La. crew boats 851.9-lb blue marlin

Ginger Myers and crew aboard the Fleur-de-lis, a 72-foot Viking out of Grand Isle, La., and owned by Keith and Ginger Myers, boated an 851.9-pound blue marlin on July 5 out of Orange Beach, Ala. It is a pending state record and positioned her to claim the record for the largest blue caught by a woman in the Gulf of Mexico. The Fleur-de-lis crew, Captain Scooter Porto, mates Zachary Taylor and Jake Glass, weighed the fish at Orange Beach Marina. Marlin fishing is at a summer peak in the Gulf now. The giant fish is the blue marlin category leader in the 2020 MONGO Offshore Challenge. The tournament continues through Oct. 15. See details here: www.mongooffshore.com (Source: AL.com 07/12/20)