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    Chasing the Silver King: Tarpon Around the Globe

    Knowing key seasonal implications and likely conditions at each individual destination is an essential ingredient in planning your tarpon fishing excursion.
    The kind of quarry that can make an angler daydream and grow increasingly listless when away from the water. Tarpon — the “silver king” — is just such a fish.

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Tarpon News

  • Fishing report - MiamiHerald.com
  • Keeping our fishery healthy the focus of new film - Boca Beacon
  • Sight Fishing Destin's Redfish - Florida Sportsman Magazine
  • Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve to Host Public Tarpon Programs - Wakulla.com
  • Sailfish thrill at Quepos, tease down south; tarpon action outside on Caribbean - Tico Times
  • Springtime freshwater fishing and boating access - FishingWorld.com
  • State could help boost fisheries - The Advocate
  • Ristori: Council to decide on rules for fluke, sea bass seasons - NJ.com (blog)
  • Artist creates new tarpon for Gasparilla Properties - Boca Beacon
  • Grouper a Gulf staple - The News Herald

Tarpon Fly Selection

  At the risk of sounding simplistic, tarpon fishing is as easy as it gets. Knocking it down to basic components, you place the fly in front of a fish and keep it there until he eats or refuses it. Plus, tarpon are so predictable that in some areas, I know within five or ten [...]

How to Fly Fish for Tarpon on the Beaches of Southwest Florida

The skiff floated on a gently rolling sea. Early morning light reflected off the waves, and from the backs of the tarpon that rolled sporadically throughout the area. Barry Kent couldn’t wait for a specific target and cast blindly, hoping for the best. Suddenly he said, “I’m on, John!” He set the hook repeatedly (shouting [...]

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