The hot Wahoo bite we saw in November slowed down a bit. We were picking up just one or two Wahoo on the day offshore entering into mid-December and the beginnings of Mahi season still a couple months away. Or so we thought! A 6-Hour Offshore trip on the afternoon of the 12th is when it all broke loose to the south of the island. Frigates dotted the sky following multiple schools of Mahi making their way from the waters around St. Croix. And these migrating fish did not disappoint, with 40-50lb bulls leading each school. Our guests put over 250lbs on the deck that day, and the Mahi bite has been relentless ever since. Fresh schools of Mahi are a great sign entering 2014.
On the inshore scene – a fresh influx of bait hit the southern coastline in the middle of the month. Since then the inshore bite has really turned up, with plenty of Barracuda, Spanish Macks, Yellowtail and Kingfish in the day’s mix. Surprisingly, live-baiting for Blackfins has been slow compared to last winter, but we’re hoping these feisty tunas come on strong in January and February. Juvenile Mahi continue to be a big hit on our Family and Kid’s trips and as long as the smaller ballyhoo stick around our coastline we’ll be seeing plenty of these young dorado.
Couldn’t have ended 2013 any better! Our first year in business was everything we could imagine and more. We’re very excited for the 2014 season and hope you’ll get out on the water with us if you’re planning to visit the US Virgin Islands!
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-Capt. Alvin Turbe
