David Esslinger and a group of buddies headed offshore from Galveston, Texas around daybreak on Thursday. They were on Carson Deer’s offshore boat, Catillac, a 46-foot catamaran. The crew was rigged ...

In April of 2025, a group of anglers off the coast of Galveston, Texas caught a monster-sized bluefin tuna. The previous state record was a whopping 876 lbs., but the bluefin hoisted aboard the ...

On Jan. 10, 2026, Capt. Robbie Brown of the 56-foot Viking Just Right got a phone call at about 11 a.m. The day before, Just Right had scored an enormous 721-pound bluefin tuna off Virginia Beach that ...

Despite a recent abundance of bluefin tuna near the shore, fishermen could not catch them as the previous quota had been met. An increase to the bluefin tuna quota was agreed to by the International ...

Recreational bluefin tuna fishing restrictions tightened for 2025 after anglers exceeded the 2024 quota. Medium-sized bluefin tuna (47-73 inches) are now off-limits, while limits on smaller school ...

Dock Totals 8/3 – 8/9: 5083 anglers aboard 200 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 215 barracuda, 1671 bluefin tuna (to 240 pounds), 61 bonito, 9 cabezon, 942 ...