AUSTRALIA: Black Marlin travels over 1200 miles in less than 1/2 a year!

Recapture of BF410578- On December 22nd, 2008 this black marlin was tagged off of the Gold Coast of Australia aboard the boat "Lucky Strike" by angler Nick Burke and Captain Ross McCubbin. Twenty minutes after hooking up to this black marlin on an artificial bait, the black marlin was estimated to be 60 inches long and weigh 65 pounds and the fish was tagged and released in excellent condition.

GUATEMALA: Casa Veja December report

2 & 3 Dec – The ILTTA winds down their 4 day fishing extravaganza with tremendous results:

If you were wondering were to catch a Pacific Sailfish, you may want to remember to add Guatemala to your list. 30 Boats fished all four days of this Tournament to release 1,169 Sailfish. That is a 39 fish average per boat!

This was a very tight Tournament with only one fish separating 1st (Canazo) and

BOTSWANA: Okawango fishing report

With the unusually high water flowing through the Okavango this season, the ubiquitous catfish runs took a while to get going. However, any shortfalls in September were certainly made up for in November.
The unseasonably high flow regime encountered during the early days of September became a highly contentious debate amongst those who frequent the lodges, camps and bars of the Okavango’s

CONGO: more about Goliath Tigerfish

One of the most feared predators lurking in the freshwaters of the Congo river in south Africa. Is the Goliath Tiger Fish. The two most common species and probably most recognizable in South Africa are the Goliath Tiger- Hydrocynus goliath- which tend to be the largest in the Cichlid family. These fish can grow up to 6 feet long and weigh almost 100 lbs! (45kg, for my people who use this unit of

TANZANIA: Tigerfish report of November

With the rains arriving in late November, the TF guides and guests have said their farewells to the bountiful rivers of Tanzania until August 2012 when the season starts again. Guests have had their hands (and boga grips) full getting stuck into trophy Tigerfish, as well as a host of new and exciting species. Apart from a small speed bump mid season with some freak rains that disrupted a couple

MEXICO: Lake El Salto bass report

We had a group from Yo-Zuri design and engineering that was here to test new Sashimi baits. They arrived on Oct 19th. By the 22nd they had 2 at 10, 1 at 11, 1 at 9 and some 8s all on film. I saw the photos and they are the real deal. The groups at the lake were averaging 50 to 100 fish per day with some big fish. One morning George Large, fishing by himself caught 48 fish up to 8 pounds

USA: record 60 inches muski per 60 pound!

When it comes to muskie, they don't get much bigger than this.
According to Syracuse.com, this is one of the larger muskie caught on the St. Lawrence River in years, and probably anywhere, in quite a while.
This fish, caught by the team of guide Rich Clarke and angler Dan Polniak Jr., fishing out of Clayton, N.Y. this past Sunday, stretched the tape to an amazing 60 inches, and although the