The Only Daily International Billfishing Report
September 8, 2011 San Juan, Puerto Rico. The blue marlin were certainly biting on this second day of fishing at Club Nautico de San Juan’s 58th Annual International Billfish Tournament (IBT). The 52-boat fleet released 28 blue marlin today, which adds up to a two-day total of 59 blue marlin releases. No wonder the IBT was ranked among the top…
September 7, 2011 San Juan, Puerto Rico. Fishing was red hot on the first day of the Club Nautico de San Juan’s 58th Annual International Billfish Tournament (IBT). The 52-boat fleet released 31 blue marlin, and according to informal angler reports, the fleet hooked-up or saw more than double this number. This is why Puerto Rico’s ‘Marlin Alley’, a mile-and-a-half…
September 2011 SpeciesLocationBoatWeight Blue MarlinKona, HIAnxious500 lbs. Blue MarlinCabo, MXPicante Express600 lbs. Blue MarlinKona, HIHooked Up650 lbs. Blue MarlinCabo, MXChupacabra543 lbs. Blue MarlinKona, HIMarlin Magic650 lbs. Blue MarlinKona, HINorthern Lights560 lbs. Blue MarlinKona, HIThe Raptor600 lbs. Blue MarlinKona, HIJR’s Hooker800 lbs. Blue MarlinKona, HINorthern Lights600 lbs. Blue MarlinPuerto Vallarta, MXBella Del Mar I550 lbs. Black MarlinCairns, AustraliaKanahoee850 lbs. Black MarlinCairns,…
Azores – Some incredible fishing today. Brasilia caught an 800, 650, and 300 Blue Marlin; Xacara got a 600, 700, and 450 lbs Blue Marlin Gladius got a 700, Dos Peixes a 450, and Habitat got a 650. Will it ever stop?
Cape May, NJ – The earthquake that shook the entire eastern seaboard from North Carolina to Canada also shook the leaderboard on Day Two of the 2011 Mid-Atlantic $500,000. With an improved weather forecast which included light winds and calm seas, 111 boats gave it a go and headed offshore today. The earthquake didn’t seem to bother the tournament’s…
