Hey guys just wondering where abouts in the world are the hot spots for Marlin during winter/spring months here. My old man has been quite crook and catching a marlin is on his bucket list and willing to go anywhere to get one. He was too crook to get on board when we were nailing them out of Raglan which was a real pitty since we had a cracker season. When are the last few traditionaly caught up north? When does Aussie or the islands fire? Or better of looking at the northern hemisphere during those months?

Crikey that is good fishing !  !

All year Don, Once this batch of fish which are 130 to 300kgs move on the bigger ones come on average 200 kgs up.

Or book a trip to Vava'u in Tonga and get on to Target One.  And only go outside Harbour mouth - about 7ks (from where you can stay at Tongan Beach Resort) from memory,  and catch blue marlin of all sizes from about August onwards through to about November

I'm off to Broome for sails and small blacks on light tackle.