Named spots
| Spot | Type | Depth | From nearest port |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahama Escarpment | feature | – | – |
| Exuma Trough | canyon | – | – |
| Great Abaco Canyon | canyon | 2335 fm | – |
| Great Bahama Canyon | canyon | 2492 fm | – |
| Little Abaco Canyon | canyon | 895 fm | – |
| Little Bahama Bank | bank | 2 fm | – |
| Tongue of the Ocean Trough | canyon | 911 fm | – |
Fishing Bahamas / Abaco
The Bahamas fishes as classic wall and dropoff country, and the chart is built to read that edge. From Grand Bahama and the Abacos down through Chub Cay, Nassau and the Tongue of the Ocean, the whole game sits where the shallow banks fall away into deep blue water. The Northwest Providence Channel and the Tongue of the Ocean walls are the lines to study, because that is where temperature breaks and color changes stack bait against structure the fish already use.
Wahoo run strong through the cooler months and respond to clean, moving blue water along the drop, while mahi, blackfin and yellowfin tuna, and blue and white marlin work the same edges through the warmer season. Use the chart to find where a firm SST break meets a chlorophyll color change near the lip of the bank. That intersection, sitting over the dropoff rather than out in open blue, is usually where the action concentrates.
Read the three signals together. An SST break tells you water masses are meeting, a chlorophyll edge shows you where cleaner blue gives way to greener, bait holding water, and the depth contour tells you which of those edges are pinned to the wall. Where all three line up along the Tongue of the Ocean or the Providence Channel, you have a plan worth running.
Treat this as intelligence, not a guarantee, and never as a navigation tool. Seasons, runs and regulations shift every year, so confirm current Bahamian licensing and rules before you fish. The chart narrows thousands of square miles of ocean down to a few high percentage edges, and then the fishing is still fishing.
What you get with ReelTemps
- Sea surface temperatureFind the temperature break
- Chlorophyll-aSpot the green-to-blue color seam
- Composite & single passBlended picture or the freshest overpass
- CompareTemperature and color side by side
- Depth readoutFathoms and feet on hover, tap or mark
- Currents & buoysSee the water move and ground-truth it
- Route, ruler & waypointsPlan the run and save your spots
From the water
I've tried every temp map out there and they all feel like they were built ten years ago. I'm not exactly a tech guy, but this one actually makes sense the second you open it. First time using it, I marked a break in about 30 seconds the night before and boated bluefin right on it the next morning.
Used to burn half a tank driving around looking for color change or a solid temp break. Now I check ReelTemps before I leave the dock and I know exactly where I'm going. Less time driving around guessing, more time with lines in the water.
Albacore season used to mean a couple hours of homework the night before and just hoping it held up. Now I do most of my research that morning and pull it up on my phone if things change once we're out there. Makes calling an audible a lot easier.