CANADA: a great HD ice fishing video in Ontario

This is a great action packed ice fishing video, shot in Northwestern Ontario by top fishing guide Ben Beattie of "BenBeattie Outdoors Outdoors".

You can see lot of fish as: trout, pike, walley and whitefish. Surely a top video posted on YouTube just few days ago.

FLORIDA: monster 800 lb roughtail stingray caught!

Captain Mark "Shark" Quartiano has caught thousands of different fishes, but never anything like the 800 lb - 360 kg  deep-water stingray he landed off Miami Beach.

Captain Mark, who was fishing with some Japanese fisherman, had dropped a whole bonito tuna to the 500 feet of bottom, before long, line began to spin from his reel.

This huge fish is a roughtail stingray with the scientific name, Dasyatis centroura.
It was a rare catch for an angler and was correctly identified by George H. Burgess of the Florida Museum of Natural History.

It isn't  a common catch and it is very little know about this giant size fish. Seems it resides in deeper continental shelf waters of the U.S. East Coast from off the Carolinas south to Uruguay, and probably in the eastern Atlantic.

Most anglers don’t bottom-fish in these deeper waters so they aren’t routinely seen by that user group.

Captain Mark's crew winched the giant creature out of the water for “three or four minutes” for a photo opportunity before releasing it. It was a big female stingray and she swam away pretty quickly to the deep waters.

VIDEO: a new kind of fishing: "FlyBoard-Fishing"

A new way of fishing....The "Hunter Skipper" crew has once again bring to you a one of a kind video.
Flyboard Fishing for snook in Florida. See this exhilaration video. This is the first documented catch of any fish on a flyboard.

VIDEO: gar alligator, the biggest freshwater predator

Gar alligator is one of the biggest freshwater predator fish. This huge fish can reaches the 320 lb and 10 feet of length.

This huge predator is an inhabitant of large rivers, bays, from the western Florida  Econfina River west along the Gulf of Veracruz, Mexico, and north in the Mississippi River drainage as far as the lower reaches of the Ohio waters and also Missouri rivers.

FLORIDA: fishing and filming huge goliath groupers

Just few weeks ago Blaktip H fishing charter has filmed and posted on YouTube a new great goliath grouper video.

Goliath groupers are the largest species of grouper in Florida and all Carribbean. This kind of fish are extremely aggressive and very hard to catch; they have so strong power that you need a very heavy tackle. They are so powerfully that can open easily a big steel hook as in this video.

They filmed some great underwater footage that taught us a lot about their feeding behavior.

http://blacktiphfishing.org

AUSTRALIA: big mako shark attacks the hooked amberjack in video

 

This great underwater video was filmed on board Jackson's Charters, a fishing charter boat specialized in jigging for amberjack  off the coasts of Norfolk Island in Australia.

You can clearly see a big mako shark appears from nowhere an attacks and eat the hooked amberjack. Surely one of the top shark attacks video.

CANADA: strange mystery fish caught from the deep

Fishermen in northeastern Canada just off Davis Strait caught a very strange fish, a specimen that remained a mystery to them, until Doct.Nigel Hussey, a researcher of the "Ocean Tracking Network", identified the mystery fish as Rhinochimaeridae or Long-Nosed Chimaera (Harriotta raleighana).

This mystery and very little known fishes are found in temperate and tropical seas worldwide, from 660 to 6,600 ft in depth. Rhinochimaeridae  range from 2 to 4.5 ft in maximum total length.

This strange fish can grow up to 5 ft long and have a very venomous dorsal spine.

Give alook at the video taken by researchers from the "Japan Agency for Marine Science and Technology".

JAMAICA: caught a 900 lb sunfish by hand line

A giant sunfish  of 900 plus pound was caught off Jamaica coasts of Boston Bay by Desmond Phillips and Michael Grant.

The monster fish was so bizarre looking that one of two Jamaican fishermen who caught the fish thought it was from another world.

The two fishermen hooked huge fish with hand line and after a battle that lasted nearly 2 hours, Capt. Grant was determined not to let the unusual catch get away.

At beginning they decided to try to tie it to the boat and motor to shore, but the boat could hardly progress because of the huge weight of the fish. So they decided that the sunfish had to be brought on the small boat.

The sunfish (Mola mola), can reach weights of around 5000 lb, but are harmless omnivores that feed on sea jellies and other invertebrates and small fishes.

See more huge sunfish images and info at: Big Fishes of the World we site.

