Mallacoota, Victoria (Australia) – Angler Max Elles fishing with George Lirantzis and Chris Anagnostou weighed a 763 lbs. Swordfish. This is a Pending Australian Record.
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By Capt. Dave Lear Biloxi, Mississippi – Aries is the first sign in zodiac astrology and is associated with energy and fire. Those traits also apply to Team Aries, which earned the top tournament award in the 2017 Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic that finished Sunday morning. Owner/captain Russell Craft, angler Jeff Friedman and family members Jason, Matthew and Darin Friedman…
North Carolina (USA) – There has been a large wave of Blue Marlin concentrated from Wilmington to Hatteras. Boats are routinely seeing 2-3 Blue Marlin a day with a few White Marlin and Sailfish mixed in. Blue Eyes fishing out of Morehead City had one of the best days on Blue Marlin in these waters that we can remember…
It was a good month if you were looking for large Billfish throughout the World. We had eighty-two (82) Billfish reported to us in May with seventy-six (76) Blue Marlin, five (5) Swordfish and a Black Marlin. The Cape Verdes lead all fisheries with thirty-one (31) Blue Marlin reported to us over 500 lbs. The Top Boat was Sambo with…
June 2017 SpeciesLocationBoatWeight Blue MarlinMadeiraDream Catcher600 lbs. Blue MarlinCape VerdesMystic Blue750 lbs. Blue MarlinMadeiraGrander900 lbs. Blue MarlinMadeiraDream Catcher800 lbs. Blue MarlinCape VerdesAmelia700 lbs. Blue MarlinCape VerdesHooker700 lbs. Blue MarlinCape VerdesOnda Mila650 lbs. Blue MarlinCape VerdesOnda Mila700 lbs. Blue MarlinOregon Inlet, NCBadger500 lbs. Blue MarlinCape VerdesAndromeda600 lbs. Blue MarlinAntiguaTalaho735 lbs. Blue MarlinBermudaTreasure Isle750 lbs. Blue MarlinCape VerdesHebe500 lbs. Blue MarlinSunshine Coast,…
Mauritius – Local fishermen hooked into this massive Blue Marlin that put on quite a show.
Los Suenos, CR – In Depth look at the Singularis fishing in the Triple Crown. Video by Tim Bidey.
The Billfish Report is counting down its Top 10 Billfisheries of the Year and our #1 Billfishery is Guatemala. Criteria for our Top 10 include fish numbers, variety of billfish species, average size of fish, length of season and number of boats fishing. With over 12,000 Billfish Reports submitted to us in 2016 from around the World, to even be considered…
The Billfish Report is counting down its Top 10 Billfisheries of the Year and our #2 Billfishery is Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Criteria for our Top 10 include fish numbers, variety of billfish species, average size of fish, length of season and number of boats fishing. With over 12,000 Billfish Reports submitted to us in 2016 from around the World,…