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5 Around the Sunshine Skyway and lower Tampa Bay, tarpon season is in full swing in lower Tampa Bay. There’s been a big push of fish with this week’s full moon. The fish have staged up in the ...
Daniel Davisson got to the Jacksonville Beach Pier for live bait fishing with some buddies about mid-afternoon on August 4. He's been a regular at the pier for over a decade. That day he drove from ...
5: Around the Sunshine Skyway and lower Tampa Bay, tarpon are starting to show up at the Skyway, Egmont Key, and out front of Rattlesnake Key.
How to Talk to a Tarpon Angler 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 ...
1: At Big Pier 60 in Clearwater, fishing is very good and a large variety of fish have been caught this week. Most notably, A few tarpon were caught, along with decent numbers of snook. Spanish ...
Coral, tough jaws and repeated exposure to saltwater dulls even the sharpest fly hooks. A small, flat hook file reduces lost fish with a few attentive strokes. Missing a tarpon or snook because your ...
Maybe you’ve caught plenty of trout and are ready to land a 120-pound tarpon. Maybe you’re new to fly-fishing, but tropical sun and white-sand flats speak to you more than woodsy streams. Heck ...
Best of 2022: A Silver King at the Buzzer A tarpon fishing trip began with high—and big—hopes comes dangerously close to a skunking By Colin Kearns Dec 27, 2022 ...
Where do I get a Florida fishing license? The cheapest place is your local tax collector's office, but many bait-and-tackle shops and sports retailers such as Walmart can sell them for an ...
This advice is especially valuable when it comes to tarpon angling. The FWC has put out a primer of information and tips regarding the rules and regulations of tarpon fishing.