The Bay of Islands charter fleet has booked up it's first marlin of the season. Richard Van Dijk fishing solo on his charter boat Baska Voda had his first shot at 13.20 at the 200M line East of the Cape. 20 minutes later he hooked into a stripey and after a further 20 minutes he tagged and released an 80kg fish. Well done Richard . Lets hope it signals a great season for us all.