CHINA: caught an huge 683 lb Pacific Golaith Grouper

This monster size, 683 pound - 290 kg  Pacific Golaith Grouper was recently caught by fishermen off the coast of the Spratly Islands in the China sea. Probably a world record size fish.

After bringing their catch back to shore, they sold it to a local hotel, which will presumably use the fish for food.

Seems that this particular grouper can grow upt to 1,000 pound, but average catch is only 150 pound. Still, it’s not every day that you see a fish this big. This particula grouper is also believed to be endangered, and this raises the question of whether or not keeping the fish and selling it for food is ethically correct or not.

VIDEO: angler pulled overboard by giant grouper

Goliath grouper hand line fishing could be not too safe, specially when an huge fish is on the other side of the line...

In this goliath grouper fishing video you can see Captain Bo Johnson gets pulled overboard by a giant fish on the "Chew On This Saltwater Fishing Show".

Next time be more carefully!!!

MOZAMBIQUE: a 1,018 lb black marlin caught off Bazaruto

Stephanie Choate, only dreamed of catching a "greater" or 1,000-pound marlin or bill-fish.

She was fishing in Mozambique off Barazuro archipelago with friend Andy Moyes aboard Kevin Hodgson’s boat “Big Bob,” skippered by Jason Holtz hen the huge marlin was hooked.

Stephanie , realized that she might never get the chance in her lifetime.

Not only did Stephanie  catch her first black marlin, she landed her first grander, a 1,018-pound fish that weighed 893 pounds more than her.

Stephanie Choate with her grander; photo courtesy of Pelagic

The only reason the anglers knew it was a 1,000 plus pound fish was because the big black marlin died during the battle, allowing them to weigh the fish at the 73 foot mother-ship " QuoVadis".

All the anglers had intended to release the fish, as they usually do. But after  Stephanie  had fought the black marlin for 55 minutes, the fish became dead weight after one last major run, indicating it had expired.

It took over 25 minutes to get the huge marlin into the boat with Stephanie holding open the small tuna door while pushing down its pectoral fins as the four anglers pulled it in.

US: how Not to land a big striped bass in this funny video!

This video was filmed during a  fishing trip on the " Top Hook " off Montauk, New York.

You can lean how NOT to land a big striped bass......See it and laugh!

BORNEO: strange tusk-like spikes and spines fish caught!

A mystery fish with some strange tusk-like spikes near its mouth and spines along its body has been caught off the coast of Borneo the past week.

No one here has ever seen a such strange fish that was about 1 foot long.

Local authorities are  scrabbling to identify the specie.

Locals scientists of the SFC (Sarawak Forestry Corporation) have temporarily named it the "Armour Fish" but have no idea of what is it!

What do you think? Do you know it??

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS: Hot Blue Marlin Fishing in Video

A video of Capt Marco Canu than on board "Nha Crêtcheu" has filmed these spectacular blue marlin actions off the famous Cape Verde Islands in the middle of Atlantic Ocean.

Great overwater and underwater images and great soundtrack.

SEYCHELLES: monster Bumphead Parrotfish of over 90 lb caught on fly

A fishing group organized by Flycastway had a great fly fishing week in Farquhar island. Day one alone produced 15 GT’s. The next day 21 big ones!

On the other fishing days many other Giant Trevally on fly plus this impressive Bumphead Parrotfish. It was estimated over 90 lb and was caught with a 9 wt with 17 lb flouorocarbon leader and was landed by angler Mark Jensen.

This huge fish is one of the biggest ever caught in the world.

By the end of the week 81 Giant Trevally had been landed, 21 of which were on the flats. 13 of the total were over a meter, a few of them well over a meter.

www.flycastaway.com

IGFA: hot catches world record Novermber 2013

This month’s IGFA Hot Catches update covers one of the most impressive achievements . In addition to potential world record carp caught in Japan and South Korea and a tropical gar caught in Costa Rica, the November  IGFA report includes bonefish, red drum, tarpon, and white marlin.

Japanese angler Hiroko Fuwa caught a 13.1 kg (28 lb 14 oz) common carp (Cyprinus carpio) while fishing Japan’s Lake Shoji on August 28^th that may land her the new Female Junior record. Fuwa was fishing with a bread bait and needed 10 minutes to land her potential record carp, which was released alive after it was properly documented. The current IGFA record is 7.37 kg (16 lb 4 oz).

