Log In

Reset Password
DIGITAL EDITION VIDEOS PHOTOS PODCAST RSS

Fishing

Opinion Writer

"Fish, like some politicians, will be back when conditions improve"

So much for the hype! Apparently, yesterday, the 21st of December 2012 was not the end of our world. The prognostications and doomsayers were quite convinced that it would come to pass and some interpreters even had the renowned Nostradamus predicti...
Dec 22, 2012
Opinion Writer

"Yellowfin tuna offer some festive cheer"

As the carol goes, “fast away the old year passes” so does the fishing for this year. With just enough inclement weather on the weekends and plenty of diverse onshore distractions to keep the anglers home, there has not been much in the way of wet l...
Dec 08, 2012
Opinion Writer

"‘Sea Monster’s’ escape keeps anglers guessing"

Talk about self-fulfilling prophecy! No one is going to catch any fish this week. And that is pretty much correct. The weather was less than conducive to sport fishing and the fact that the commercial fishery has concentrated on lobsters with little...
Nov 17, 2012
Other

"Govt finds little support for recreational fishing licences"

An ad hoc recreational fishing advisory is to be put in place to find the best approach to generating better information on the pastime. The Marine Resources Section of the Department of Environmental Protection invited recreational fishers to town ...
Oct 29, 2012
Opinion Writer

"Time to be creative as winter looms"

With snow starting to fall on the North American mainland can winter’s chilly grip be too far away? Maybe not in terms of months, but we should still manage a few more weeks of reasonably fishable weather and even the weekenders should be able to get...
Oct 13, 2012
Environment

"The time is now to fight the dangerous Lionfish"

Dire warnings emerge from recent workshop By Derek deChabert Plans are being formulated to rid local waters of Lionfish which are wreaking havoc on the local fish population. Jim Gleason, executive director of the Ocean Support Foundation, along with...
Oct 13, 2012
Opinion Writer

"Not a great year for sports fishing"

The autumn steadily progresses as winter waits in the wings and it really looks as if this year will go down as one of the more lacklustre for sports fishing. There may be a couple of intra-club fun tournaments left but, at this stage, most of the i...
Oct 06, 2012
Opinion Writer

"Not a whole lot of fish at this time of year"

Well, it is all over but for the crying, some might say. Without a doubt, the passage of Leslie put a serious dent into the amateur fishing effort with many deciding that discretion was the better part of valour and boat would be in a far better plac...
Sep 28, 2012
Other

"All in the family . . ."

It was very much a family affair at the Spanish Point Boat Club on Monday night when prizes were handed out for the annual Royal Gazette Wahoo Tournament. Of the six awards presented, five went to the Mello clan. It was the first time in the event’s ...
Sep 26, 2012
Opinion Writer

"Not ideal but not a badday for the wahoo hunters"

Despite all sorts of gloomy predictions, the weather last Sunday turned out to be more than appropriate for the season’s final large-scale competitive event : The annual Royal Gazette Wahoo Tournament. Considering that the previous weekend’s weather ...
Sep 22, 2012
Other

"Mellos make it a family affair"

The Mello family practically swept the board in Sunday’s Royal Gazette Wahoo Tournament. Fishing from the boat Tantrum, Kevin Mello landed the tournament’s biggest fish, a 57.5 pounder, the only wahoo hooked on 16-lb test line. Tantrum skipper Brian ...
Sep 18, 2012
Available for
iPhones and iPads
Available in
Google Play
Use of this website signifies your agreement to the Terms of Service and Privacy Notice
© Copyright 2024 royalgazette.com. All rights reserved.