Cartagena, Colombia - South America's Oldest Fishing Town
Travel to Colombia to go fishing - are you kidding me? That was my first reaction when Carlos Londoño invited me to fish in the Cartagena de Indias International Fishing Tournament, his marina's annual...
View ArticleParrot Bay
With perfect conditions, my hubris swelled, and I ended up placing a friendly wager with my fishing buddy, John Frazier. We had arrived in Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica, two days earlier and caught a...
View ArticleA Trip to Casa Vieja
Just 24 miles off of Puerto Quetzal on Guatemala's Pacific Coast, I watch the mates effortlessly rig a handful of ballyhoo teasers and ready the spread. As the boat gently comes off plane, the two...
View ArticleIt Runs in the Family
What do you do when your father, grandfather and uncles were legendary big game fishermen in Panama, you lose your father as a youngster, and don't start any big game fishing until you're a woman of...
View ArticleDon't Give Up on Venezuela
Venezuela gets a lot of attention in the news these days, and most of it is bad. President Hugo Chavez's leftist politics, his dealings with Iran and his personal attacks on our president regularly...
View ArticleBack in the Game
It's not every day that you get an invitation to meet a president. Oh, you might meet a few dozen "presidents" of companies during the course of a year, but this particular invite concerned meeting the...
View ArticleGuatemala Style
The last time I visited Guatemala - more than 15 years ago - this small Central American country remained a relative mystery in big-game fishing circles. But the traveling angler and businessman Tim...
View ArticleExploring Panama's San Blas Islands
One of the many things I love about the sport of big-game fishing is that just when you think there is no other new place to fish, you discover some hidden gem. While chatting with the crew of Gear...
View ArticlePuesta del Sol, Nicaragua
A large part of billfishing’s allure lies in the opportunity it gives you to travel to some of the world’s most exotic and beautiful locations. Puesta del Sol, located in a fairly remote region on...
View ArticleThe Perfect Day
I’ve spent a lot of time during the last 50 years in, under and around the water, especially in South Florida and the Keys, but I’ve never experienced anything like the day I recently had in Isla...
View ArticleSport Fishing Adds $97 Million to Panama’s Economy
A report released today by The Billfish Foundation (TBF) reveals that sport fishing has been a major factor in attracting tourists to Panama providing a valuable fishing-based economic lift to the...
View ArticleThe Gulf of Chiriquí Offers Up a World-Class Fishery Serviced by Customized...
“To Panama, where the fish are big and plentiful,” I shouted out to a gathering of predinner guests at the Panama Sport Fishing Lodge and was embraced by a loud cheer and the clanking of various...
View ArticleTropic Star Celebrates Five Decades of Excellence
Many exciting saltwater fishing destinations exist around the world, and each of them beckon to those of us who long ago chose the pursuit of big fish as our avocation. We have lots of places from...
View Article5,000 The Hard Way
The reports from the Pacific coast of Guatemala have become the stuff of legend: “So-and-so caught 55 last Thursday,” or, “One boat raised 80 fish yesterday!” We all know it’s not like that every day,...
View ArticleCatch Sailfish and Marlin in Baja's Best Kept Secret
It’s a hot summer’s day, and with a tournament in progress, dozens of teams scattered throughout the Sea of Cortez are bitching about the same things: There are too many sailfish, and there is not...
View ArticlePresidential Challenge Breaks Tournament Record in Guatemala
Puerto San Jose, Guatemala: For nearly 20 years the Presidential Challenge Conservation Series has wrapped up its season-long competition in the fish-rich waters off Guatemala, offering anglers an...
View ArticleQuepos, Costa Rica Fishing
Costa Rica is home to some of the world’s best billfishing, and one of the top destinations for anglers is the central Pacific town of Quepos. It’s not only the gateway to Manuel Antonio National Park...
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