While casting a Mepps Spinner in Costa Rica’s Rio Frio on November 7, 2012, native Costa Rican angler Mauricio Solis Salas landed a 8.64 kg (19 lb 0 oz) tropical gar (Atractosteus tropicus) that could earn him the new All-Tackle record. Salas was fishing with local guide Francisco Mejias Naranjo and needed 15 minutes to land the toothy fish after hooking up. The current IGFA record is 5.18 kg (11 lb 6 oz).

Angler Phillip W. Richmond, Jr., who is currently stationed in South Korea with the US Navy, has been exploring the different fishing opportunities in his temporary home. While fishing the NakDong River from his kayak on October 4^th, Richmond landed a 4.6 kg (10 lb 2 oz) predatory carp (Chanodichthys erythropterus) while casting a swimbait into the chilly waters. Richmond needed five minutes to subdue the potential All-Tackle record fish, which has never before been submitted to the IGFA.

Light tackle fly angler Thane Morgan of Amarillo, Texas, USA, may have broken the men’s 2 kg (4 lb) tippet class record for tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) – a record which has stood for more than 15 years. Fishing out of Marathon, Florida with Capt. Dustin Huff on October 6^th, Morgan came tight on a 54.06 kg (119 lb 3 oz) silver king after it ate the mullet pattern fly he was casting. After a quick fight and some great boat handling, the massive tarpon was subdued. The current IGFA record stands at 21.88 kg (48 lb 4 oz).

Moroccan angler Laurent Sahyoun took advantage of the great white marlin (Kajikia albida) bite off the coast of his home country and landed what could be the new men’s 3 kg (6 lb) line class record. On September 21^st, while fishing with Capt. Christian Benazeth, Sahyoun pitched a live mackerel to a large white marlin and 35 minutes later the fish was subdued. Back at the docks, the marlin weighed in at 53 kg (116 lb 13 oz) – eclipsing the existing record by nearly 15 kg (30 lb).

During a recent trip to the Cook Islands in the South Pacific, Florida native Dr. Jan Forszpaniak caught and released a massive bonefish (Albula spp.) while fly fishing with local guide Itu Davey on September 7^th. Forszpaniak, a skilled fly angler, needed 10 minutes to land this potential All-Tackle Length record after it ate a well-presented custom fly. The bonefish measured out to 72 cm and would tie the existing record of 71 cm, if approved.

Angler Candace Kern landed the potential new women’s 10 kg (20 lb) tippet class record red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) on September 25^th while fishing Port O’ Connor in her home state of Texas, USA. Kern was fishing with guide Matthew Kern and needed 10 minutes to land her 13.61 kg (30 lb) redfish after it inhaled the tarpon mouse fly she was casting. The current IGFA record is 13.38 kg (29 lb 8 oz).

Angler E. Stanton Shoemaker landed the potential new men’s 4 kg (8 lb) tippet class record red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) on October 16^th while fishing Upper Laguna Madre in his home state of Texas in the United States. Shoemaker, guided by Freddy Lynch, needed an hour to best the 17.69 kg (39 lb) redfish after it ate the custom fly he presented. The current IGFA record stands at 15.64 kg (34 lb 8 oz).

http://www.igfa.org

FLORIDA: tiger shark fishing in this video

Beach fishing for sharks in Florida is very common. See in this video how to catch and fight a big tiger shark from the shore.

VIDEO: Louvar, the strangest and mysterious fish of the oceans

Louvar is one the strangest and mysterious fish of the oceans. Very little is know about this deep water fish.

Seems to reach the 230 lb of weight for a length of 6,6 feet. In this Youtube video you can see the biggest louver ever fished or found in the world.

NORWAY: hot action for cods and huge size coalfish

This video was uploaded on Youtube just few days ago. It was filmed last week of September in the very cold North Norway

Lots of strong fights with very big fishes. What you will see is just some minuts from a day of crazy fishing day, with coalfish up to 38 lb - 17,25 kg and the biggest cod on 50 lb line.

During this incredible feeding freenzy a halibut decided to take a bite on J. Andersson Crazy Daizy jig.

AUSTRALIA: a close encounter with a big school of huge bluefin tunas

Famous journalis and photographer Al McGlashan filmed this great video for his TV series "Big Fish Small Boats"

Hima nad his crew were lucky enough to encounter an huge size school of  bluefin off the New South Wales south coast of Australia for an unforgettable experience and great filming.

