Finding Dory - Webinar 8: Fishing while on a Transatlantic passage

Many cruisers trawl a fishing line behind their boat. But I have to admit, that "fishing while on passage" has never been my forte... It looks like fishing in an open ocean, on a yacht under sail is a combination of a science, an art, experience and a bit of luck. I lack all of the above :-)

But many cruisers are successful and reel in fresh fish every other day, converting their catch into sushi, sashimi, steaks, curry stews and soups. (and I am getting hungry as I write this)

One of the people who has been successful in fishing - both as a sport fisherman, a fishing expedition guide and a cruiser, is Tony Orton, our next presenter.

In our next webinar, Tony will share his secrets with us:

- Type of fish to catch/eat.
- Hand lines vs rod and reel.
- line capacity, drag settings on reels and rod choice.
- Fighting a fish while under sail, techniques, vessel placement.
- Lure selection.
- Rigging trolling lures.
- Safety while handling fish.
- Care for your catch and preparing the fish for consumption with limited means.
- ...

So, join our 8th free webinar on Monday Oct 13th at 20:00 Rome time (18:00 GMT).

Our webinar will be held on “ZOOM” and consist of +- 60 minutes of presentation, followed by 30 minutes (or more if needed) of open Q-and-A/discussions/shared experiences amongst the participants.

Our webinars are free for all “Finding Dory” members. We will record the session and publish the link to the recording afterwards to all members of our community.

The instructions on how to join this webinar, are distributed to "Finding Dory" members only, rather than widely distributing the link via social media, mainly to avoid spammers to join in, and disturb our webinar.

So, if you want to participate in the webinars, first join the "Finding Dory" community. Via our flotilla's Whatsapp group, we will send you details for each webinar. Instructions on how to join the growing "Finding Dory" flotilla on Whatsapp, you can find in this Noforeignland blogpost.

About Tony Orton:

Tony is the presenter in this webinar. He has been a professional international sportfishing captain for over 23 years. With over 200,000 sea and ocean miles he has sailed, fished and guided in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans.
Currently, Tony and his family are doing a circumnavigation on their sailing catamaran “IKIGAI” and at present are sailing and fishing up the West coast of Central America.
Tony is a sponsored fisherman and works along side with world leading tackle companies like Shimano and has done regular videos and seminars on different fishing techniques in many aspects of fishing. Check out his Instagram!

About Peter Casier:

I am the "house keeper" for the "Finding Dory" flotilla community and will moderate this webinar

If not cruising, on open passages or sailing in a regatta myself, most of my time is dedicated in mentoring or training others: People new to sailing, new boat owners, or cruisers preparing for their first open ocean passage...

"Finding Dory", is a social community of cruisers who plan to cross the Atlantic (East-West) next winter (2025-2026 season). It is "free-to-join" adhoc group of yachties, bonded by one common goal: to cross the Atlantic safely. "Finding Dory" is organized in collaboration with "Noforeignland" (NFL). You can read about the background, purpose and setup of this group, and planned free webinars in this post on Noforeignland.