Many of you will remember the VERY impressive video and eventually a shot that earned Marc Montocchio the cover of Marlin of a blue marlin strike. Well, he is at it again, but this time in Costa Rica with Sailfish. This is a much watch for all billfish enthusiast. You can check out more of his work at www.occhioinc.com

  San Salvador, Bahamas – Fish Tales has been fishing the bluewater banks off San Sal and has had some great results. Manny Larrieu reports that the blue marlin bite was indeed on, releasing 12 Blue Marlin in 7 Days fishing. They got bites on 22 during that same time period. Manny indicated they were mostly small fish, with one…

La Gomera, Canary Islands – We have been getting a number of reports out of the Canary Islands, with most of the fish over the 500+ mark (which you know we love). We can only hope that this means a great season for the La Gomera, Madeira, The Azores and all of the other Eastern Atlantic hot spots.   Tracy…

    Cap Cana, Dominican Republic – Either we have not been getting the reports or the bite has been slow the last couple of years, but the bite is definitely back on down in the DR. Known as one of the great White Marlin fisheries, double digit marlin days were  not uncommon reports. Well, we are pleased to announce…

Cairns, Australia – Capt. Tim Richardson (traditioncharters.com) sent us this video from 2010. What a GREAT season for the boys on the reef and here is proof. I think he has only a couple weeks still left for 2011. If you want the experience of a lifetime, hit me up at hook@billfishreport.com if you want a personal introduction to Capt.…

36 boats participating in the HVOO this year, and results of this first tournament in the NC Governor’s Cup series have been pretty good so far.  Nine releases on Day 1, only two on Day 2, but rebounding with five more releases of blues today.  Seas apparently have been flat and conditions have been good. Highlight thus far is a…

Bazaruto, Mozambique – Vamizi has released the 2nd Grander of the Year. More at GranderWatch.com