As we noted last week, the Whitsunday Game Fish Club’s Reelax Simrad 2013 Light Tackle Game Fish tournament took place this past weekend. Over the course of the three-day tournament, anglers tagged and released 17 billfish. Reports from the tournament say that the first two days were pretty windy, but the final day offered up […]
Australia, Black Marlin, fish, Fishing, Tournament, Whitsunday Game Fish Club
The Assateague Mobile Sportfishermen’s Association‘s 9th Annual Surf Fishing Tournament scheduled for October 17, 2013 through October 19, 2013 is looking for a temporary home. The tournament is usually held on Assateague Island, but the federal government shutdown has closed the island along with all other National Parks. Fortunately, Ocean City Mayor Richard W. (Rick) […]
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The 4th Jardines del Rey “Big Game Trolling” International Fishing Tournament will run next week from Monday, October 14, 2103 through Saturday, October 19, 2013. The tournament, which runs out of the Marina Internacional Cayo Guillemo, Cuba, attracts professional and amateur anglers from Canada, the United Kingdom, Argentina, Russia, Poland, and Cuba. Anglers will target marlin, wahoo, […]
Dolphin, Dorado, fish, Fishing, Mahi Mahi, marlin, Tournament, tuna, Wahoo
The U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament has posted a great photo gallery from this weekend’s tournament, You check out all of the great pics here: http://www.southporttimes.com/usopen/2013gallery.html FISH ON!
The U.S. King Mackerel Tournament is underway in Southport-Oak Island, North Carolina. The tournament has run for 34 years and this years boasts total prizes worth $172,000. More than 425 boats registered for this year’s tournament which got underway Thursday and runs through tonight. FISH ON!
Saltwater Nation anglers have just alerted us to a great event that was held this past weekend on South Padre Island, Texas: The South Padre Island Walk for Women 8th Walk for Women Bay Fishing Tournament. The tournament was just one part of a weekend full of fundraising and awareness-raising events. We hear that a […]
The Reelax Simrad 2013 Light Tackle Game Fish Tournament kicks off next week running from October 3 through October 6. The tournament is the Whitsunday Game Fish Club’s largest tournament of the year. Anglers fishing in the tournament can expect some great action as the Coral Sea is a remarkable place to fish this time […]
Australia, Billfish, Cobia, Coral Sea, fish, Fishing, Giant Trevally, Mackerel, Tournament, tuna, Wahoo, Whitsunday Game Fish Club
The tarpon were scarce at the 91st Annual Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo this week in Louisiana. No boats registered silver kings during Thursday’s fishing. It looked like Friday would be just as bad, but at at 6:45pm Cory Cheramie put a 102-pound 3-ounce tarpon on the board. This would turn out to be the only […]
blue marlin, fish, Fishing, Grouper, Tournament, tuna, Yellowfin Tuna
The 40th annual White Marlin Open will kick off in Ocean City on August 5 for the fortieth year. Recognized as one of the top billfish tournaments in the world, the Open will draw an estimated 300 boats and thousands of spectators, and will feature an estimated $2.4 million in prizes this year. Angler Vince […]
The first phase of the Oregon Tuna Classic kicks off tomorrow in Ilwaco, Washington and will be held Saturday and Sunday. The second part of the tournament will be held August 16 and 17 in Garibaldi, Oregon, the gateway to the Pacific (and, yes, a garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus) is a bright orange, sub-tropical, pacific damsel […]
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The Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo kicked off today and will run through Saturday, July 28, 2013. The Rodeo is the oldest fishing tournament in the United States, having been first held in 1928, making this the 91st running of the tournament. The tournament is run out of the Sand Dollar Marina off Louisiana Highway One. While tarpon […]
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The San Diego Sportfishing Council has just released the dates for the 11th Annual IGFA Young Angler’s Tournament. The tournament is schedule for August 3 and will be held at the Shelter Island Pier (1776 Shelter Island Drive). Tournament registration will begin at 7:30 am and fishing starts at 8:30 am. Lines out will be […]
The 3rd Annual West End Snapper Fishing Tournament and Festival, will take place this Saturday, June 22, 2013 in West End Grand Bahama. This year’s tournament and festival theme is “Celebrating the Fishing Legacy of a Community Over Forty-years.” The tournament is designed to display West End resident’s hand line fishing skills as well as […]
delmarvanow.com has posted a great list of ten saltwater tournaments to be held this summer in Maryland. Here’s their list; you can read their full post at http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20130613/ENTERTAINMENT/306130077 1. 33rd annual Ocean City Shark Tournament. June 13-15 at Ocean City Fishing Center, located at 12940 Inlet Isle Lane in West Ocean City.410-213-2442 2. 34th annual Marlin […]
Congratulations to Kimberly Furness of Bettendorf, Iowa, and Casey Jeffries of Key Largo, Florida who were named Champions of the inaugural ladies Dolphin Tournament this past week in Key West, Florida. The tournament, which benefits the Florida Keys Elk’s Lodge charities, registered 31 boats with 83 anglers competing for top honors. Furness and Jefferies, fishing […]
With the 63rd Annual Hemingway International Billfishing Tournament kicking off in just 12 days (June 3-7, 2013), Inventive Fishing sends its warmest birthday greetings to the Hemingway International Yacht Club which turned 21 yesterday. The Yacht Club, in partnership with the Cuban Ministry of Tourism, hosts the annual billfishing tournament. We at IF certainly wish […]
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There’s a great article in Virtual Strategy Magazine this week about a new Orlando Rotary Club Redfish tournament for Rotary International’s continued effort to eliminate Polio worldwide. With assistance from Barter Rewards, St. Augustine Backwater Tour Company, and BizCentral USA, the tournament looks to be an event that will draw a lot of attention. Though […]
Bahamas newspaper Tribune 242 is reporting that July 2012 Playboy Playmate and Florida girl Shelby Chesnes is scheduled to appear in Bimini at the May 15-18, 2013, Billfish Bonanza tournament. According to the article, Shawn Dillon, Miss February 2013, was on island as the official hostess of the Big Game Club’s Wahoo Smackdown II Tournament […]
The Trinidad Guardian is reporting that Angler Brendan Bernard broke the Southern Caribbean Billfish Circuit (SCBC) marlin record today with a 1,005.9lb marlin. Bernard was fishing aboard the Predator in the Tobago International Game Fishing Tournament. Last year, Bernard, won the T&T Game Fishing Association’s Wahoo Tournament with a 75.5 pound wahoo. Bernard and the […]
Ed Dwyer’s 2013 Otherside Invitational will be held next week April 26-28. Boats from Port Canaveral will have from 6:00am (lines in) to 9:00 pm (lines out) to find their fish and return to dock. Anglers will be targeting Yellowfin tuna, dolphin, wahoo, skip jack tuna, and four categories of billfish: blue marlin, white marlin, […]
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