St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The fish weren’t biting, but it wasn’t for a lack of trying to catch them on the part of the eight teams competing in the 51st July Open Billfish Tournament (JOBT). By lines out at 5:30 p.m., three boats released one blue marlin apiece. This result was enough to put…
The 51st July Open Billfish Tournament (JOBT) – the longest annually held angling contest in the Virgin Islands hosted by the Virgin Islands Game Fishing Club (VIGFC) – will kick-off Wednesday July 9th with a fleet of nearly a dozen boats home-ported out of the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and several U.S. mainland states. Anglers…
Eight-year-old Tamika Peets dangled the squid-baited hook of her fishing rod in the waters off the docks at St. Thomas’ IGY American Yacht Harbor Marina. Peets could hear the screams of her fellow anglers competing in today’s Virgin Islands Game Fishing Club’s Kid’s Fishing Tournament as they caught fish, yet the nibbles she received just…
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Register now to fish the legend! The 51st Annual July Open Billfish Tournament (JOBT) – the longest annually held angling contest in the Virgin Islands and the tournament that put the Virgin Islands on the world’s blue marlin fishing map – will be fished July 9, 10 and 11. “We…
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Go fish! The July Open Kid’s Tournament, hosted by the Virgin Islands Game Fishing Club (VIGFC), will take place on July 6 at the IGY American Yacht Harbor (AYH) Marina in Red Hook, St. Thomas. Participation is open to all kids 12 years of age and under. The first 200…
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The catch of a 35.3-pound dolphin (mahi-mahi) earned St. Croix angler, Beth Basinski, Top Angler and a $1,000 cash prize at the Virgin Islands Game Fishing Club’s Dolphin Derby, sponsored by Budget Car & Truck Rental, and fished May 4th. Fishing aboard the 65’ Hatteras, Livin the Dream, Basinski caught…
A double-header hook-up landed anglers April Newland and Mike Landgraf cash prizes for the two largest wahoo caught in the Wahoo Windup, hosted by the Virgin Islands Game Fishing Club (VIGFC) and sponsored by Budget Marine. Newland’s 41.14-pounder weighed in as the largest, however still some 34 pounds short of earning the $10,000 prize offered…
There is officially only one town on St. Thomas: Charlotte Amalie. The rest of the island is divided up into ‘estates’ dating back to the sugar era. Yet, thanks to the proximity of the British Virgin Islands for sailing and the North Drop for sports fishing, Estate Red Hook, or ‘Red Hook’ for short, has…
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Talent and luck earned the team aboard Pescador the Top Boat win in the 50th Anniversary July Open Billfish Tournament (JOBT), hosted by the Virgin Islands Game Fishing Club (VIGFC), July 19 to 21. Stephen Deckoff, Sr. the St. John, USVI-based owner/angler of the 60-foot Rybovich, caught his fifth blue…
Six blue marlin releases – two today plus four yesterday – kept Pescador in the lead at the 50th Anniversary July Open Billfish Tournament (JOBT), hosted by the Virgin Islands Game Fishing Club (VIGFC). Stephen Deckoff, the St. John, USVI-based owner/angler of the 60-foot Rybovich, caught today’s two blues giving him four releases total for…
First-timers luck held fast for the team aboard Pescador during the first day of fishing in the 50th Anniversary July Open Billfish Tournament (JOBT), hosted by the Virgin Islands Game Fishing Club (VIGFC). Stephen Deckoff, the St. John, USVI-based owner/angler of the 60-foot Rybovich, and his son Stephen Jr., released a pair of blue marlin…
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The 50th Anniversary July Open Billfish Tournament (JOBT) – the longest annually held angling contest in the Virgin Islands hosted by the Virgin Islands Game Fishing Club (VIGFC) – will kick-off Friday July 19 with a fleet of nearly a dozen boats hailing from the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and…
World’s largest Solar Boat visits St. Martin MS Tûranor Planet Solar, the World’s largest solar-powered boat, paid a visit to St. Martin in May. The unusual craft beat her own record for a transatlantic crossing, taking 22 days, 12 hours and 32 minutes to complete the voyage from Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. The…
Capt. Johnny Harms is credited with ‘discovering’ the magnificent blue marlin fishery in the Virgin Islands. That was back in the 1950s when Laurence Rockefeller brought Harms down to explore the possibility of big game charter fishing for Rockefeller’s guests at St. John’s Caneel Bay Resort. Yet charter fishing isn’t the only thing for which…
Unfavorable sea conditions two weekends ago led to the postponement of the Virgin Islands Game Fishing Club’s Dolphin Derby, sponsored by Budget Car and Truck Rental. The new date is May 5, with Registration and the Captain’s Meeting on May 3, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Virgin Islands Game Fishing Clubhouse in Red…
Catch the largest dolphin (mahi-mahi) over 55-pounds and win $25,000 cash! “I feel confident that the prize-winning catch will be won this year,” says Kelvin Bailey, Jr, who with Craig Friedenberg co-directs the Virgin Islands Game Fishing Club’s Dolphin Derby, sponsored by Budget Car and Truck Rental and set for April 21, 2013. “I’ve seen…
Sint Maarten Sportfishing Foundation Follow Me 5 from French St. Martin was named Champion Boat at the 5th Annual Budget Marine Wahoo Tournament with a massive catch of 336.6lb of fish. Follow Me 5 also sailed off with the Top Angler trophy. Second place went to Yellow Whip from St. Martin with a total 243.5lb….
Black Gold held their lead on the final day of fishing to win Top Boat in the 49th July Open Billfish Tournament (JOBT), hosted by the Virgin Islands Game Fishing Club (VIGFC). Harry Sargeant, owner and angler aboard the 65ft American Custom Yacht, released two blue marlin on the final day to give Black Gold…
The fun of sports fishing translated into the joy of giving and receiving on August 16, when the Virgin Islands Game Fishing Club (VIGFC) board members presented a $5000 check to the Boys & Girls Club of St. Thomas, compliments of the VIGFC’s July Open Billfish Tournament (JOBT). “The tournament was a success this year…
Black Gold continued its lead on the third and final day of fishing to win Top Boat in the 49th July Open Billfish Tournament (JOBT), hosted by the Virgin Islands Game Fishing Club (VIGFC). Harry Sargeant, owner and angler aboard the 65-foot American Custom Yacht, released two blue marlin today to give Black Gold its…