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With the sort of weather that has dominated the local scene this past few days and for those immediately ahead, it is hard to conceive of anyone leaving dry land and venturing on to a very unwelcoming briny deep sea. It is one thing for the professio...

Winter isn’t over but there is a light at the end of the tunnel. The spring equinox is a little over a month away and with it will come warming and, hopefully, more fish. Even now, it is obvious that the days are getting longer and that has to be vie...

Well, it’s not like there is a lot of fishing going on at the present. Most of the commercial fleet is trying to get the most out of their lobster trap allotments with just over eight weeks left to go. It has been a mild winter and this is cited as ...

While there were five fewer hunters taking part in this year’s Winter Lionfish Derby than last year, 54 more lionfish were caught. The tournament, which aims to reduce the numbers of the invasive species in Bermuda’s waters, saw a total of 209 fish c...

Beware of harbingers of spring. Despite what some might think, humpback whales can get lost as easily as humans can and while they will eventually find their way to where they should be, it is probably not a wise move to set a clock or even calendar ...

OK, it was an outstanding catch and one well deserved by someone who has persevered in offshore fishing here for most of his life. A bluefin tuna is not something that is caught everyday in Bermuda, even though they have always been known to transit ...

Third generation fisherman David Soares landed the biggest tuna caught in Bermuda’s waters on Saturday morning and he did so single-handedly in 15 minutes flat. The Bermudian, who said he has had it confirmed by the fisheries department that the 100...

There’s still time to sign up for the third annual Winter Lionfish Derby. Residents with up-to-date lionfish culling permits are invited to brave the cold and participate. According to event organisers, Bermuda’s lionfish seem to move closer to sho...

New year, new resolutions, new plans ­— but pretty much the same old fishing. Unfortunate as it may seem, there have been no major developments in the offshore scene, but that might not be the worst thing as there is a bit of action to be had. The ho...

Another summer gone by, fleetingly, it would seem. As this column comes out weekly, it often comes as a surprise how quickly the angling scene goes from being virtually non-existent to suddenly heating up, then the thrill of the billfish tournaments,...

It’s all about colour! When decking the halls for Christmas, the predominant colours are red and green. There are reasons for this, notably that the green came from the trees that were evergreen and why, during the winter, pagans and later Christian...

It’s December and yet winter really has yet to take a bite of this part of the world. Not a complaint but an observation. We are overdue a winter gale with howling winds that lasts for three days and is punctuated by hard downpours just when it look...