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West End, Bahamas, For All Seasons

Spring, summer or fall, even winter, if you can make it to West End, you’ll find fish for any season. Winter is best for wahoo and grouper on the reefs. Summer is the month for diving: snapper, grouper and lobster topping the list.

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Florida and Bahamas Yellowfin Tuna

Try this run-and-dump method to catch your fill of yellowfin tuna. We hadn’t caught any large yellowfin tuna, but we’d found birds with our radar while trolling up a decent blackfin, a football-size yellowfin and several skipjacks [...]

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Gulf Grouper, Atlantic Vermilion Snapper recreational openings, Spiny Lobster closure start April 1

Atlantic vermilion snapper and several species of Gulf of Mexico grouper will be back on the list of fish that recreational anglers in state waters can take home for dinner starting April 1. The first day of the spiny lobster closed season is also April 1.

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Boat Down During Marlin Fight, Panama captain loses control

While fighting a marlin in Panama, the captain backs down on the fish, but loses control of his vessel. Fortunately, all aboard were rescued.

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Bimini Sands Announces New Bonefishing & Fly-Fishing Packages

South Bimini, Bahamas – Bimini, a Bahamas “Out Island” that’s just 50 miles from South Florida, is famous for its world-class bonefishing and saltwater fly-fishing. Now, Bimini Sands Resort & Marina announces affordable new all-inclusive Bonefishing & Fly-Fishing Vacation Packages combining two or more full days of fishing with a professional Bimini bonefish guide, fully equipped condo accommodations, and all meals and beverages.

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18th Annual International Marlin Tournament in El Salvador

Well once again I got the invite to join Paco Saca and his sons in the 18th International Marlin Tournament in El Salvador! Bart and I made are way down to Bahia Del Sol Marina and Hotel [...]

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Hot Wahoo Bite off Bimini

Wahoo season now is in full swing in Bimini and will continue through March. Although anglers lost a long weekend of wahoo fishing last month due to Hurricane Sandy, it wasn’t long until they were back on the water with tight lines – especially off Bimini, which fortunately escaped the storm’s wrath relatively unscathed.

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Bahamas Speardivin’

Florida Sportsman member Ejazzle took a trip to Grand Cay, Bahamas, and caught plenty of fish. Beautiful weather and good spearing made for some excellent footage.

Stingray City, Cayman Islands, during the last census study.

Guy Harvey to Support Stingray Conservation

For 26 years Guy Harvey has signed his trademark autograph for fans at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. This year the internationally regarded marine artist and conservationist is politely asking for their signature to support a petition drive to protect stingrays in the Cayman Islands.

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Florida’s Tuna Fishing 101

There’s a bunch of tunas in the Florida blue. Yes, it’s pretty safe to say that tunas are the strongest and most determined brawlers in all of fishdom. Even billfishes, their closest challengers, don’t quite match them in pound-for-pound pulling power [...]

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New Billfish Tournament Series Announced

The Billfish Tournament Series of Central America will consist of a year-long point race by Team/Boat which will result in an overall Series Champion. Points will be awarded by billfish release (marlin and sailfish) during participating tournaments…

Aerial view of the Bimini Big Game Club, site of the Bahamas Wahoo Smackdown in November.

Bahamas Wahoo Smackdown Coming to Bimini Big Game Club

Host of some of the Bahamas most memorable fishing tournaments in past seasons, the venerable Bimini Big Game Club Resort…»

Penn’s Hunter Cole caught several tuna over the three days, this one nailed a trolled Sebile Stick Shad.

Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula: Crocodile Bay Resort

In “Costa Rican Business Trip” in the October, 2012 issue of Florida Sportsman, Publisher Blair Wickstrom details his battles with…»

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Long Island Longings

Fine people and food, And only the fish have attitudes. There are many good bonefish guides—people who have grown up without television, with ample time to observe these fish and their tidal habits.

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HD – Reef Resident

Kenny Klepacki, of Tampa took this photo of a tiger grouper and sidekick royal gramma in the Cayman Islands. Look…»

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Crossing Over to the Bahamas

A few things to keep in mind when you’re preparing to cross in your boat to The Bahamas. Insight into making your own Bahamas expedition.