A group of concerned sports fishermen united three decades ago over an alarming revelation. While boats were bigger, technology better and tackle trailblazing in its design, they were catching fewer and fewer billfish. One among them, Winthrop ‘Win’ Rockefeller, had the ...
The thrill of hooking, fighting and landing a billfish is something that ranks high on any angler’s bucket list. Doing it from a kayak and winning cash while doing so is something worth bragging about. Anglers can do just that ...
The Dominican Republic is the ‘new’ hot spot to billfish in the Caribbean. In fact, the Billfish Report named this Greater Antillean island number one in its Top 10 Billfisheries of the Year in 2013. Now, it’s Dominican Republic’s sport ...
Old-time black-and-white photos framed on the walls of fishing clubs throughout the Caribbean show anglers grinning broadly next to a huge dead marlin hung by its tail at a weigh-station. Today, this is a rare sight. Instead of boating big ...
Billfish and gamefish tournaments abound throughout the Caribbean all year long. Here's a sampling of what's coming up from now through June. ...
Anglers aboard the Puerto Rican yacht, Siouxsie Anne, released four blue marlin for 1800 points to win the 51st annual International Billfish Tournament, held out of Club Nautico de San Juan in Puerto Rico from August 15-22. “We had great weather and the fishing ...