From the Bonefish & Tarpon Trust: The Bahamas is world-renown as an excellent bonefish fishery. In fact, the fishery is so popular for traveling anglers that the annual economic impact of the fishery exceeds $141 million. Yet the fishery will remain healthy only if the habitats remain healthy. As part of the Bahamas Initiative, BTT […]
Captain Chad of Tarpon Diem charters in Key West, Florida has been seeing some great tarpon action recently. He posted a great video yesterday on YouTube of one of his recent trips. You can check out the video either on YouTube or on the Tarpon Diem web page. FISH ON!
The Bonefish and Tarpon Trust is seeking input from Florida Keys guides and anglers. From the BT&T blog: “As part of the Florida Keys Initiative, Bonefish & Tarpon Trust wants to develop a better understanding of the dynamics, both past and present, of the bonefish fishery in the Florida Keys. BTT understands that guides […]
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Florida keys fishing guides took to the water today to protest the closure of Everglades National Park caused by the Federal Government shutdown. The rally, which was organized by Captain Randy Towe, was designed to convince federal officials to reopen the park’s waters. The rally drew more than 100 boats, kayaks, and paddle boards. While […]
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), at its Sept. 5 meeting in Pensacola, approved a two-part proposal that adds language to the current statewide snagging definition for tarpon and modifies what types of gear can be used when fishing in Boca Grande Pass. These changes go into effect November 1. “The actions taken […]
Two premier recreational fisheries will soon have new protections in place, a measure aimed at ensuring that tarpon and bonefish’s economic and fishing value remain for generations to come. Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) and bonefish (Albula vulpes) become catch-and-release only fisheries beginning September 1, 2013. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved these proactive management […]
The Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo kicked off today and will run through Saturday, July 28, 2013. The Rodeo is the oldest fishing tournament in the United States, having been first held in 1928, making this the 91st running of the tournament. The tournament is run out of the Sand Dollar Marina off Louisiana Highway One. While tarpon […]
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It looks like The Weather Channel has caught the saltwater bug. The Weather Channel’s web site recently posted three saltwater angling videos. One features Richard Stanczyk of Bud & Mary’s fame teaching The Weather Channels’ Reynolds Wolf a few things about tarpon fishing. Another features a Sport Fishing Television video about Pacific sailfishing offshore Guatemala […]
BlacktipH Fishing posted this video to YouTube a couple of weeks ago, but we’re just now seeing it in circulation. It’s pretty incredible. As you’ll see, it features six-year-old angler “Reed” locked on to a sizable silver king. According to Reed, the tarpon weights “a hundred pounds!” According to BlacktipH, Reed was using a 7/0 […]
Tarpon and Bonefish The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission met today in Lakeland, Florida, and reached a number of decisions pertinent to Saltwater Nation anglers. Key among these are the approval of a proposal to make tarpon and bonefish catch-and-release only and to modify the allowable gear used for tarpon fishing in Boca Grande […]
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The months of May and June mark Florida’s prime Tarpon season. From the Keys to Jacksonville on the east coast and from Ten Thousand Islands up to Boca Grande, Homosassa, and up through Big Bend, May and June are Silver King season in the Sunshine state. We’ve been getting reports from anglers across the Saltwater […]
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Let’s face it, fishing South Florida is always great, but the word we are getting from Saltwater Nation anglers all over South Florida is that the bite is unbelievable right now. We’ve been hearing consistent reports of dolphin catches from from Stuart down through the Keys. Anglers are letting us know about schoolies and fish […]
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Phil Monahan of Orvis News has posted a wonderful photo essay of angler Michelle Bowman fly casting to and catching her first tarpon from a stand up paddle board. The pictures come to Monahan by way of Fly Fishing the World host Conway Bowman. According to Monahan, the Bowmans were fishing in Mexico when Michelle […]
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The folks over at Leland Fly Fishing Outfitters out of Sanoma County, California posted this beautiful video a couple of days ago. There’s plenty of drool factor in this one, so anticipate your jealousy meter to start peaking. Great work, Leland!
On April 17, 2013 the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted unanimously to move forward with a proposed plan to make tarpon and bonefish catch-and-release only in Florida waters. The FWC summarizes the full proposal as proposing these changes in fisheries management approaches: Eliminating all harvest of tarpon with the exception of the harvest or […]
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So, check out the screen capture taken today from the River Monsters web pages housed on the Animal Planet pages. We love the captions to this picture series called “Tarpon Pictures.” This one sums it up: “Jeremy Wade with a tarpon.” Guess again, Jeremy. The seven picture series (again, so you don’t forget, called “Tarpon […]
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