Finding an outlet for your endeavours
It is winter in spite of the warmer than usual conditions. As such, this Island is prone to the passage of fronts that bring gale force winds and pretty much exclude offshore excursions. There can be...
View ArticleOff-season fishing can be a success on occasion
This is much more the way winter is supposed to be, windy, cool and rainy. While uncomfortable for some, this sequence of events is natures way of getting the marine world ready for another round of...
View ArticleWhelk I never, I thought I was eating conch
The depth of winter would seem to describe the present situation quite admirably. Gales arrive from our northern neighbours and rain comes when the flow turns southerly bringing up moist warm air from...
View ArticleLittle to do but wait this off-season
This may be the dead of winter in most northern places but it has always been a bit of a funny one for the Bermuda fishing scene. Happily, we are not subject to snow and ice, but there is definitely a...
View ArticleA good way to spend the winter and your money
With blows like the ones we have had in the past few days, and the reports of even worse seafaring along the East Coast of the United States, local fishing scene has approached its absolute depths of...
View ArticleIt is not just the winter weather that is to blame
As must be clear to even the least observant landlubber there has been no sports fishing during this last little bit. Even the commercial effort is down about as low as it ever goes and with little...
View ArticleThe visitors that sometimes pass us by
Despite some calm days this past week, the fishing effort has been pretty limited. Lobster gear seems to be the number one priority and a few boats have put in some time drifting for bottom fish. The...
View ArticleTunas presence a sign of good times ahead
The year progresses onward and with it the seasons. While for the most part March has entered like a lamb, there are indications that in fact it might just be a snoring lion with some roaring soon to...
View ArticleWeekenders preparing for official start
Some gorgeous spring days are slipping into the otherwise inclement weather that dominates this time of the year. Although these occasions are eminently fishable, most weekenders are simply not...
View ArticleCharter boats making most of slim pickings
There are some signs of life offshore, even though there is still very little effort going into working the deep blue. With next week a short one for most people with the one holiday that actually...
View ArticleSurprises waiting beneath the waves
Okay, time to get serious. Lobster season is over, the traps all stowed away until September and the entire fleet is now looking to the blue water for a summers worth of profit, sport or a combination...
View ArticleMissed out? Dont say we didnt warn you
Well, you were told. Every year the procrastinators leave everything to the last minute, with the worst of these waiting for the family to get on their case just before May 24. The upshot of this is...
View ArticleGoing fishing does not make you a fisherman
Oh, it is all starting to happen now. The commercial fleet has made the transition from lobster to fin fish and even the charter industry is starting to get a bit of work, so the results are starting...
View ArticleDolphin strike heralds blue marlins arrival
May starts next week and despite the somewhat blustery weather the offshore scene has moved into spring and summer mode. It is time to go fishing, weather permitting. Although the calendar says...
View ArticleWahoo proving predictably unpredictable
There can be no denying it. No matter how you view the fishing season there is no doubt that it is happening now. It is the starting time to go fishing unless you want to risk missing out on the year....
View ArticleConditions mean no two days are the same
As the song goes, What a diffrence a day makes. Nothing could be more applicable to the overall fishing scenario at present. As an example, Captain Alan Cards Challenger enjoyed a great day, catching...
View ArticlePlenty of action to be had with season well under way
Be warned, the 24th is not all that far away and the emphasis will be on picnicking rather than fishing and you may miss out!The angling season is well and truly under way and, thankfully, it is...
View ArticleScratching tournament a smart move
The prospects are not good. The fish are indeed out there, but the weather has not really been conducive to offshore activity and, for most weekenders, this one is going to be spent getting ready for...
View ArticleWahoo dominate proceedings at Bacardi event
Competitors could not have asked for a better day when the Bacardi Rum Tournament went off on schedule last Sunday. There was a light slightly easterly breeze, a moderate ground swell and plenty of...
View ArticleWeekend warriors seeking their fortunes
The season runs on, despite a bit of weather earlier this week that put a temporary end to proceedings. The return to more seasonable conditions again has the commercial fleet and the weekend warriors...
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