The Billfish Report is counting down the top billfisheries of 2009 – and coming in at #6 is Panama. There’s no fishery in earth that’s better named than Panama – it literally means “place of abundant fish.” And if there’s one overriding characteristic of Panama, it is precisely that: waters teeming with life, and plenty of billfish feeding on it. …
The Billfish Report is counting down the Top Billfisheries of 2009 – and coming in at #7 is the US East Coast. We define the US East Coast as far north as the Canyons off New Jersey and as far south as North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Given that the migration patterns of so many of the billfish seen on the…
The Billfish Report is counting down the Top Billfisheries of 2009 – and coming in at #8 is Guatemala. Obscene. That’s the only word to describe the fishing in Guatemala, year after year. The obscenity is in the sheer numbers of sailfish – without a doubt the best place on the planet to catch Pacific sails, and huge numbers of…
The Billfish Report is counting down the top billfisheries of 2009 – and coming in at #9 is the Canary Islands. Geographically, the Canaries share the same area of water as Madeira, which also had a tremendous 2009. Located off the northwest corner of Africa, the Canaries typically have a consistent summer bite on three species of billfish: blue marlin,…
The Billfish Report is counting down the top billfisheries of 2009 – and coming in at #10 is Costa Rica. Costa Rica is well-known for its mixed bag of billfish – one can see Pacific sailfish, blue marlin, and black marlin on almost any day of the year…with some occasional appearances of striped marlin. Typically the best months for marlin…
Cabo San Lucas, MX – Although they had not intention of killing this fish, the boat Bill Collector boated this nice 865 lbs. Blue Marlin after it came up dead. Angler was Martha Chisholm from Singer Island, FL and Pisces Capt. Julio Gonzalez was at the helm. Bill Collector is part of Pisces Sportfishing Fleet in Cabo that we follow…
Cabo San Lucas, MX – Our good friends at Pisces Sportfishing have provided some pretty cool shots of a albino sailfish. Take a look.
The Great thing about Billfishing is there is always a hot spot in any given month. If you follow us a lot, you know that we are obsessed with the Black Marlin bite off of Cairns and this season did not disappoint. But now, the billfishing world is moving their attention to our winter time fisheries. Expect to see a…
Florida Keys – If you have not figured it out by now, we like Big Fish. Numbers are fun, but size to us takes it to another level. There have been two 500+ Swordfish caught this year in Florida (both in southern part). The latest fish was a 504 lbs. Sword caught on a boat out of Key Colony Beach…
Congratulations to Wes Davis, a 10-year-old from Malibu, CA, who has achieved IGFA’s Billfish Royal Slam – catching all nine species of billfish. Wes is the youngest to ever achieve this designation – a designation that less than 100 people worldwide have registered. Here’s the order he followed: – 2005 (age 6): short-billed spear, white marlin – 2007: Atlantic sail,…
