Anglers, get your hooks and bait ready! Tarpon season for the Gulf of Mexico is here, with many dedicated fisherman across the nation heading to Florida to see if they can catch the world’s most ...
Long before tourism defined Florida’s west coast, anglers were drawn to Boca Grande for one main reason: tarpon. That ...
LAKELAND (CBSMiami/AP) — After listening to more than a hundred emotional opinions, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission this week voted to move forward with a controversial proposal ...
When fishing for tarpon in Florida, sometimes you get the fish, sometimes the sharks get the fish. A video recently posted to YouTube is proof of this. The video, posted Friday by Clay Curtis, shows a ...
The black, still water was so calm it reflected the sky like a mirror. The small saltwater pond, ringed completely by red mangrove trees, looked as if it was filled with white, puffy clouds. My ...
The recent catch of a giant tarpon off Pensacola Beach, Fla., has sparked criticism regarding the manner by which the fish was handled. The accompanying image, provided to WEAR ABC 3 News (and shared ...
I had just returned from Homosassa, Florida. I had driven 10 hours each way to fly fish for tarpon. I had recently broken three ribs in what remains disputed as either a biking accident or a drinking ...
If you fish often enough, you come to expect the unexpected. Over the years, I’ve seen all manner of crazy things on the water, from strange reptilian visitors to a miracle on ice. Last week in ...