Italy and Oman teams tied for lead after Day Two of
ninth annual IGFA Offshore World Championship

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico --- Two leading teams continued to find “the bite” in their pursuit of striped marlin as both, a team from Italy and one from the Sultanate of Oman, are tied for first place at the halfway point of the four-day IGFA Offshore World Championship...click here for more.

Fishing action proves hot for Italians in Day One of
ninth annual IGFA Offshore World Championship

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico --- The bite was hot for two teams from Italy as was the weather for all 63 teams on Day One of the four-day IGFA Offshore World Championship, a prestigious billfishing tournament sponsored in part by the Secretaria de Turismo de Baja California Sur...click here for more.

Ninth annual IGFA Offshore World Championship attracts 63 teams

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico --- Sixty-three boats with teams of anglers blasted away from the mouth of the Cabo San Lucas harbor early Monday morning signifying the start of the four-day IGFA Offshore World Championship, throughout the week of May 11 – 16...click here for more.

HOT News from the IGFA May 2008

Come check this month's hot news and hot catches...click here for hot news and here for hot catches

International Fishing Hall of Fame Completes Building Fund
Campaign for Game Fish Conservation continues drive

A major milestone in the history of the International Game Fish Association has been reached as the mortgage for the worldwide headquarters in Dania Beach, Fla., USA of the 69-year old conservation and record-keeping body has been paid off...click here for more.

IGFA is proud to name long-time IGFA Corporate Relations Director Mike Myatt as its new Chief Operating Officer...click here for more.

IGFA partners with Florida Keys Outfitters to produce Inshore World Championship

Florida Keys Outfitters and the IGFA have announced their partnership in the IGFA Inshore World Championship, sport fishing's premier international fly and light tackle tournament event.  Florida Keys Outfitters located in Islamorada, Fla., will take over the management of the Inshore World Championship in 2009, to begin the ninth year of this prestigious tournament event which attracts anglers from around the globe. 
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Introducing, "The IGFA Expedition Series - World Class Fishing Adventures"

The International Game Fish Association was born out of the spirit of adventure. The greats like Michael Lerner, Ernest Hemingway, Alfred Glassell, Jr., Tommy Gifford and Kip Farrington traveled far and wide in search of the world’s most fertile fishing grounds. Now, the adventure is back...click here for more.

Billfish Campaign

Many of the world’s billfish stocks are in bad shape.  Nevertheless, marlin, sailfish and spearfish are harvested, exported and imported worldwide.  In some areas, billfish caught by small scale artisanal fishers provide sustenance to the local populace, while in other places billfish are a niche seafood product that are marketed to high-end restaurants and grocery stores...click here for more

IGFA introduces new donor society benefits for 2008.

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IGFA Art Collection Now Available For Purchase On-Line

The IGFA Artwork Collection is now available for purchase online. Some of the artwork was donated by long time IGFA Representative Jim Edmiston. This collection features originals by Guy Harvey, Russ Smiley, C.R. Buck, Be Forbes, Kent Ullberg, Al Barnes and others. The collection is also available for sale at the International Fishing Hall of Fame...click here for purchasing info.