Not surprisingly, the October Billfish Beast report is dominated by fish caught in Australia – in fact, of the 57 500+-pound billfish caught around the world in October, 40 of them were on the Great Barrier Reef. Eight granders in all – and obviously still counting – in the first full month of the season on the reef – not…
The month of September certainly wasn’t far off the pace of August in terms of large billfish caught around the world – we had reports of some 75 500+-pound billfish from around the world, including the world’s 13th grander of the year – and Cape Verde’s fourth grander this year for that great fishery. In all, we saw an early…
A pretty phenomenal month, all things considered, for billfishing around the world. Even though some of the August headlines were stolen by an incredible White Marlin Open – which included a grander beating out a 790-pound blue for the title – as well as some incredible numbers of white marlin up and down the US East Coast, there was some…
July proved to be an incredible month for big fish around the world, with some 58 billfish over 500 pounds being caught. To benchmark this, consider two things – one, June saw 39 bills over 500 across the globe, and two, the typically hottest billfisheries – Kona, Bermuda, and Madeira – saw below-average fishing in terms of number…
A somewhat disappointing May for big billfish around the world – the totals equaled the April number of large billfish caught, which is a bit of a surprise given that May usually produces its fair share of big fish. Unsurprisingly Hawaii tops the charts with seven 500+ blues in the month of May – typically this is one of the…
The best month this year for big fish – not only did we see the year’s first grander (1104-pound blue in Kona), we saw some 23 billfish clear the 500-pound mark around the world in April. The vast majority of these fish were in Kona – unsurprisingly as we’re coming upon their big fish season – but there were some…
Last month was a typical March in the billfishing world – several seasons slowing down, others just kicking off. We round up the beasts – 500+-pound marlin – caught around the world last month here… Kenya – 950 blue, 700 blue, 700 blue, 500 blue Kona – 800 blue, 650 blue, 570 blue, 500 blue, 500 blue, 500 blue, 500…