{"id":5384997,"date":"2025-07-11T15:26:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T15:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.life.com\/?p=5384997"},"modified":"2025-07-11T15:26:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T15:26:04","slug":"journey-to-a-vanished-fishermans-paradise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.life.com\/destinations\/journey-to-a-vanished-fishermans-paradise\/","title":{"rendered":"Journey to a Vanished Fisherman&#8217;s Paradise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In 2010 the PBS program Nature visited what remained of the legendary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/nature\/superfish-cabo-blanco-and-its-marine-life\/1004\/#:~:text=The%20Cabo%20Blanco%20Fishing%20Club,their%20bounty%20on%20the%20docks.\">Cabo Blanco Fishing Club<\/a> in Peru. The club was known for the massive fish that its members once pulled from the nearby waters. Those waters teemed with marlin and tuna and other big fish because that was where two major ocean currents came together, the chilly Humboldt Current and the warmer Pacific Equatorial Current. This meeting had the effect of driving plankton to the surface and creating an all-you-can-eat buffet for its larger predators. People had such an easy time finding trophy fish that the spot gained the nickname <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=093IZT3AV4k\">Marlin Boulevard<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1953 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alfred_C._Glassell_Jr.\">Alfred C. Glassell Jr.<\/a>, a Texas oilman who was one of the founders of the Cabo Blanco Fishing Club, reeled in a black marlin that weighed a record 1,560 pounds. His catch still stands as the mark for that kind of fish. Glassell&#8217;s long wrestling match with his marlin was so momentous that footage of it was used in the 1958 film version of  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0052027\/\">Old Man and the Sea<\/a>. That catch was obviously extreme, but it was also representative of the kind of mammoth fish that found in historic numbers at Cabo Blanco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back then, at least. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Nature went to Cabo Blanco nearly 60 years after that record catch, reporters found a club that had been abandoned and its fishing waters depleted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here was the explanation for what happened:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>In the years that followed Glassell\u2019s record-breaking catch, a dramatic increase in the commercial fishing of anchovies, which are often used for fishmeal or bait, led to a significant decline in this important billfish food source. According to some, a particularly severe El Ni\u00f1o event in the Pacific likely compounded their scarcity. In 1970, the Cabo Blanco Fishing Club finally closed its doors, due to the military rule of General Juan Velasco Alvarado and the hostile environment toward North Americans his policies engendered. The giant billfish were gone, and so were the tourists.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>LIFE magazine was fortunate enough to visit Cabo Blanco in 1959, when the club was still in its heyday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.life.com\/photographer\/frank-scherschel\/\">Staff photographer Frank Schershel<\/a> captured the fisherman out at sea and along the shore. He documented one boat bringing in a 337-pound tuna\u2014which was no record-setter, but still plenty big. Schershel showed the collection of marlin tails in the club parking lot, and the club&#8217;s board of big catches. The club also had on display its first thousand-pound catch, reeled in by Glassell in 1952 (his record-setting marlin the next year was donated to the Smithsonian).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cabo Blanco was enough of a hot spot that it reportedly attracted the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.life.com\/people\/marilyn-monroe-early-photos-los-angeles-1950\/\">Marilyn Monroe<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.life.com\/people\/hemingway-in-cuba-1952-portrait-of-a-legend-in-decline\/\">Ernest Hemingway<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.life.com\/people\/john-wayne-photos-1969\/\">John Wayne<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.life.com\/arts-entertainment\/paul-newman-now-there-was-a-star\/\">Paul Newman<\/a> down to Peru to fish and\/or enjoy the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While that heyday is long gone, some people still head to Cabo Blanco where, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/trans-americas.com\/cabo-blanco-peru-travel-guide\/\">the travel blog Trans-American journey<\/a>, the main recreational activity is now surfing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When people do fish, they are mainly coming away those little anchovies, which can fit in the palm of your hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_686ebd0bde858\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5385009 desc=\"\" caption=\"Frank Schershel\/Life Photo Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Members of the Cabo Blanco Fishing Club out on the sea, Peru, 1959.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/09190513\/114336951-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Members of the Cabo Blanco Fishing Club out on the sea, Peru, 1959.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Frank Schershel\/Life Photo Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_686ebe56de85b\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5385006 desc=\"\" caption=\"Frank Schershel\/Life Photo Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Big fish in the water at Cabo Blanco, Peru, 1959.