Inspired by the Coon Pop created by Louisiana tarpon pioneer Lance "Coon" Schouest the tarpon jig comprises a 7/0-12/0 hook with a 4- to 6-ounce metal head and a plastic tail suspended in what was ...

Last week, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 7-0 to ban a bottom-weighted rig often called the “Boca Grande jig.” The new regulation will go into effect Nov. 1.

It doesn’t matter if you’re fishing among a fleet of boats and anglers drifting Boca Grande Pass in hopes of hooking the “Silver King” or fishing solo in the tight, brackish backwaters of ...

It's the second week of May, the Gulf water temperature is close to 80 degrees and tarpon are in full swing at Boca Grande. Tarpon season has been delayed by extended cold fronts, with catches in ...

For Free Fly Ambassador and angler, Eli Lorg, and his two children, the Everglades are a bucket list fly fishing trip.. In Family Business, we watch as the Lorg family (comprising Eli, 7-year-old ...