We are out here on the island for a few days doing regular maintenance and getting ready for some upcoming clients. So I figured why not go out and see if we can get into them? The weather hasn’t been too bad lately and we’ve got 3 dozen blue runners in the livewell. So why [...]
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Woman Lands Mahi-Mahi in Oregon
When you think dolphin in the Pacific, you go to where they’re called mahi-mahi–Hawaii. But this one was caught in much colder climate. Cindy Boyer was fishing with her father, John, out of Depoe Bay, Oregon. They were trolling for albacore tuna on their way home after fishing in the Oregon Tuna Classic tournament Friday and Saturday [...]
Late Summer Bluefin Tuna Are Here
As the sun rises a bit later over Cape Cod, it reveals some spectacular bluefin tuna fishing! Captain Bobby Rice finds several days of success on the tuna fishing grounds as August dissolves into September. Looking forward to several more weeks of this – be sure to get your fishing charter booked today!
Panama Fishing Report – Tunas, Dorados, and Mucho Action! – July 25 and 26, 2012
Dennis Roark and Victor Maddens flew in from Panama City and joined me for two day trip charter out of the marina just south of the David airport. The three days prior I had been out and the action was pretty slow so I wasn’t too pumped up for the next two days. These guys [...]
Record Radiation Found in Japanese Fish
We’ve been tracking the impending problem following the 2011 tsunami in Japan, and it looks like the radiation leak in Fukushima has caused some big problems to the country’s fish. According to CNN.com, “radioactive cesium measuring 258 times the amount that Japan’s government deems safe for consumption has been found in fish near the damaged [...]
Fishing Boat off the Coast of Tokyo Found with Tons of Illegal Fish
A 177-foot fishing vessel prowling the waters roughly 800 miles east of Tokyo was discovered this past week, and more than 66,000 pounds of tuna and six metric tons of shark meat and fins was found aboard. The Da Cheng was discovered by a Coast Guard boat assigned to Alaska, and it was turned over [...]
400lb Bluefin Tuna – Cape Cod
Friday 8/17 I caught another Bluefin Tuna off Cape Cod. The fish was a beauty weighing in at 400 pounds and measuring 91″ long. The tuna bite had slowed down through July, but it’s picking back up now and heading into the fall the tuna bite will only get better. If you’re interested in catching a Giant Bluefin, [...]
White Marlin Wins $1.4 Million in Ocean City, Maryland
How much is a 72-pound white marlin worth? Well, if you happen to catch it and win the White Marlin Open in Maryland with it, then roughly $19,400 per pound. The winning white marlin of the White Marlin Open in Ocean City Maryland recently earned the angler that caught it, William “Bill” Woody, $1.4 Million [...]
Catching Bluefin Tuna in New York City?
If you’re walking the bustling streets of Park Avenue, bluefin tuna and rigged ballyhoo seem like they must be at least a million miles away. But in the heart of Midtown, there’s a tackle shop that caters to the anglers that call the Big Apple home, and there not there to sell tee-shirts. There are [...]
Amazing Dolphin Video!
Some Pacific White-Sided Dolphins joined the tuna party off Santa Cruz, California, and the result was amazing video footage. These hi-def images by Mark Peters are the real deal–no CGI, he says. Enjoy, and click here to read a bit more.
