Some of you may not know that Northeast Florida has some of the most fertile wahoo grounds in this great nation. But I’ll go one better — except for San Salvador Island in the Bahamas, I’d say this area has some of the most productive wahoo fishing in the world. I know some of you […]
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Idyllic Island With beautiful scenery and gorgeous weather, Saint Lucia is a must-stop destination as you cruise the Eastern Caribbean. A Great Pink Sea Snail gave Saint Lucia Marigot Bay one of its claims to fame. The make-believe critter was a prop Rex Harrison’s character Dr. Dolittle captured in the 1967 film of the same […]
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As the coming months bring with them cooler temperatures and changing conditions, the sport fishing landscape around the entire state will shift. Different migratory species will come and go, weather patterns will become less predictable with passing frontal boundaries and game fish behavior will follow suit. Southeast of the Sunshine State in The Bahamas, changing […]
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Fresh Wahoo steaks straight from your boat’s cooler to the grill..not much can beat that! Wahoos are an angler’s favorite. Not only for the traditional rod and reel fisherman but also for fly fisherman, too. Catching a Wahoo on the fly is one of the most thrilling experiences. They are big, fast, and FIERCE. And […]
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This 91-pound wahoo, caught by Maridee Sport Fishing Charters out of Naragansett, is bigger than the previous top wahoo in Rhode island, an 80-pounder caught in 2002. AJ Dangelo Rhode Island charter captain AJ Dangelo was trolling a 9-rod setup aboard The Maridee on Oct. 10 when he hooked a wahoo whose size — more […]
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A nice wahoo, still brightly lit, comes to gaff after a pair of blazing runs. Zach Stovall Wahoo — the biggest, fastest and most prized of the mackerels is a global gamefish. This list shows just how worldwide are these pelagic nomads, caught in all tropical and warm-temperate oceans. These nine outstanding world-record catches aren’t […]
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Derrick Dover is all smiles with his 101-pound at the Destin Fishing Rodeo. Destin Fishing Rodeo: Tanner O’Keefe, Photographer A 101-pound wahoo boated by Derrick Dover on Oct. 7 at Florida’s Destin Fishing Rodeo is the biggest ever caught in the event’s 74-year history, topping the tournament record of 98.2 pounds that was set in […]
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My boat can’t always make it offshore, but when the weather calms down in the coming months, I’d like to do some blue water fishing. I’m not opposed to using bait, but my local tackle shop tends to sell some pretty rough-looking ballyhoo, and I’m an artificial enthusiast at heart. If I wanted to put […]
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The big wahoo took up much of the sportfish’s rear deck. Charlie Phelan A Florida angler set a tournament record and earned a $65,000 payout with a 104-pound wahoo on the final day of the MidAtlantic, the venerable five-day tournament with a reputation for last-minute dramatics. This year’s edition, which kicked off Aug. 22, played […]
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Plenty of wahoo are lost boatside, so don’t stop to admire a gaffed one until you bring it on board. Paul Doughty Anglers in South Florida are blessed to count wahoo among their potential targets year-round. But veteran offshore captains who pursue the striped torpedoes specifically know there are peak periods when the action goes […]
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