The oarfish is known as the king of herring, and they have not been spotted near Sweden since 1879. But a monster oarfish washed to the shores in the small fishing village of Bovallstrand on Sweden’s west coast. While this is not the biggest oarfish recorded, it turned heads in Sweden. “We don’t know much about [...]
Atlantic Herring Fishing
May 2012 Lake Lanier Fishing Report
It’s May and the fishing continues to be as great as the weather. The water temperatures have stabilized in the mid 70′s and the top water schoolers have started showing themselves. Captain Mack’s 3 1/2″ Grub Tails rigged on his 1/4 oz. Crystal Shad Jigheads attached to an A-Rig has been deadly on these fish. [...]
Lake Lanier Striper Fishing is excellent!
Striper fishing on Lake Lanier, near Atlanta, GA continues to be very good. Think middle may as far as patterns go. The lake is fishing like it is middle of May with the only exception of top water which can change any day.. The fish are scattered in the mouth of creeks and main lake [...]
Where did all the baitfish go?
“Little fish, Big Impact,” is the title of a new study, sponsored by Lenfest Ocean Program and Pew Charitable Trust, about the over-fishing of forage fish, species like menhaden, herring, anchovies and sardines. In the past no one gave much through to these species; instead the focus was on their predators, commercially important species like tuna, [...]
Scottish Skippers Admit to Fish Fraud, Receive More Than Million Dollar Fine
The black market for mackerel and herring is a lucrative one, but it's a risky game to play. We've told you about scandal and corruption across the pond, and it seems like this chapter has come to a close, at least financially. Commercial captains in Scotland found that out the hard way this week, according [...]
Striper fishing on Lake Lanier, near Atlanta is great!
Striper fishing is very good. Its February and the water temperature is in the low 50's. I have never seen the lake water this warm in February. I have also never seen this much bait. There is plenty of bait 30 to 50 feet down over the river and creek channels. The river channel from Gainesville [...]
Scotland Black Fish Scandal Captain Found Dumping Small Fish Repugnant, So He Illegally Sold Them Instead
We have reported about the Black Fish scandal that's ripping through Scotland before. Basically, 17 men conspired to sell millions of undersized fish without reporting the catches.From 2002 to 2005, they made about $62 million, and now know at least why skipper George Anderson took part in the scheme. According to BBC, Anderson found the [...]
Lanier Early Winter Striper Report
Striper fishing is very good both in terms of size and numbers. Not much has changed in terms of technique. Find the large continuous strings of bait half way back in the creek channel and fish there. This has been the key for the last several weeks and will continue as long as the water [...]
LADY PAMELA 2 FIRST SAILFISH TOURNAMENT WIN
January 7, 2012 The Lady Pamela II Sportfishing Team has kicked off the 2012 South Florida billfish tournament season with a first place in the inaugural Coconut Grove “No Rule's Sailfish Tournament”. My crew and I had made a last minute decision to fish this tournament on Thursday, so we spent all day Friday, the day before the tournament, fishing [...]
