Mallorca, Spain Turquoise water surrounds the largest Balearic Island just off the coast of Spain. A popular scene for travelers, locals, and perma-vacationers, Mallorca is enriched with fascinating culture, magnificent mountains, charming coves, alluring vineyards, and rocky beaches. The beautiful beaches extend for miles until the pearl-white sand unites with the breath-taking Balearic Sea. The […]
Fishing in Barcelona is an adventure of a lifetime for any angler. Are you an expert angler seeking new fishing adventures? If you answered yes, you should consider traveling to Barcelona, Spain to fish the Mediterranean Sea. Fishing in Barcelona is every angler’s dream fishing destination. Fresh and saltwater opportunities in every direction make fishing […]
Last season has been a different year with a lot of challenges. It has also been a great year for billfishing in Cap Cana, rated the n° 1 Billfishery of 2020. I wanted to share some interesting information about this fishing destination. Find out below why you should go fish there soon. Knowledge is power. […]
Updated: July 2026 · Reviewed by the Tom’s Catch angling team You’re standing at the cleaning table with a long, silvery fish on the board and a game warden 30 feet away. Is it a Spanish mackerel you can keep at 12 inches, or a small king that needs to hit 24 before it goes […]
Let’s begin with the basics of the billfish species. What classifies a fish a billfish? A billfish is a predatory fish that are large in size and have a long bill or sword-like beak. Billfish can weigh over 1000 pounds and often grow to be longer than 13 feet. Marlin, Sailfish, Swordfish, and Spearfish are […]
The truth is that Cancun is not a destination that caught our attention, but it is the gateway to the Yucatan Peninsula and since our flight arrived there, we decided to spend a few days exploring. Did it manage to captivate us? Yes and no. It’s a wonderful place to get over jet lag, relax […]
So you’ve decided to travel to the Riviera Maya for your next holidays. Sounds great! The sheer amount of fish and species at the Riviera Maya is outstanding. Team the amazing fishing in the Riviera Maya with one of the outstanding hotels in Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Tulum or Cozumel and you will find yourself in […]
Updated: July 2026 · Reviewed by the Tom’s Catch angling team Two mild, flaky, white fish. Same family. Often side by side in the same chip shop and, half the time, in the same stretch of cold Atlantic water. So when someone asks you “cod or haddock?”, the honest answer is: they’re cousins, not twins […]
Carp fishing is probably one of the most popular forms of angling in Europe. The thrill of catching a monster carp, especially fish that hasn’t come out for years, is unparalleled. Anglers from around the world head to the best carp waters in order to catch that particular specimen. With sophisticated fishing techniques, using particular rigs, […]
Fishing rods come in many different lengths, actions, materials and styles for either coarse, game or sea fishing. The primary deciding factors when choosing a fishing rod are what size and species you intent to fish for, what size leads, floats or lures you are going to use and how far you need to cast. […]
Making a bucket list fishing trips selection isn’t easy. There are so many great destinations, but we can’t mention all fishing trips in one article. So we decided to come up with our favourite inshore fishing, off shore fishing and freshwater fishing bucket listers. Here we go! Inshore bucket list fishing trips The Andaman Islands, […]
The yellowfin tuna and the bluefin tuna, together with the bigeye tuna are the top 3 tunas. They are the biggest and the strongest tuna. Albacore, skipjack, blackfin tuna, longfin tuna, little tunny and bonito also belong to the tuna family, but they’re the smaller cousins. In this blog post we’ll explain the differences between […]
They come in all sorts of sizes, shapes and colors. Some make noise, others don’t. We’re talking about different types of lures. A fishing lure is a type of artificial fishing bait made to attract the fish’s attention. And they are irresistible for anglers too: I don’t know of any angler capable of walking into […]
So, you want to book a Panama Fishing Vacation. But what is the Panama fishing like? How about the boats, gear and the guides? Where will I sleep? Will anybody pick me up at the airport? When travelling to Central America it’s always important to prepare the trip and study all the Panama Fishing Vacation […]
Our appetite for travel hasn’t waned a bit In putting together our list of the best fishing destinations in 2021, we were faced with factors we’d never had to consider before. After a year marked by closed borders, grounded planes and mandatory quarantines, it felt key to have a 2021 list that is equal parts realistic and […]
When can I book my fishing trip? The COVID-19 pandemic has led to dramatic loss of human life and the economic disruption is devastating. But there’s hope! NHS could receive first deliveries of the Pfizer vaccine as soon as 7 December. UK could start Covid vaccinations as early as 8 December. Also Germany expects to […]
The German and the British Government announced that quarantine-free travel would be permitted to the Spanish islands including Gran Canaria, Tenerife and Lanzarote. Grant Shapps, the transport secretary, also announced that a “travel corridor” will be opened up to the island of Mykonos (Greece). According to Foreign Office “The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) […]
From the 21 June, international flights from the EU’s Schengen Zone and the UK will be landing again on the Canary Islands. First tourists will arrive as holiday hotspots, beaches, hotels and restaurants embrace new social distancing rules. Having survived one if Europe’s strictest lockdowns since mid March, local businesses are eager to receive the […]
No, this isn’t an article about the 1999 American film starring award-winning American actor Brad Pitt. Surely a great movie that most of us would have enjoyed watching 20 years ago, however, this is a fishing blog and today we are comparing two awesome fish species many anglers would love the opportunity to catch. We […]
Spain is slowly lifting the lockdown although Madrid and Barcelona, Spain’s two largest cities, could remain under virtual lockdown as the rest of the country eases its way towards some semblance of normal life. The plan to lift lockdown restrictions has four stages, in which restrictions are progressively eased, with each region applying to enter […]
