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Archive - May 2018

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Big Australian Sword, New Leadership at CPGFA

3 years ago
by Kelly Dalling Fallon

Overnight another new benchmark has been set with one of the biggest swordfish ever weighed world-wide for George Lirantzis (Side Effect) and his crew in Mallacoota, Victoria for angler Mitch Ryan...

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Gold Coast Blue Marlin

3 years ago
by Kelly Dalling Fallon

Well after postponing the event twice due to weather, the Gold Coast GFC had the pick of conditions over the weekend for their annual Garmin Blue Marlin Classic. With results yet to come —...

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Bluewater Issue 131

3 years ago
by Kelly Dalling Fallon

On sale Thursday 17th May 2018. Do you dream of sailing off into the sunset, chasing big fish adventures around the world? Morten Ruud did, and in this issue he details how he’s now fishing the...

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Exmouth Achieving

3 years ago
by Kelly Dalling Fallon

Capt. Eddy Lawler’s Peak Sport Fishing have wrapped up their heavy tackle season for 17/18 and the Exmouth Masters Tournament was held on the weekend (results below). Great year for Team Peak...

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Peter Goadby Memorial & Gold Coast Blues

3 years ago
by Kelly Dalling Fallon

Peter Goadby Memorial Thanks so much to Simon for the report! The Annual Peter Goadby Memorial Tournament presented by Little Audrey Charters and was hosted by the Sydney Game Fishing Club over the...

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Australian marlin fishing reports & information about marlin fishing in Australia

The Black Marlin Blog is your one-stop home to fishing reports and information about marlin fishing in Australia. The site encompasses more than 15 years of fishing reports from the Cairns giant black marlin season in the north all the way across to blue marlin in Exmouth, WA. The site also includes information about chartering a boat and destination guides with specific focus on marlin fishing in Australia.

The site is written by Kelly Dalling Fallon who started BMB during her first Cairns giant black marlin season in 2005 and is now a veteran of 16 black marlin seasons.

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