I’ll have to write fast before the internet black hole swallows me up again! With no phone service I haven’t heard too much from along the reef but the radio talk around here late...
I didn’t get to update yesterday’s report as hoped – the telephone service gods keeping me in the dark until we reached the bottom of Number 10 Ribbon Reef yesterday afternoon. To...
Cairns to Lizard Island Sorry for the delay everyone – the internet black hole got me again this morning! At the Island last night we ran into Casey and Ben from Levante who were also happy to...
Glamour day on the reef yesterday – Number 10 Ribbon Reef with Lizard Island behind. The 26th Annual Lizard Island Black Marlin Classic wrapped up yesterday in glorious conditions on the reef...
It was another big fish day of fishing at the Lizard Island Black Marlin Classic on Day 6 of the competition. Finally the weather cooperated and it was an all-round enjoyable day on the water. The...
Day 5 saw a run of smaller fish, with Top Shot once again taking advantage to propel the team further in front, converting 3 in the 2-350lb range. The big fish award of the day (my award only –...
Day 4 of the Lizard Island Black Marlin Classic marked the 4th grander of the tournament, this time caught on board Viking II late in the day’s fishing at Number 8 Ribbon Reef. Viking also...
The lines were only briefly in the water when Maverick called in the first hookup of the day. And after a long-ish wait, we suspected it would be a good one. And it was, with the fish called in at...
A better day for tournament competitors in terms of numbers, but also a number of BIG fish showing their faces both in and out of the competition! In the tournament, on board KEKOA, we recorded our...
26 boats lined up for the start of the Lizard Island Black Marlin Classic yesterday and while it was slim pickings for most of the day, there was a late flurry of small fish just before cease fishing...