December Report 2025
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🌦 Weather Overview
- Sea Conditions: seas were some days choppy and others relatively calm throughout the month
- Water Temperature: 26-26.9 degrees
- Wind: unusually windy December with north wind present
- Rainfall: mainly in the west and south coast
🐟 Target Species This Month
|
Species |
Size Range |
Notes |
|
Yellowfin Tuna |
5kg-50kg |
Good numbers offshore and drop offs best bites early morning and late afternoon |
|
Dorado (Mahi-Mahi) |
5–15kg |
Low numbers Found far out |
|
Wahoo |
10–30kg |
Low numbers but those caught were 15kgs ++ |
|
Giant Trevally (GT) |
5–40kg |
Very low numbers |
|
Dogtooth Tuna |
8–30kg |
Some reports on banks. Smaller fish |
|
Blue Marlin |
100–300kg |
Large numbers on some days. Mix of small and large fish |
⚓ Notable Catches & Reports
Marlin have arrived with large numbers being caught on the right days around new and full moon. Big schools of small and big skipjack tuna have been found around the island. The current was extremely strong this month.
The Marlin World Cup was won by team Efkays onboard Ushta Te who released 2 Marlin with bonus points.
Other fish in the competition:
- 84lbs wahoo caught by Black pearl
- 30lbs ++ Dorado
🐟 Catch of the Month
- 84 lbs wahoo on Black Pearl
- 755 lbs blue Marlin on Aquila
- 550 lbs blue Marlin on No limit
🛠 Gear & Techniques
- Best Lures/Bait: artificial lures and live bait
📅 Outlook for Next Month
- Expect more unstable conditions with some windy and rainy days
- water temperatures to rise above 27 degrees
- Marlin bite to remain strong around new moon
- Tuna bite to remain strong
- Suzuki fishing competition on the 17th January 2026
- SIOBC competition 25-30 January 2026
