2020/2021 South Florida Billfish Tournaments

Here’s a list of the upcoming South Florida Billfish Tournaments, including some notable tournaments close by in the Bahamas. November 2020 Dust’em Off Sailfish WarmupDate: Nov. 5-8, 2020Location: Palm Beach/Jupiter, Florida December 2020 Islamorada Sailfish TournamentDate: Dec. 4-6, 2020Location: Islamorada, Florida Hope Town United Sailfish TournamentDate: Dec. 10-12, 2020Location: Islamorada, Florida January 2021 Silver Sailfish DerbyDate: Jan. 6-9, 2021Location: West Palm Beach, FloridaMarlin Madness Qualifying Event Fish for…

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International travel to Guatemala resumed September 18; Americans Welcomed Back to Casa Vieja Lodge

International travelers, including U.S. citizens, are permitted into Guatemala as of September 18th, 2020. All persons entering Guatemala by air must present a negative COVID-19 PCR test result issued no earlier than 72 hours prior to arrival, and air carriers may request proof of negative test upon departure from the United States. U.S. citizens are not required to quarantine. One…

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NOAA Prohibits Retention of Atlantic Blue Marlin, White Marlin, and Roundscale Spearfish for Remainder of 2020

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has determined that the recreational landings limit for Atlantic blue marlin, white marlin, and roundscale spearfish has been exceeded for 2020.  This year, Atlantic recreational anglers have kept 81 Atlantic blue marlin, 92 Atlantic white marlin, and 95 roundscale spearfish, totaling in 268 billfish (swordfish and sailfish excluded) and already exceeding the 250…

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Gamefisherman History: The Perfect Game Boat For A Mothership

Flashback Friday to Gamefisherman’s 40’ Flybridge “French Look” as the game boat to its mothership in this photo taken in 1994. During the late ’80s and early ’90s, several ­mothership operations travelled the world’s oceans looking for the next great remote paradise. Of course, the most famous was The Madam and The Hooker, but Jean Paul Richard’s French Look followed closely. No matter…

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