A catch a marlin is a massive fish that weighs up to 1000 lbs and puts up one heck of a fight when hooked. These are a great fish to target for both sport and food. The peak season for these blue water monsters is in September when the temperatures are hot. You will want to use heavy tackle and look for areas of the ocean where there is significant bait activity.

The Pacific waters around Hawaii are known as some of the best Marlin fishing in the world, with Granders caught regularly. Kona on the Big Island is the Blue Marlin capital of the world, and the largest Marlin ever caught was hooked in these warm and inviting waters (Choy’s monster).

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San Diego is also a top destination for Black and Blue Marlin fishing. Ocean City in Maryland is the unofficial White Marlin capital of the US, and hosts a famous tournament each August. The Panama Canal and Pinas Bay are excellent spots for Black and Blue Marlin, while the Indian Ocean islands of Mauritius and Punta Cana offer a great combination of an idyllic tropical vacation and thrilling sport fishing.

All four species of Marlin are spectacular to see, displaying acrobatics worthy of a ballerina or a bull fighter as they leap out of the water on the end of your line. They are migratory, and spend their lives in tropical and subtropical waters around the globe. These are some of the most powerful fish in our oceans, and they can pull a boat around with ease.