HOT News from the IGFA October 2008

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

Go FISH Program to Begin on Thursday, October 30th

The Go F.I.S.H. program (Fun Interactive Scientific and Hands-on) is a once a month program that will be held for young children and their families at the IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum...click here for more

Inaugural IGFA Expedition Series - Tropic Star 27 Pacific Blue Marlin in 3 Days!

If you think enchanted faraway lands only exist in fairy tails, you need to join us on the next IGFA Expedition...click here for more

10th Annual IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

The 10th Annual IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held at the International Fishing Hall of Fame in Dania Beach, Florida on Saturday, October 25, 2008.  The 2008 honorees are being recognized for their significant contributions to recreational angling...click here for more.

25th Annual International Auction & Banquet

IGFA’s premier fundraiser, the 25th Annual International Auction & Banquet is scheduled for Friday, January 23, 2009 at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Fla...click here for more.

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 Trustee and former Vice Chairman, John “Jack” Anderson II, dies in Bermuda

John Wendell 'Jack' Anderson II, a resident of Palm Beach, FL since 1981, passed away on July 17, 2008 in Hamilton, Bermuda. Anderson, a former industrialist, world traveler, avid sports fisherman and golf enthusiast, was born September 16, 1923 in Pittsburgh, PA...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 introduces new donor society benefits for 2008.

Click here to read more about the new donor society benefits here.

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