
Florida Yellowfin Fishing out of Cape Canaveral
The Florida yellowfin tuna bite is consistent, and the runs aren’t as long as they used to be. Here’s a system to find and catch tuna.
Check out the latest fishing tips and techniques for catching yellowfin tuna.

The Florida yellowfin tuna bite is consistent, and the runs aren’t as long as they used to be. Here’s a system to find and catch tuna.

Lucky lost harpoon leads to a new state record 256-pound yellowfin tuna caught on a popper.

Plan your fishing trip to Venice, Louisiana for world-class fishing for yellowfin tuna and redfish.

Pro tips for targeting tuna offshore in the Gulf near oil rigs and in open water.
Both fun to catch and exquisite on the plate, yellowfin tuna rank high on most anglers’ bucket lists. Yellowfin grow well into the hundreds of pounds, and they use their bulk and rounded shape to swim figure 8s on their sides below the boat, as anglers heave on the rod to gain line.
Yellowfin swim the world’s tropical and subtropical ocean zones. When these fish feed at the surface, anglers can throw poppers and other topwater lures for one of the most exciting surface bites on the planet.

The current record stands at 427 pounds; Earl Gill’s tuna was more than 15 pounds heavier.

Pacific Coast tricks to fish for tuna with stand up rods.

Offshore-angling experts, who have fished around the world, teach the secrets of catching big-game fish.

Sand eels lure tuna inshore: No trolling gear needed.

Yellowfin versus Allison tuna: What’s the difference? There is none.

Why the Big Island remains one of the world’s prime destinations for blue-water game fish.

Our guide to the different types of tuna, arguably the single most valuable group of game and food fishes in the world.

Bedlam breaks out for tuna anglers around Ascension Island, an isolated volcano in the middle of the southern Atlantic Ocean.

Ten of the biggest yellowfin tuna catches that blow yours out of the water.

Expert strategies for fishing deepwater rigs around the Gulf of Mexico.

The deep waters off Venice provide unmatched action for yellowfin tuna, blue marlin and more.
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