly at times
- Rainfall: low
🐟 Target Species This Month
|
Species |
Size Range |
Notes |
|
Yellowfin Tuna |
5kg-50kg |
Good numbers of yellowfin tuna. Small to medium size fish. The odd large one |
|
Dorado (Mahi-Mahi) |
5–15kg |
Very Good numbers Found far out and around drop offs. Bigger sizes arriving |
|
Wahoo |
10–30kg |
Low numbers. Some caught along drift wood |
|
Giant Trevally (GT) |
5–40kg |
Medium numbers |
|
Dogtooth Tuna |
8–30kg |
Low numbers |
|
Blue Marlin |
100–300kg |
Low numbers. The fish caught were of good size |
⚓ Notable Catches & Reports
August was a very good month with multiple species being caught. Lots of tuna as always as as big dorado and big tuna. Large size tuna are rare at this time of the year which questions what has changed.
With sword fishing picking up locally some guys have done very well and really starting to get good results
Sharks remain an issue.
🐟 Catch of the Month
- 195lbs swordfish caught by Peter Gilmour after a 1h15 fight
- 513lbs Blue Marlin caught by Xavier Le Clezio
- 124 cm GT released by Dylan Slome
- 109 cm GT released by Francois Ritter
- 150lbs yellowfin tuna by Kevin Marijeanne
🛠 Gear & Techniques
- Best Lures/Bait: artificial lures and live bait
- jigging
📅 Outlook for Next Month
- Expect wind to pick up
- water temperatures maintained to 24-25 degrees
- smaller tuna and the odd marlin to arrive around fads and drop offs
- deep drop to remain good
