The Only Daily International Billfishing Report
After a dominant performance from Madeira in July, August proved to be a little more spread out geographically. We had a total of sixty (60) Blue Marlin over 500 lbs. but no Black Marlin or Swordfish reported to us. We added two Granders to our list courtesy of the Northern Lights Fleet in Kona, HI a 1,075 lbs. Blue Marlin…
September 2015 SpeciesLocationBoatWeight Blue MarlinMadeiraTightline1,000 lbs. Blue MarlinSt. Thomas, USVIStalker500 lbs. Blue MarlinKona, HIMaverick500 lbs. Blue MarlinWaianae, HITigger Kai875 lbs Blue MarlinPirates Cove, NCSea Toy600 lbs. Blue MarlinVeracruz, MXVita588 lbs. Blue MarlinSouth Padre Island, TXPoco Mas600 lbs. Blue MarlinOregon Inlet, NCSea Breeze800 lbs. Blue MarlinAzoresPaty550 lbs. Blue MarlinFuerteventura, Canary IslandsResacca800 lbs. Blue MarlinFuerteventura, Canary IslandsResacca600 lbs. Blue MarlinMadeiraPesca Grossa500 lbs.…
Ocean City, MD – Cape May, NJ – (MidAtlantic) The 24th Annual MidAtlantic tournament concluded in true MidAtlantic fashion with awards presentations and celebration parties at both venues. Earlier, as is always the case a large crowd gathered in the late afternoon at the tournament’s weigh stations at Canyon Club Resort Marina in Cape May, New Jersey and Sunset Marina…
Kona, HI – (HIBT) Team Likeke Club hit the leaderboard in second place on Day Two, grabbed the top spot on Day Three and didn’t let go. “Tears were streaming down my face as we pulled into Kailua Pier today,” said Rich Wilson, this year’s HIBT champion. “I was the youngest HIBT angler back in the ‘60s. We moved away, but…
July was an absolutely fantastic month for 500+ Marlin, with 117 Blue Marlin and 1 Black Marlin reported. It was also a “Grander” month with four (4) Blue Marlin over 1,000 lbs. including two historic fish with a 1,254 lbs. Blue Marlin for the Big Oh in the Cape Verdes and a 1,368 lbs. Blue Marlin for Dayna in Kona,…
August 2015 SpeciesLocationBoatWeight Blue MarlinMadeiraMargarita500 lbs. Blue MarlinAzoresXacara650 lbs. Blue MarlinMadeiraOmega 1600 lbs. Blue MarlinKona, HIHooked Up500 lbs. Blue MarlinMadeiraOmega 1650 lbs. Blue MarlinLa GomeraMagic950 lbs. Blue MarlinAzoresXacara700 lbs. Blue MarlinOcean City, MDGoin’ In Deep551 lbs. Blue MarlinAzoresBrasilia550 lbs. Blue MarlinAzoresMakaira500 lbs. Blue MarlinAzoresPaty650 lbs. Blue MarlinMadeiraOmega 1950 lbs. Blue MarlinMadeiraGrander550 lbs. Blue MarlinAzoresHabitat650 lbs. Blue MarlinTampico, MXMoro805 lbs. Blue…
St. Thomas, USVI – (Virgin Islands Game Fishing Club) Making the most of every bite proved the key to success for the team aboard Wave Paver. Port Canaveral, Florida-based Jr. Davis, angler and owner of the 61’ Garlington, and his team released seven blue marlin in three days of fishing to earn Top Boat in the 52nd July Open Billfish…
