Capt. Justin Moore released one of the largest tarpon ever caught on Florida’s Gulf Coast on Monday off Anna Maria Island. The monster tarpon was likely a state record of at least 250 pounds, and possibly a world record. “I wouldn’t have killed the fish anyway. It’s just not worth it to me,” said Moore, […]
Actually the “dam” is the Tamiami Trail, the “leak” a one-mile bridge that will soon allow water to flow south through the Shark River Valley for the first time in nearly a century. The new bridge is just west of Miami in the Everglades, just east of Coopertown. “Floridians and Americans can see where the […]
A decline in prey like shrimp and crabs is not the main cause of the drop in bonefish populations in Florida Bay, writes Sue Cocking in the Miami Herald, referring to the one-year study conducted by Audubon Florida and funded by Bonefish Tarpon Trust. The study — conducted in 2012 — compared flats in the Lower Keys, […]
For Immediate Release June 18th, 2013 Contact: Alex Lovett-Woodsumalex@bonefishtarpontrust.org 617.872.4807 SOUTH CAROLINA PASSES MORE PROTECTIVE TARPON LEGISLATION Another major victory for tarpon conservation occurred on June 13th, as South Carolina’s Governor signed into law a bill limiting the taking of tarpon in South Carolina. Under the new statute, only one fish per day may be […]
Permit being released. Photo by Capt. Carl Ball KEY WEST, Florida Keys — Anglers are to pursue elusive permit at the 13th annual Del Brown Invitational Permit Tournament Sunday through Wednesday, July 14-17. The contest honors the late angling legend Del Brown, widely considered to be the most successful permit fly-rodder in history. The […]
Sue Cocking from the Miami Herald writes about the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting on June 12 in Lakeland, Florida and that commissioners voted to move forward with a measure to ban a popular gear used to catch tarpon, drawing praise and condemnation. After listening to nearly four hours of emotional testimony from scores […]
For Immediate Release June 13th, 2013 Contact: Alex Lovett-Woodsumalex@bonefishtarpontrust.org 617.872.4807 FWC UNANIMOUSLY VOTES TO MAKE BONEFISH AND TARPON CATCH AND RELEASE IN FLORIDA At their Wednesday meeting in Lakeland, The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), unanimously approved new regulations to make tarpon and bonefish catch-and-release-only fisheries, making Florida the first State to do […]
For Immediate Release June 5th, 2013 Contact: Alex Lovett-Woodsum alex@bonefishtarpontrust.org 617.872.4807 BONEFISH AND TARPON TRUST STUDY ON BONEFISH PREY IN THE FLORIDA KEYS YIELDS MIXED RESULTS Audubon Florida has just completed a one-year study, funded by the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, to explore a possible cause for the decline of bonefish populations in the Florida […]
Everglades restoration began as an ambitious public-works project when then-President Bill Clinton and former Gov. Jeb Bush held out hope that the federal and state governments could find a way to revive one of the world’s exotic natural treasures. How well it all ends depends on the leadership of Gov. Scott, and his vision of […]
Flip Pallot speaks at the Orlando stop of the Fly Fishing Film Tour Over 200 people turned out for the 2013 Fly Fishing Film Tour event this year at the Orlando Science Center. The event was presented by Hell’s Bay Boatworks, Orlando Outfitters and Mosquito Creek Outdoors and was kicked off by Flip Pallot speaking […]
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