Fishing has long been a favourite pastime and lucrative livelihood in Bermuda and we love taking in vintage images of the fishing endeavours of yesteryear.

A fleet of fishing boats heading out for the 32nd Annual Game Fishing Tournament.

Fishing nets drying out at Coot Pond, St. George’s.

Locals surf fishing for bonefish and pompano on the South Shore.

George Phipps of Somerset with his 169-lb 3-oz Allison tuna – a Bermuda record at the time.