A pretty terrific season in the Azores this year, with by our count some 23 blue marlin released over 500 pounds in the month of September alone. No fish cleared the mark – many came close, with at least two 900+ fish…but all told a pretty phenomenal season, and a pity to see it end. In fact, one could argue…
Cairns, Aus – Well, the Great Barrier Reef has produced another monster Black Marlin. The Iona, coming off a 7-day trip, released a Black they called 950 lbs. They also released a 500 lber in the same trip. That makes two 950+ Black Marlin on the reef thus far this season. Thanks very much to Black Marlin Blog for letting…
St Thomas, USVI – We got this video from a great underwater photographer named Marc Montoccohio. We have been posting a lot of videos lately, but hey, these have been pretty awesome. Marc made sure to let me know that the quality of the video had to be drastically reduced for a quick post on the internet. The finished product will…
– The bite continues to be excellent on the North Drop. Here is a great video off the boat Fa-La-Me St. Thomas, USVI
Some interesting times lately in the billfish world, with some fisheries seeing some unusually weak results, some seeing huge numbers but no boats, and others continuing the patterns they’ve historically seen. As a result we’re having a go on whether you should buy, sell, or hold a billfishery stock… HOLD Kona. Fishery had a slow June/July, but has picked up…
…it’d have to be the Azores. Huge fish in some numbers right now, with multiple reports of big blues on a daily basis. The Brasilia, Xacara, and Habitat offer up reliable reports that we pass on to you. Some pictures of recent fish on the Brasilia… Incidentally, St. Thomas is currently on the moon and boats are seeing some 5…
Puerto La Cruz, Venezuala – We were sent this video from our new friend Jose Alejandro Moreno. Blue Marlin are always exciting, but add the tournament factor and people start to get a little loco. Starts out slow, but wait until about minute 3:45 and then tell us what you think.
As if Kona didn’t have enough tournaments on its prolific summer calendar, this year it added another – the 1st Annual September Challenge. Most expected the fishing to be really strong as there’d been a number of large fish caught and reported seen over the previous week. Turns out the fishing was decent – though not up to the same…
