How many places can you catch a marlin a month?

Not many, for sure…only in some of the world class fisheries can you really hope to catch a marlin every month of the year – and even then, in some, it’ll require some luck.  Kona, Panama, Cabo are but several of just a few fisheries where this is possible. But the Cayman Islands?  Guy Harvey chronicles his attempt to catch…

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NE Florida – 640 Lbs. Blue Marlin

Florida – Not known for a great marlin bite, the state of Florida has had a great May. We have heard a number of Blue and White Marlin in the Keys, off Cape Canaveral and now off of Northeast Florida. “Ledge Lady” reported a 150 lbs Blue Marlin and there was at least two more released this weekend. We love…

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Summer Atlantic billfishing kicking into gear

Starting to see some action in places we expect, now that summer is upon us…some exciting times for blue marlin fishing for sure… Madeira has seen its first large fish of the year – a 770-pound blue.  Expect to see more fish more often come June onward.. South Florida is seeing an usual number of blue marlin – several in…

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Big Sword, Small Boat

South Florida – We like a good fishing story as much as the next guy. You have seen us report on blue marlin from jet skis, striped marlin from kayaks and black marlin from the shore. Well, add these guys to your list. While drift fishing at night, these boys on the Dream Catcher II landed a 334 lbs Swordfish…

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Some reports from Louisiana…

Though fishing on the east side of the Mississippi has been closed and is anticipated to be for a while, there’s still fishing going on off Louisiana, and even though there isn’t much billfishing happening we wanted to share some feedback from captains in the gulf off Louisiana… – Capt. William Wall of Pelagic Charters reports a lot of clean…

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Oil Close to Loop Current

Gulf of Mexico – We like everyone are concerned for our friends in the Gulf. We are far from experts on the situation, but we are hoping the media has made this out to be worse than it is. Many of you are aware of Roffs fishing service (www.roffs.com) where many offshore guys get their water temp and current info…

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North Carolina Blue Marlin

Hatteras, NC – We have heard of few Blue Marlin being caught off the East Coast, but this is the first multiple Blue Marlin day we know of this year and what a day. The report came from Capt. Jonboy Kelmer fishing on the boat Islander. The boys caught three Blue Marlin. Two were 300+ and one was 400+. That…

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