White marlin are renowned for their acrobatic performance when trying to shake free of the hooks. Excellent sport on light tackle using the "bait and switch" method or better yet, with fly. Salt water fly fishing is becoming more and more popular worldwide. The combination of calm conditions in the summer and abundant supply of good size white marlin in our waters make this an ideal venue for fly fishing.

Several Whites have been caught in 2004 and 2003 on fly.

In September 2003 Richard MacLucas accidentally hooked a Blue Marlin while fly fishing for White Marlin on Princess Alice Bank. The fight was hard work on the light tackle and took 2½ hours before they had the fish at the boat and the rod broke! They could have gaffed the fish several times, but since it would not make a new IGFA World Record they didn't want to kill it. The fish was released and estimated between 350 and 370 lbs. If caught on tackle according to the IGFA regulations it would have been a new World Record. Richard was back fishing with us in 2004 in the chase for a Blue Marlin the same size for another record attempt but "only" had the luck to catch a bunch of White Marlin on the fly.