Tag: marlin

Throwback Thursday: The First Marlin On a Fly

Catching a marlin on a fly rod has long been a dream of mine, even before I read Hemingway's Old Man and the Sea. So, for today's Throwback Thursday, I figured why not look to the past for examples of catching these massive fish on a fly rod? What I found is a video that supposedly shows off the first marlin ever caught on a fly. Check it out, and...

Video Hatch: “COSTA x TBF Blue Marlin Satellite Tagging Expedition”

Costa has partnered with The Billfish Foundation to promote essential science for blue marlin in the Gulf of Mexico. “Getting tags on those fish means so much to the management and conservation,” says Ellen Peel, President at The Billfish Foundation, about the effort to place satellite tags on blue marlin to learn more about their habitat, migratory...

Billfish: Out of the Blue

WHAT OTHER GAME FISH can you catch that is longer than your fly rod? Fisheries scientists tell us that the sailfish is very likely the fastest fish in the ocean, and from personal experience I tend to agree. The entire process of catching a sail on a fly — which starts with the sail attacking the teaser and ends when you finally release the fish — is...