THAILAND: A new alligator gar 6 lb tippet fly IGFA world record

Here a fishing report from top fishing guide Jean Francois Helias from Thailand:

"Richard Hart, a dedicated fly angler living in Orlando, Florida, has been a faithful return client of ours for years. We’ve done together numerous trips around Thailand, as well as two snakehead expeditions in the Malaysian jungle. Being the dedicated fly angler he is, he deserves the numerous various fish species catches he had on each of his past trips, including two big size giant snakehead taken on the fly in the wild which are nothing but a supreme achievement. Very few freshwater fly anglers worldwide can say they have succeeded in that particular extreme challenge.

This year, he arrived in Bangkok at the very end of August, with the intention to fish with us as much as he could, this for three months, all over the country. One of his main goals being to try breaking one of the current IGFA fly world records, and if possible one from the snakehead spp. category; the giant snakehead being one of his favorite fish targets. He got close to achieve that task for the 16lb tippet class at the beginning of October but his capture was not big enough though to retire the 5.40 kg existing record.

70 days after his arrival in Thailand (almost half of it fly fishing), after a serious amount of broken tippets and lost flies through his quest for a record, Richard’s unequalled dedication got finally rewarded with one yesterday Nov. 6, 2013. End of the afternoon at the Ratchaburi lake, he nailed on a silver deceiver an alligator gar weighing 9.81 kg on our certified scales. It took him 30 minutes to tame that toothy predator on a light 6 lb Rio tippet, on a G.Loomis Streamdance 6 wt Cross Current coupled with a big size Tibor Billy Pate Tarpon (so he could have plenty of backing to play any big fish).

Speaking about Tibor reels, for the anecdote Richard is like me an unconditional Tibor reels fan. We both love and respect the Ted Juracsik family with whom we have a great relationship, and who have kindly supported us. Big up Ted and Marianne! The only difference between Richard and I when it comes to fly rods is he uses both brands G.Loomis and Sage. I personally use exclusively the Sage fly rods!  

Once homologated, that 9.81 kg Alligator Gar catch will retire the current 7.28 kg record which is held ….by yours truly. As a pro guide, there is nothing as pleasing to me than having the clients whom I’m guiding breaking my own records. I feel very good about it for having done a good job.

It is the second IGFA world record for Richard Hart, who previously held the all tackle record for the eye-spot barb (hampala dispar). A record catch on conventional gear which I also guided him to, in the wild in the northeast of Thailand. He is returning to the USA at the end of November. Until then, he still has many more days fishing with us this month. Who knows? With a bit of luck, he may get a hat trick of records which I truly feel he would deserve big time for all the efforts he is putting in his fishing quest."

Jean-Francois Helias
IGFA Lifetime Achievement Award

268 IGFA World Records  

www.anglingthailand.com      

VIDEO: wrong strike and you can fall into the water....

A very funny video.... just a wrong strike, and you can falls down in the water.

See what's happen to this fisherman while has a bass hook-up.

VIDEO: huge amberjack attacks a mullet in a port

This video was filmed in France, while two people are observing a mullet swimming around in a Mediterranean port.

From nowhere of the deep emerges an huge amberjack of more than 40 pounds, which swallows in a second the small fish... 

VIDEO: bass spectacular attack at a frog lure

In this great video a fisherman was filming while casting a frog lure in search of some bass. He  was just reeling his lure close to the boat when a huge largemouth bass attacked it; a fish of over 9 lbs.

VIDEO: oarfish, the strangest fish of the abyss

A new interesting video of the Oarfish, the strangest fish of the abyss. This Youtube video was posted just few days ago.

NEW ZEALAND: a very strange and mysterious fish found!!!!!

This fish was found washed up on Durville Island, in New Zealand in the last weekend. Very few information about this catch reached us.

Seems to be a Spotted Fanfish (Pteraclis velifera), also called Diamond Tooth Whistler. Usually a South American local fish, known as a Wet Spooner or Black Candy.

Maximum size seems to be 20 inch. An other strange creature of the Oceans.

ROMANIA: Pike fishing with Salmo lures in Danube Delta

This video was filmed two week ago in Romania by Salmo Team.

It is a compilation of shots taken during pike fishing in Danube Delta.

VIDEO: world most dangerous fishing technique

A spectacular video filmed by BBC in Thailand.

During full monsoon season the Mekong river swells to 10 times its normal volume, which brings more fish to the Khone Falls but makes them much harder to catch.

A local  brave fisherman, came up with a plan to get to the best fishing system. See this great Youtube video: