The Only Daily International Billfishing Report
Morehead City, NC – (TheBigRock.com) Even though the Viking 62 team enjoyed an enormous lead throughout the 57th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, the final hours proved a bit agonizing until the contest was finally over. Viking 62, captain Brian Komer, Riviera Beach, Fla., and angler Earle Hall, Hampton, Va., took the tournament’s inaugural lead early Monday when they showed…
Bahamas – We never really know how to size up the Bahamas. Plenty of boats fishing there and plenty of marlin caught, but it is tough sometimes to locate the bite. A lot of that has to do with less than steady reporting, but it also has to do with most boats working their way through various islands. I…
June 2015 SpeciesLocationBoatWeight Blue MarlinKona, HIFire Hatt685 lbs Blue MarlinMadeiraMargarita800 lbs. Blue MarlinGrand CanaryFish On600 lbs. Blue MarlinMadeiraGavito500 lbs. Blue MarlinBermudaMattanza600 lbs. Blue MarlinMadeiraTightline800 lbs. Blue MarlinBiloxi, MSDone Deal587 lbs. Blue MarlinBiloxi, MSBorn 2 Run575 lbs. Blue MarlinHonolulu, HICormorant848 lbs. Blue MarlinCape VerdesNha Cretcheu650 lbs. Blue MarlinMorehead City, NCViking 62680 lbs. Blue MarlinMorehead City, NCShenandoah503 lbs. Blue MarlinCape VerdesAmelia550 lbs.…
Blue Marlin in the Surf!
We had a total of forty (49) Billfish over 500 lbs reported to us in April. From those, forty-six (46) were Blue Marlin and three (3) were Swordfish. With the exception of heavy tackle off the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, this is one of the most dominant months we have had from one fishery. The Cape Verdes produced thirty-seven…