Cape Cod. It’s not typically thought of as a marlin destination. It’s not Hawaii, Cuba or Costa Rica, but this fall, it might as well have been. According to On The Water Magazine, a blue marlin estimated at more than 700 pounds was landed out of Falmouth, Massachusetts. According to OTW, Larry Backman landed this [...]
Cuba Fishing
Underwater Bonefish Action from Cuba
Cigars, Hemingway, and big and beautiful bonefish. We really wish they would remove those sanctions on Cuba, so all of us can experience the bonefish flats that this video captures, not to mention all the other crazy tropical fish swimming in the Cuban waters. – Rick Bach Do you like this story? Be sure to [...]
Cuba Bonefish on the Fly. Rare Video Footage.
Cuba, with its legendary bars that Hemingway frequented, its world-famous cigars, beautiful women, and future Major League Baseball players playing stickball in the streets, has always been a dream destination for me. Plus, the fact that it’s forbidden fruit makes it twice as alluring. There’s also great fishing. Don’t believe me? Watch this video. You’ll [...]
Fly Fishing Film Festival Unveils Lineup
It seems like the International Fly Fishing Film Festival (IF4) grows in popularity each year, and they certainly bring us some of the most compelling and amazing fishing videos from around the world. According to Angling Trade, they've recently unveiled the list of films they'll be bringing to a theatre near you in 2012. We've [...]
Illegal Chinese Fisherman Stabs South Korean Coastguard Official
A Chinese fisherman has admitted to fatally stabbing a South Korean Coastguard official during a raid on illegal fishing activity. The fisherman said that, "I feel sorry for the victim who died because of my mistake…I did [it] because the raid by officers was too intense." The the unnamed Captain of the boat denies any involvement in [...]
Tarpon from Cuba
This video has got us hoping that movement toward fewer restrictions on travel to Cuba get a foothold and soon. – Rick Bach Via: Orvis While Obama's working on letting us go tarpon fishing, he should probably protect public land too. Or so economists are telling him.
Can Fossils Save a Small Newfoundland Fishing Community
Portugal Cove South in Newfoundland has seen some hard times of late. The fishing community saw its industry collapse in the 1990s, when a cod closure hit the area hard. Half of the residents packed their bags, and the ones who stayed had it hard. But things might be looking up, according to NPR. A [...]
Tarpon and Bonefish on the Fly from the Cuba Flats
From the land of Ernest Hemingway, we bring you some of the most furious flats action we've seen in a while. This was posted by Planet Fly Fishing on Vimeo this week. And they're not afraid to get wet to land their fish. Watch the whole clip for some tarpon-tackling action. – Rick Bach What's [...]
Flats-Fishing Gets Hollywood Blockbuster Trailer Treatment
These guys seemingly take their flats fishing pretty seriously. Seriously enough to make a movie about it, which, from the looks of things will be out next year. Scott Owens just posted this trailer on his Vimeo account last week. He said it was shot in September in the Florida Keys. Those are some monster permit [...]
Spearfishing for Striped Bass
Poster Armenian Spear put this video up on Vimeo last month reminding us that not all fishermen stay above the waves searching for their stripers. He reported it as his biggest striped bass so far with a speargun, luckily, he videotaped the hunt. – Rick Bach This video will make you want to go to [...]
