It looked as though our fishing trip had turned into a hiking expedition. We left the dugout canoe at the main river and began sloshing our way along a jungle creek bed. Howler monkeys and tropical birds sounded through the canopy above. Before long we came upon our destination: a tranquil series of ... More »

The Galapagos archipelago has a secret. It has more super size striped, blue and black marlin than anywhere in the world. The waters around the islands that made Charles Darwin famous are 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador. Isolated, unspoiled and fiercely protected by the Ecuadorian government, the fishery thrives. The islands’ wildlife include nearly ... More »

Imagine a remote island in the south Atlantic where commercial fishing is not allowed. Now imagine the aquatic food chain and predatory fish that would thrive there. You're imagining Ascension Island. Formed by lava from the diverging tectonic plates of Africa and South America, Ascension is part of the same Mid-Atlantic Ridge that connects Iceland and the Azores. It's ... More »

Tahiti inspired Melville’s early works and enchanted Marlon Brando while he filmed Mutiny on the Bounty. Out beyond the postcard scenery is an awesome blue marlin fishery. I recently talked with local expert Thierry Kiou for the lowdown on this mystical group of islands. More »