Billfish Head North
From the high blue sky, cobalt water and puffy white clouds, one might mistake these fishing grounds for South America or somewhere in the Caribbean. Miles of open ocean are punctuated with high-powered sportfishing boats trolling for white marlin. It’s not unusual to see anglers standing in the cockpits of multimillion-dollar yachts, watching the spread of baits off transoms. These boats often travel the world in search of billfish, but they also troll waters here in the Northeast.
Why are more big-game anglers heading to this part of the world? In recent years, warm water has moved farther up the coast, carrying with it world-class billfish, including marlin. A fleet of boats owned by
