Blue Marlin

A guide to one of the ocean’s top apex predators

Trolling Secrets of the Pros

Precision and perfection help anglers score on marlin and tuna.

First 1,000-Pound Blue Marlin Landed in Australian Waters

The 1,090-pound marlin, taken on a day charter out of Exmouth on the northwest coast, is the country’s first grander blue

Billfish Teaser Tactics of Tournament Experts

Eight winning captains coast to coast reveal how they entice more billfish into their spreads by deploying teasers and dredges

10 Top Places to Catch Monster Marlin

You want to go up against a half-ton of rampaging billfish? Try any of these spots for some of the best odds you’ll find in the world.

What’s the greatest game fish of all species in the entire world? Many anglers recognize the blue marlin as fishing’s greatest challenge and thrill, particularly when considering that behemoths weighing hundreds of pounds are far from rare.

Blue marlin are sought and caught in warm waters around the world. Often, enthusiasts hope for the ultimate catch: a grander (a blue marlin weighing at least 1,000 pounds). The IGFA maintains separate categories for Atlantic and Pacific all-tackle world records (though it’s one species). The world-record blue in the Atlantic: 1,402 pounds, 2 ounces, from Vitoria, Brazil, in 1992. From the Pacific: 1,376 pounds from Kona, Hawaii, in 1982.