March Fishing Report
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🎣 Monthly Fishing Report – March 2026
🌦 Weather Overview
- Sea Conditions: seas were mostly flat throughout the month with some light breeze and rainy days
- Water Temperature: 27-28.5 degrees
- Wind: calm month
- Rainfall: mainly in the west and south coast, some heavy rain days
🐟 Target Species This Month
|
Species |
Size Range |
Notes |
|
Yellowfin Tuna |
5kg-70kg |
Massive numbers of big yellowfin |
|
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 throughout the month. Mix of small and large fish |
⚓ Notable Catches & Reports
The month of March was one of the best for yellowfin tuna in the last 10 years. We saw huge numbers of large yellowfin tuna and the bite was very strong. Some boats landed up to 9 fish averaging 50-60 kgs per fish.
March also brought one of the biggest blue Marlin landed in Mauritius and the biggest ever caught in a competition locally. The lucky angler was Adrien Rivalland on board ISIS with captain Stephane Hein.
🐟 Catch of the Month
- 1212 lbs blue Marlin caught by Adrien Rivalland during the fishing guru competition
- 7 big yellowfin tuna caught by Alex Maurel on Ti Cabo
🛠 Gear & Techniques
- Best Lures/Bait: artificial lures and live bait
📅 Outlook for Next Month
- Expect more windy days
- big tuna shoals will slow down
- water temperatures to start dropping to 27-28 degrees
- Marlin bite to slow down
- Tuna bite to become more sporadic
