New California State Record Swordfish
The anglers made a toast to a departed fishing friend and then caught the 520-pound swordfish.
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The anglers made a toast to a departed fishing friend and then caught the 520-pound swordfish.
On August 23, 2023, Emmanuel Williams became the first person to ever catch a swordfish from a personal watercraft.
A group of anglers swordfishing off Morehead City, North Carolina, caught an unusual deep-water fish and landed in the record books.
A Maldives fly fishing guide still can’t believe he landed a swordfish while wading.
Three swordfish fitted with satellite tags showed a wide range of movement.
A charter captain’s son “makes his bones” on billfish with a buster of a swordfish.
It was a five-hour, deep tug-of-war, but the crew aboard the Ocean City charter boat RoShamBo prevailed.
After the electric reel went dead, a North Carolina angler fought a giant sword to the boat—and likely crushed the existing state record.
After a 3.5-hour fight, 11 miles, 100 miles off the coast, a group of South Carolina fishing buddies finally muscled a massive sword into their boat and headed for home.
Tips for targeting broadbills whether the sun’s up or down.
Beauty above and below the waterline draws anglers and divers to Marathon’s rich natural resources.
From obscure beginnings deep below South Florida’s Gulf Stream, daytime swordfishing is now going mainstream in the Northeast.
The anglers made a toast to a departed fishing friend and then caught the 520-pound swordfish.
On August 23, 2023, Emmanuel Williams became the first person to ever catch a swordfish from a personal watercraft.
A group of anglers swordfishing off Morehead City, North Carolina, caught an unusual deep-water fish and landed in the record books.
A Maldives fly fishing guide still can’t believe he landed a swordfish while wading.
Three swordfish fitted with satellite tags showed a wide range of movement.
A charter captain’s son “makes his bones” on billfish with a buster of a swordfish.
It was a five-hour, deep tug-of-war, but the crew aboard the Ocean City charter boat RoShamBo prevailed.
After the electric reel went dead, a North Carolina angler fought a giant sword to the boat—and likely crushed the existing state record.
After a 3.5-hour fight, 11 miles, 100 miles off the coast, a group of South Carolina fishing buddies finally muscled a massive sword into their boat and headed for home.
Tips for targeting broadbills whether the sun’s up or down.
Beauty above and below the waterline draws anglers and divers to Marathon’s rich natural resources.
From obscure beginnings deep below South Florida’s Gulf Stream, daytime swordfishing is now going mainstream in the Northeast.
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