Fidel tuna tagged for the third time

by: Jürgen Oeder
Something like this can't really happen: Skipper Vince Riera marked a tuna in front of Alcudia/Mallorca last Friday – but he tagged it for the third time!! Guest and angler was Chris Flower, treasurer of the British Sea Fishing Club...

Dentex brings faith back

by: Jürgen Oeder
To find a good charter captain among many is not easy for us. Holidaymakers who fish for pike or carp at home and have no big game experience are then dependent on the promises of the captains. Some of them...

Fishing on North Kenya Bank in danger

by: Jürgen Oeder
The beautiful fishing on the North Kenya Bank above Malindi may be threatened with extinction. Where charter boat guests catch big Yellowfins in September and Marlin anglers and Jiggers get their money's worth later in the year, a border dispute...

Tuna Bonanza off Ireland

by: Jürgen Oeder
Thanks to bluefin tuna and the recovery of its stocks in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, we can now successfully fish for tuna off more and more European coasts. With Donegal on the west coast of Ireland, another important destination has...

322 kg giant tuna on MAD MAX

by: Jürgen Oeder
The tuna giants are still in the north of Mallorca - and can be caught! A guest on the MAD MAX of Capt. Vince Riera experienced the fight of his life on Thursday (June 27th): Half a dozen huge echoes...

New bag limit: One spearfish per day off Croatia

by: Jürgen Oeder
Finally good news from Croatia: Recreational anglers with a so-called large license will be allowed to take one spearfish per fishing day from now on. - And this should also be done with bleeding fish, they taste very good and...

Alcudia, Mallorca: Happy anglers

by: Jürgen Oeder
In the days around the full moon of June, almost all traditional tuna hotspots in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean are barren. No wonder: the fish then migrate in large schools around the Balearic Islands to spawn. Also the...

Fun with light tackle

by: Jürgen Oeder
Always only large bluefin tuna, that can also become boring. Before Alcudia, Mallorca at the end of May and beginning of June big Albacore were there and brought the anglers variety in light equipment. Colin and John did not only...

Good fishing off Mallorca – even without big fish

by: Jürgen Oeder
The tuna season off Mallorca is in full swing - but this year is much different than usual. The purse seiners, who had met their quotas in 2-3 days in previous years, have now (begining of June) been on the...

Many Bluefins off Mallorca

by: Jürgen Oeder
The bluefin tuna have arrived in the north of Mallorca and are a pleasure for anglers - if the weather is fine. There, too, several fishing days have been blown away by the wind. In the quieter breaks in between,...