September Report 2025

September Report 2025

Monthly Fishing Report – September 2025

🌦 Weather Overview

·       Sea Conditions: mostly choppy seas with some nice days

·       Water Temperature: 22-23°C

·       Wind: Predominantly southeast trade winds, 1522 knots

·       Rainfall: Scattered showers on the east coast; mostly dry west

🐟 Target Species This Month

Species

Size Range

Notes

Yellowfin Tuna

520kg

Good numbers offshore; best bites early morning

Dorado (Mahi-Mahi)

5–15kg

Seen around FADs, far offshore and floating debris

Wahoo

5-10kg

Very low numbers

Giant Trevally (GT)

5–40kg

Low numbers, a few small fish reported

Dogtooth Tuna

8–50kg

Low numbers, often by catch while targeting GT or jigging for reef fish

Blue Marlin

100–300kg+

Very low action, 1 or 2 big fish lost.

 

Notable Catches & Reports

·       50kgs+ tuna caught in the north of the island

·       Good activity in the east when weather permits.

·       King mackerel caught on kayaks

·       Big schools of juvenile yellowfin tuna

🛠 Gear & Techniques

·       Best Lures/Bait: artificial lures

·       Effective Methods: trolling on days with lower current

🐟 Catch of the Month

30++ Dorado caught by Fish Whisperer in Black River

45kgs Yellowfin caught by Philip Lagesse in the north

📅 Outlook for Next Month

·       Expect more stable conditions; tuna bite likely to remain strong.

·       Tuna sizes are likely to stay small to medium with a couple of larger fish

·       As the water temperature reaches 24 degrees expect more bait fish and large bonito schools with the occasional marlin

·       Marlin season approaching and big females will start arriving in October and November

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