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/09190500\/00907308-1024x741.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Big fish in the water at Cabo Blanco, Peru, 1959.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Frank Schershel\/Life Photo Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_686ebe17de85a\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5385007 desc=\"\" caption=\"Frank Schershel\/Life Photo Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Members of the Cabo Blanco Fishing Club bringing home a big catch, Peru, 1959.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/09190505\/114336900-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Members of the Cabo Blanco Fishing Club bringing home a big catch, Peru, 1959.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Frank Schershel\/Life Photo Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_686ebecdde863\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5384998 desc=\"\" caption=\"Frank Schershel\/Life Photo Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"A 337-lb. tuna caught at Cabo Blanco, Peru by member of the Cabo Blanco Fishing Club, 1959.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/09190420\/00907300-691x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">A 337-lb. tuna caught at Cabo Blanco, Peru by member of the Cabo Blanco Fishing Club, 1959.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Frank Schershel\/Life Photo Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_686ebffede865\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5385010 desc=\"\" caption=\"Cabo Blanco Fishing\" title=\"The weight of a freshly caught tuna is marked on its body In Cabo Blanco, Peru, 1959.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/09191559\/114336890-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">The weight of a freshly caught tuna is marked on its body In Cabo Blanco, Peru, 1959.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Cabo Blanco Fishing<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_686ebe8fde85f\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5385002 desc=\"\" caption=\"Frank Schershel\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"A 337-lb. tuna caught by member of the Cabo Blanco Fishing Club in Peru, 1959.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/09190437\/00907304-692x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">A 337-lb. tuna caught by member of the Cabo Blanco Fishing Club in Peru, 1959.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Frank Schershel\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_686ebe82de85e\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5385003 desc=\"\" caption=\"Frank Schershel\/Life Photo Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Marlin tails were displayed in driveway of the Cabo Blanco Fishing Club in Peru, 1959.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/09190442\/00907305-1024x649.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Marlin tails were displayed in driveway of the Cabo Blanco Fishing Club in Peru, 1959.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Frank Schershel\/Life Photo Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_686ebeaede861\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5385000 desc=\"\" caption=\"Frank Schershel\/Life Photo Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"A history of big fish-catches was displayed in the lobby of Cabo Blanco Fishing Club in Peru, 1959.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/09190428\/00907302-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">A history of big fish-catches was displayed in the lobby of Cabo Blanco Fishing Club in Peru, 1959.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Frank Schershel\/Life Photo Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_686ebe63de85c\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5385005 desc=\"\" caption=\"Frank Schershel\/Life Photo Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Members of Cabo Blanco Fishing Club discussed equipment, Peru, 1959.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/09190453\/00907307-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Members of Cabo Blanco Fishing Club discussed equipment, Peru, 1959.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Frank Schershel\/Life Photo Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_686ebe08de859\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5385008 desc=\"\" caption=\"Frank Schershel\/Life Photo Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"A historic trophy on display at the Cabo Blanco Fishing Club in Peru, 1959.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/09190509\/114336904-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">A historic trophy on display at the Cabo Blanco Fishing Club in Peru, 1959.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Frank Schershel\/Life Photo Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_686ebe72de85d\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5385004 desc=\"\" caption=\"Frank Schershel\/Life Photo Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fishing off the shore in Cabo Blanco, Peru, 1959.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/09190447\/00907306-1024x649.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fishing off the shore in Cabo Blanco, Peru, 1959.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Frank Schershel\/Life Photo Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_686ebfe3de864\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5385011 desc=\"\" caption=\"\" title=\"Fishing off the shore in Cabo Blanco, Peru, 1959.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/09191603\/114336879-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p 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