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Photos/Videos: Beached 17-Ft Minke Whale Dies

Photos/Videos: Beached 17-Ft Minke Whale Dies

[Updated with photos/videos] At sometime before noon today [May 31] a 17-foot whale was discovered on a small beach area in an enclosure in St George’s located in the vicinity of the Meyer Boat Slip. Local boaters spotted the whale at approximately 11.30am and called in the report, although at first they were unsure what it was [whale, dolphin... Read more of this article

Photos/Video: 1289lb Blue Marlin Caught

Photos/Video: 1289lb Blue Marlin Caught

[Updated] Dozens of people lined the PW dock on Front Street, after a visiting group aboard the “Seafari” reeled in a 1289lb Blue Marlin this afternoon [May 30]. Well known local fisherman Alan Card was aboard the 70-foot Betram assisting as a local guide, and said it was the largest blue marlin he had personally seen caught in his career. - The... Read more of this article

Photos/Video: Fisherman Catches 920lb Tuna

Photos/Video: Fisherman Catches 920lb Tuna

[Updated with video] Off Argus Banks today [Feb.1], lone fisherman Andrew Card spent two hours fighting a giant 10-foot-long Bluefin Tuna, winning the battle and finally landing the fish. However, by the time the determined fisherman got the big fish to the surface, hungry sharks had bitten off portions of the tuna’s tail. At dockside, even with... Read more of this article

Photos: Bermuda Regiment Fishing Tournament

Photos: Bermuda Regiment Fishing Tournament

The Warrant Officers’ & Sergeants’ Mess of the Bermuda Regiment held their 58th annual Fishing Tournament yesterday [June 27]. The late afternoon weigh-in at Robinson’s Marina in Sandys saw boats pulling up and anglers unloaded dozens of fish to be weighed in. The official prize giving ceremony will take place next week. Photo... Read more of this article

Photos: ILTT Fishing Tournament Underway

Photos: ILTT Fishing Tournament Underway

The 46th International Light Tackle Tournament [ILTT], one of Bermuda’s oldest and most well established fishing tournaments, had its first day of competition on the 12th of June. Tournament honors will be fiercely contested with anglers representing Bermuda, the United States and the Bahamas. The Bermuda Anglers Club, the Island’s oldest fishing... Read more of this article

Photos: Wahoo Fishing Tournament

Photos: Wahoo Fishing Tournament

The 44th Annual Wahoo Fishing Tournament was held today [Sept 12], and saw dozens of boats compete for the win. Only catches taken on a 12lb, 16lb, 20lb and 30lb test line were eligible for entry, and wahoo was the only species of fish eligible. Many of the boats continued to come to the weigh-in having caught barracudas, something many present commented... Read more of this article

Photos: 2010 Robinson’s Fishing Tournament

Photos: 2010 Robinson’s Fishing Tournament

Although the 11ft shark was the most ‘talked about’ catch at the 2010 Robinson’s Marina Fishing Tournament, there were many more, with literally hundreds of fish being caught by the 20 odd teams participating in the event. The tournament started in 2003, and has grown bigger each year and is now extremely popular amongst both the anglers... Read more of this article

Photo Gallery: 550lb 11 Foot Tiger Shark

Photo Gallery: 550lb 11 Foot Tiger Shark

The Robinson’s Marina Fishing Tournament was held today [July 18] and the highlight of the day was the massive tiger shark reeled in by the team aboard Sea Horse III. The shark, which we measured at 11 foot long, wasn’t weighed however many veteran fishermen in attendance estimated its weight at 300 – 400lbs, with some estimating the... Read more of this article

Photos: 1103lb Pound Marlin Caught

Photos: 1103lb Pound Marlin Caught

The Bermuda fishing world is all abuzz with the huge catch reeled in; a 1,103lb marlin. It was caught aboard Kevin Winter’s Playmate yesterday [July 13], and had to be weighed by an Island Construction crane, as the photos below show. As large and impressive as this fish is, it isn’t the largest caught in Bermuda waters, with a chart below... Read more of this article