The fishing history journal
The IGFA has been instrumental in helping put this project together. Pictured above is Ernest Hemingway (right) with Henry Strate and the remains of a magnificent blue marlin they caught off Bimini in 1936. With 1/2 of the fish eaten by sharks, it still weighed in at over 500 pounds, providing the backstory of his epic novel, The Old Man and the Sea.
On June 7, 1939, Michael Lerner and a small group met at the American Museum of Natural History to found the IGFA. Here's how angling's record book was born.
Read the storyFlip Pallot a pioneering figure in American sportfishing, has passed away. Known to many as the total outdoorsman, Flip’s lifelong love affair with the waters of the Everglades, Biscayne Bay,…
Read the storyFishing has been a key part of human life for millions of years. It has provided food, materials, and shaped cultures. From early Neanderthals catching fish with their hands to…
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