The Only Daily International Billfishing Report
September was a good month, but has not been a great month historically for the 500+ Club. We had reports of 33 Blue Marlin and 4 Black Marlin reported to us that were over 500 lbs. The Azores was our Top Fishery with 17 Blue Marlin. Kona, Hawaii came in 2nd with 6 Blue Marlin reported to us. The Top…
October 2013 SpeciesLocationBoatWeight Blue MarlinVirginia Beach, VAReelin N Dealin600 lbs. Blue MarlinCanary IslandsCorali750 lbs. Blue MarlinKona, HITopshape744 lbs. Blue MarlinHatteras, NCWaterboy600 lbs. Blue MarlinEl SalvadorSandyita600 lbs. Blue MarlinSt Thomas, USVIThunder500 lbs. Blue MarlinCabo, MXExtraction625 lbs. Blue MarlinCabo, MXExpedition516 lbs. Blue MarlinKona, HIFire Hatt548 lbs. Blue MarlinRio de Janeiro, BrazilPonta Negra600 lbs. Blue MarlinHatteras, NCSwordfish500 lbs. Blue MarlinGrand CanaryCal Rei700 lbs.…
San Juan, Puerto Rico – The blue marlin certainly showed up in mass to celebrate Club Nautico de San Juan’s 60th International Billfish Tournament (IBT), fished September 17 to 20. The fleet of 46 boats, with nearly 200 anglers representing 8 countries, released an incredible 145 blue marlin in four days of fishing. “We had an excellent tournament and…
Oregon Inlet, NC – Seems like we have already highlighted the great White Marlin bite off Oregon Inlet. Well, we did, but we had no idea how long it would continue. Seems like this is one of the best bites this area has seen in years as far as length of time the bite has been hot AND the…
We thought July was a good month until we remembered the Azores may have a few fish to add. Turns out we had an eye-popping 87 Blue Marlin and 3 Black Marlin in the month of August reported to us. The Azores was indeed the difference maker with 39 Blue Marlin released over 500 lbs. making it our Top Fishery…