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Summer doldrums: hot, calm and even the fish seem to take a break — it may be not the best time for the angler, although there are good arguments to the contrary. To start with, the forecast for the weekend is ideal for a voyage offshore and, while t...

Had enough of picnics, barbecues, raft ups and camping? With still some time left for most of us in the long holiday weekend, the smart option is to take advantage of the predicted calm weather and to head offshore for some sport. This can have the a...

Just about all over for another year! Billfish can move on over into the back seat after occupying the limelight and most of the headlines. After a month of concentrating on the deep blue water and the big fish, things will start to return to normal ...

The 14th annual Bermuda Big Game Classic came to a thrilling finish when captain Travis Butters’s Que Mas came from behind to take first place honours with a total of 1,400 points garnered from two blue marlin releases and two white marlin releases. ...

It’s hot and with it the ocean has also heated up, right up to the point where the marlin like it. Definitely species that favour tropical temperatures, it is not until mid-June or July that the billfishing really turns on here and, just lately, it h...

Bright sunshine beaming down on calm, hot, clear blue water marked only by the wash of the boat with a selection of lures leaving bubble trails in the boat’s wake. Doesn’t that conjure up the essence of working the deep blue briny for a trophy billf...

By Tight Lines The summer is moving on relentlessly: it is getting hotter and calmer as the Bermuda-Azores high pressure system starts to dominate. As a result, the weather has settled down and with it, the sea conditions have moderated to the point...

High summer as the competitive angling really got under way last Sunday with the Bacardi tournament going off on its first alternate date. For the only time in the long history of this tournament the winners were not dominated by wahoo and tuna. In f...

A far better forecast for this weekend augurs well for the annual Bacardi tournament. Several days of inclement weather and a forecast for worse and more of it, was enough to convince organisers to practice some discretion and to postpone the event. ...