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In case you have not noticed the summer is flying by, schools are out, the humidity is up there and the fishing is certainly the best that it has been for some years now. It is high time to take advantage of it while you can. Even if you aren’t in a...

Oh, happy days. After having been conspicuous by their absence the yellowfin tuna have chosen to arrive just in time for the celebration of the 50th Bermuda Anglers Club International Light Tackle Tournament. This year’s landmark event sees nine team...

Boaters are urged to watch out for experimental lionfish traps being used by commercial fishermen this summer. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has announced traps are located east of St David’s Head, in about 150 to 168 feet of wa...

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 the great start to summer on Tuesday. Not surprisi...

Local fishermen have been warned to stay away from protected marine areas, known as the “hind grounds”. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources announced today that the areas were closed to all fishing activities as of May 1. These areas ...

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. Time flies and fish move on, so you have to, too....

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 springtime, the fish that have shown up on the Banks and...

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 to stack up. This means that the offshore waters a...

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 that most of the amateurs miss out on the spring wa...

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 summer’s worth of profit, sport or a combination of the two. The weather earlier in the week left...

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 handful of wahoo and tuna that have been caught a...