Vitoria, Brazil – It is not a surprise that large white marlin patrol the waters in Brazil. If you know your IGFA records, you know that an amazing 12 of the Line Class Records, including the All Tackle Record (181 lbs) come from Brazil, with the majority of those coming out of Vitoria. Capt. Bruno Larica of Billfish Brazil (www.billfishbrazil.com)…
The Billfish Report is counting down its Top 10 Billfisheries of the Year, and coming in at #6 is Kenya. Criteria for our Top 10 include numbers, variety, and size of fish. Perhaps no place in the world is more well known for variety than Kenya. Venezuela may have given us the Billfish Grand Slam (3 Billfish Species in one…
The Billfish Report is counting down its top 10 Billfisheries of the Year, and coming in at #7 is the Mid-Atlantic USA. Criteria for our top 10 include numbers, variety, and size of fish – and the Mid-Atlantic US East Coast – essentially the fishery between southern New Jersey down to Charleston – witnessed all of these aspects in 2010.…
The Billfish Report is counting down its top 10 Billfisheries of the Year, and coming in at #8 is Guatemala. Criteria for our Top 10 include numbers, variety, and size of fish. When you think of Pacific Sailfish and Guatemala is not on your mind, you don’t know Sailfish. Easily the most prolific Sailfish spot in the Pacific, we are…
The Billfish Report is counting down its top 10 Billfisheries of the Year, and coming in at #9 is South Florida. Criteria for our top 10 include numbers, variety, and size of fish – and South Florida does not disappoint on any of these measures. Here are some notable aspects of South Florida’s billfishing in 2010… – There were marlin…
#10 – Galapagos The Billfish Report is counting down its top 10 Billfisheries of the Year, and coming in at #9 are the Galapagos. Criteria for our Top 10 include numbers, variety, and size of fish. Do you like Striped Marlin? How about big Striped Marlin? Do you like to catch 10+ a day? This is what the Galapagos are…
The Billfish Report is kicking off its second annual Billfisheries of the Year countdown. Though we report on notable billfish catches every day, this is our year-end pullup on which fisheries can boast the best numbers, size, and variety over the course of the entire year. Recall last year was a huge year for billfish around the world – and 2009’s top…
Flamingo, CR – While fishing with Capt. Richard Chellemi on the Gamefisher II (www.gamefisher2.com), traveling angler Nehl Horton captured these great shots of an estimated 450 lbs Black Marlin. In two days fishing, Capt. Richard put Nehl on three marlin, releasing two blues and this black. They raised three more fish, going 3-6 for the two days fishing. Sounds like a good “off-season”…
