Eleven-year-old Thomas Green bested several dozen adult anglers to earn top honors in multiple categories of the Key West Fishing Tournament’s Kickoff 2016 that ended April 10 in the Florida Keys. The young angler, who lives in Bokeelia, Florida, scored the challenge’s heaviest kingfish at 22 pounds and the heaviest mackerel at 7.75 pounds. Both […]
fish, Fishing, Florida, Florida Keys, Key West, Key West Fishing Tournament, King Mackerel, Sailfish
Whenever I see the word Extreme used as an adjective, I immediately equate whatever word it modifies with those douche bags in Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle; you know, the Extreme Sports Punks. Let’s face it: these days, everything is extreme: extreme sports, extreme video, extreme tech, extreme music, extreme tacos, extreme chips, […]
Blackfin Tuna, Extreme Kayak Fishing, fish, Fishing, Kayak Fishing, King Mackerel, Tournament
It’s that time of year. North Carolina offshore and inshore waters are abundant with fish and the fish are doing those things that make fishing North Carolina part of the lore and legend. Offshore, the Gulf Stream is serving up billfish. We’re hearing reports of steady catches of sailfish, white marlin, and blue marlin. The […]
Billfish, fish, Fishing, King Mackerel, marlin, North Carolina, Sailfish, Spanish Mackerel, tuna, Wahoo
Let’s face it, there are few places in the world that offer up as much fishing potential as North Carolina’s Outer Banks during the summer. And right now, offshore OBX is lighting up. We’re getting reports from Oregon Inlet and up and down the Outer Banks that yellowfin tuna, dolphin, cobia, king mackerel, and wahoo […]
Cobia, Dolphin, fish, Fishing, King Mackerel, North Carolina, Wahoo, Yellowfin Tuna
The first day of the 49th annual Pompano Beach Fishing Tournament offered some rather challenging conditions. Not all of the registered 55 boats braved the near nine-feet seas, but most did. Despite the rough conditions on the first day, the fishing was good, and at the end of the day the Wet Hooker team was […]
Blackfin Tuna, Cobia, Dolphin, fish, Fishing, King Mackerel, Tournament, tuna
Once again, the crew over at Extreme Kayak Fishing proved why they are becoming not only the biggest offshore kayak tournament series, but the most respected. Last weekend, 33 anglers (along with 27 others) competing in the Extreme Kayak Fishing Battle in the Bahamas ferried from Port Everglades to Freeport Grand Bahama aboard the Balearia […]
Bahamas, blue marlin, Extreme Kayak Fishing, fish, Fishing, Florida, Grouper, King Mackerel, Tournament, white marlin
It looks like the spring king mackerel run has hit the Gulf of Mexico waters in the Tampa Bay area. We’re getting reports from all across the region of large numbers of big kings being caught. Smoker kings of 30 pounds and more are being caught in the Egmont channel and in the Mud Hole […]
Yes, the entire U.S. is being pounded by some unbearably cold weather right now. Even the water temperature off of Key West has dropped into the lower seventies–and that’s a good thing because sailfish and other pelagics have moved into their active winter patterns. We’re hearing reports from all around Key West that the sails […]
Blackfin Tuna, Dolphin, fish, Fishing, Florida, King Mackerel, tuna, Wahoo
Congratulations to Team Ocean Isle Fishing Center members Brant and Barrett McMullen, Rube McMullen, Amy McMullen, Caroline McMullen, Brayden McMullen, and Stephanie McMullen for their first-place finish in the 2013 Southern Kingfish Association Nationals in Biloxi, Mississippi. Team OIFC registered one fish of 56.28 pounds and one of 48.82 pounds for a winning total of 105.10 pounds. […]
fish, Fishing, King Mackerel, Mississippi, Southern Kingfish Association, Tournament
Saltwater Nation anglers from the west coast of Florida are reporting excellent fishing around the Tampa Bay area. We’ve heard reports from anglers fishing off of the beaches from St. Petersburg up through New Port Richey and Anclote Key that they are taking nice catches of Spanish mackerel and king mackerel. Anglers slow trolling have great […]
Bluefish, fish, Fishing, Florida, Flounder, King Mackerel, Redfish, Spanish Mackerel, Tampa Bay
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!
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will be meeting starting today in Charleston, South Carolina at the Charleston Marriott. The meeting will run through Friday and will include two public comment sessions one at 5:30 on Wednesday, September 18 and one at 4:30 on Thursday, September 19. The agenda for this meeting includes: •modifying the […]
Amberjack, Black Sea Bass, Cobia, Dolphin, fish, Fishing, gag grouper, King Mackerel, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, South Carolina, Spanish Mackerel, Vermilion Snapper, Wahoo
We’re hearing from Saltwater Nation Anglers along the southern parts of North Carolina that king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla) action has been great this past week and looks to be hot over the labor day weekend. We’ve heard from a number of anglers who have been catching kings from area piers. Likewise, we’re hearing about kings […]
Amberjack, Cobia, False Albacore, fish, King Mackerel, Little Tuny, North Carolina, Pier Fishing, Wahoo
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 […]
Amberjack, Blackfin Tuna, blue marlin, Cobia, Dolphin, fish, Fishing, Flounder, Grouper, King Mackerel, Louisiana, Redfish, Sheepshead, Speckled Trout, Tarpon, Tournament, Wahoo, white marlin, Yellowfin Tuna
Let’s face it, fishing South Florida is always great, but the word we are getting from Saltwater Nation anglers all over South Florida is that the bite is unbelievable right now. We’ve been hearing consistent reports of dolphin catches from from Stuart down through the Keys. Anglers are letting us know about schoolies and fish […]
Blackfin Tuna, fish, Fishing, Florida, Keys, King Mackerel, Sailfish, Tarpon, tuna
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council announced today that its Standing Special Mackerel and Special Reef Fish Scientific and Statistical Committees will meet May 29 – 31, 2013, in Tampa, Florida. The meeting will address benchmarks for Spanish mackerel, King mackerel, cobia, and red snapper. For more information, call the GMFMC at 813-348-1630 or download […]
Cobia, fish, Fishing, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, King Mackerel, Mackerel, Red Snapper, Regulations, Spanish Mackerel, Texas