By Steven Valdez – PRO of the TTGFA
The 2011 Trinidad and Tobago Game Fishing Association (TTGFA) annual Tourism Development Company (TDC) Tarpon Thunder Tournament saw records being smashed as anglers from Barbados, United States of America, Canada and Trinidad & Tobago released a record 236 Tarpons over the three (3) days of fishing. The previous [...]
The 2nd Annual Tobago Free dive Spear fishing Challenge took place on the 7th and 8th of May in the village of Castara.
Josh Lewis, the overall winner on the Challenge.
Registration began on Friday and there was an impressive turnout of 34 spearos from both islands which also included four juniors.
After old friends were reacquainted and [...]
Written by Contributing Writer Captain Jonathan de la Rosa of Island Yacht Charters Ltd.
Talk to a group of enthused sport fishermen, and nine out of ten will tell you that trolling the depths, in search of big Marlin, is the Holy Grail of sport fishing. A marlin popping up in your spread is without a doubt, [...]
The Jamaica Surfing Association’s (JSA) 5th annual Makka Pro surfing contest was held at the world famous Makka surfing beach in Southaven Yallahs Saint Thomas on July 30-31 and attracted thousands of spectators to witness world class surfing performances from the region’s top athletes. The event was a family affair with music, craft and food [...]
By Billy Wilmot, JSA President.
All is on track for the 5th staging of Jamaica’s Annual International Professional Surf Contest “The Makka Pro” at Makka Surfing Beach Southaven Yallahs Saint Thomas. An official event press launch is scheduled for 15 July at the Spanish Court Hotell in New Kingston. The contest is the 4th event in [...]
On Saturday 25th June, 2011, friends, family, and fellow watermen gathered at Mt.Irvine to pay Tribute to a ‘Risen’ SOULJAH, Scott Tucker. The traditional Surfer Paddle-out dates back to the 1920′s and was ironically made world-famous by Scott’s favorite surfer, 3x World Champion Andy Irons who had passed 8 months ago. This celebration of [...]
By Steven Valdez – PRO of the TTGFA.
There was magic in the air for team “Magic Lady” as they worked their way into a winning position at the end of the 2 day Trinidad and Tobago Game Fishing Association (TTGFA) 31st International Marlin Madness Bill Fish Tournament in Tobago.
Captain Nick [...]
Fishing enthusiasts have been seeing a decline in many of the offshore pelagic game fish that were once plentiful in the Southern Caribbean. This decline is due mainly to the over fishing of these species by longline vessels operating in the region and the figures are worsening with each passing year.
In the Southern Caribbean, yellow fin [...]
By Steven Valdez, TTGFA Public Relations Officer
The annual Beacon Insurance Wahoo tournament which is hosted by the Trinidad and Tobago Game Fishing Association (TTGFA) was again a huge success in 2011. The event took place on the 19th and 20th of February at the Trinidad and Tobago Yacht Club (TTYC) in Bayshore, Trinidad. Other contributors [...]
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