May Fishing Report
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🎣 Monthly Fishing Report – May 2026
🌦 Weather Overview
- Sea Conditions: windy month with a couple of flat days
- Water Temperature: 25-26 degrees
- Wind: mostly windy with some flat days
- Rainfall: low
🐟 Target Species This Month
|
Species |
Size Range |
Notes |
|
Yellowfin Tuna |
5kg-50kg |
Large numbers of big yellowfin later in the Month (1 week) |
|
Dorado (Mahi-Mahi) |
5–15kg |
Good 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 |
Very Low numbers. |
⚓ Notable Catches & Reports
May was an interesting month with 10 days of big tuna caught. This is quite late in the season but with a sudden drop in water temperature, the big yellowfin were active. Dorado were also abundant far out. Shelves and banks were relatively quiet with a few good days. We also saw quite a lot of larger skipjack tuna.
Sharks remain an issue.
Current has been very strong around full moon and new moon. This pushes fish deeper and away from drop offs
🐟 Catch of the Month
- 7 big yellowfin caught by Coeur de lion
- 7 big yellowfin caught by Catch Up
- 18lbs Job fish caught by Yoan de Coriolis
🛠 Gear & Techniques
- Best Lures/Bait: artificial lures and live bait
- jigging
📅 Outlook for Next Month
- Expect more windy days
- water temperatures to start dropping to 25-26 degrees
- smaller tuna to arrive around fads and drop offs
