Family and Fishing? – Yes, on Mallorca!

by: Kopp
It was a really nice feeling: Underneath the table of Pepe's Beach Bar in Porto Alcudia I put off my shoes and played with my naked feet in the sand, still being warm from the heat of the day, while...

Kenya‘s high altitude trout

by: Jürgen Oeder
Our trip had gone well up the Chogoria route to Mount Kenya having left Nanyuki after breakfast when a minor disaster struck. A quick passing forest storm rendered the forest track impassable even to our 4x4 vehicles. We were forced...

Bluefin Tuna are back at the Azores

by: Kopp
The GYPSEA BLUES caught a 500+ bluefin tuna off Faial/Azores at 23rd of August. Here is the report of Skipper Delcio Silva: We went out on a normal marlin day and trolled all the north side of Faial Island with...

Uli’s Fish

by: Kopp
The BRASILIA was "rigged and ready" and in search of a blue marlin that could give our angler Uli Laux a shot at the 30 lb world record. The late Stuart Campbell's 872 lb was the big number we needed...

Tagged Bluefin Tuna Caught Again in Croatia

by: Kopp
The world is small and finite - even for a bluefin tuna that was tagged almost a year ago on the Croatia coast and then caught again (joe) The world is small and finite - even for a bluefin tuna...

Spain: Swordfish off Mallorca

by: Kopp
Mallorca is far more than just beach and party. Hikers, nature lovers and mountain bikers know this. But fishermen such as young Mark Bogdan know it as well. At the age of 15, he caught something that seasoned big game...

Kenya: By an angler who learned to love the Savannah

by: Jürgen Oeder
Big game anglers like me are fascinated by Ernest Hemingway's novel "The old man and the sea". And those that have caught big marlin themselves understand old man Santiago very well when he says to his fish "Fish, I love...

Dossier: Bom Bom Island

by: Kopp
World record size Atlantic Sailfish have rightfully made the area famous, as well as a variety of game fish such as Marlin, Yellow Fin Tuna, Wahoo, Dorado, Snapper and Barracuda are among other targeted species. Well, if you want to...

Azores – Bigeye Tuna off Sao Miguel

by: Kopp
The Azores: Among environmentally conscious alternative vacationers, these Atlantic Islands are increasingly gaining popularity as a choice destination by virtue of their unique flora and fauna. In addition, Sao Miguel offers a delightful blend of volcanic lakes for freshwater fishing...

Tuna Switching – Not only off Croatia

by: Kopp
"Bait and Switch" - to lure a fish in order to catch it with suitable tackle - a method that not only works with marlin. This technique is used off Croatia to catch 30-60 kg bluefin tuna with a rod...