NORWAY: monster 80 lb Atlantic cod

This fish is just 18 pounds off the Atlantic cod record, but the 80-pounder caught off the coast of Norway is making officials and anglers proud of Norway's cod fishery.
According to the Daily Record, there aren't a lot of details on the angler or where this fish was caught. But officials and anglers are happy with their cod stocks, and claim that the melting of Arctic ice and the fact that

USA: Record Grass Carp from Virginia

Throwing a Rat-L-Trap might not be the conventional means of targeting grass carp, but it worked for Chris Craft.
It took Craft a half-hour to reel in this 54-pound, 10-ounce grass carp that beat the state record by more than 10 pounds. According to Gene Mueller's blog, he even caught the fish on 10-pound-test line.
He caught the fish on Virginia's Lake Anna, where he guides, last week

USA: Enormous Fall Muskie from Lake Minnetonka

Minnesota's Lake Minnetonka is one of the best places to fish for muskies this fall, and these pictures make for some compelling evidence. John Beckfield, who runs a Minnetonka guide service and lure company, posted these impressive pictures from recent trips. The largest fish stretched the tape to 53 inches.

USA: Oklahoma Blue Catfish Tops 90 Pounds

One angler posted this amazing photo of a 91-pound blue catfish on the Facebook wall of Renegade Tackle this past week, thanking them for creating their wide-gap circle hook, which he used to achieve the feat. He "forgot" to mention the lake, where he says he's caught two fish topping 80 pounds this month.

MEXICO: Lake El Salto fishing report

The fishing season has arrived at beautiful Lake El Salto, Mexico. Anglers Inn International has already been entertaining beginning and veteran bass anglers from around the world.
Anglers are reporting anywhere from 50 to 70 fish per day with plenty of quality fish in the mix.

“We have had many anglers report catches of 7 to 9 pound bass,” said Billy Chapman, Jr. “The water levels are a

ICELAND: West Ranga river salmon report

West Rangá, is one of the best known salmon river in Iceland. Not only for its beauty and great variety of fishing pools, but also for the high volume of salmon caught there every year. West Rangá usually ends as the most productive salmon river in Iceland. Here you can see the 4 year average Atlantic salmon catch of the West Ranga river in Iceland:


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ECUADOR: Marlin reports San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands.

The weather is beginning to change as there are both windy days and some calmer. The water temperature has remained on most banks 73 to 74.5 F.
Oct 25, 2011- The Big Fish captained by Fernando Yepez made the run Northeast to Black Sheep bank. Fishing with mates Ronnie and Tonio they found quite some life on the bank. Orcas, sea lions, and a good amount of bait welcomed the Big Fish. As soon