Bonefish & Tarpon Trust News

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is considering new regulations for tarpon and bonefish. The draft regulations would make bonefish and tarpon catch and release only. The Commission will discuss these draft regulations at their meeting on April 17-18, in Tallahassee. We are interested in your comments. At present, bonefish is catch and release […]

The 4th annual Boca Grande Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Banquet was held on Saturday, February 23rd, and was a great success. We send a special thanks to Boca Grande Outfitters (especially manager Jason Lynn) for their many auction item donations and help organizing the event, and to The Gasparilla Inn for once again being fantastic hosts. […]

We are sad to report that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission decided to table the draft regulations to create categories for Sportfish and Gamefish in Florida. The strategy was to first get the concept of Sportfish (catch and release only) and Gamefish (recreational catch and harvest only) as part of Florida’s regulations, and […]

For the first time, all species of tarpons, ladyfishes and bonefishes – marine species found globally in warm-water seas – have been assessed for The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Of the 17 known species, two, Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) and Roundjaw Bonefish (Albula glossodonta) are classified as Vulnerable. One species, Bonefish (Albula vulpes) is […]

Ever wonder why you don’t see schools of tiny bonefish on the flats?  Recent  research by Christopher Haak, a PhD student in Andy Danylchuk’s Fish Ecology Lab at UMass Amherst (and funded by Bonefish and Tarpon  Trust), may have finally answered this question.

Flats fishing is huge money in Florida, especially in the Keys, flats guides say. The Keys have been home to many world records when it comes to landing bonefish, permit and tarpon — the three kings of backcountry fishing. People travel to the Keys from around the world for the chance to land a monster […]

Follow the buccaneers this week on the Outdoor Channel, “Trust”.  Air times are Tuesday at 11:30 am, Friday 6:30am, Saturday 4:30 am, Sunday 3 pm (all times are EST)

The Second Annual Bonefish and Tarpon Trust Bonefish & Permit Tagging Challenge is right around the corner, May 18 to 25, 2013. Anglers participating in this special research event will spend plenty of quality time fishing and will be rewarded with great memories and the knowledge that they have made a difference in conservation, all […]

The effort to improve conservation and management of Florida’s bonefish, tarpon, and permit fisheries is in jeopardy, with a vote due at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission meeting on Wednesday, February 13. Please email the Commissioners today to let them know they should approve new Sportfish and Gamefish rules for Florida.  This vote […]

Since May 2011, Christopher Haak, a PhD student (and avid fisherman) at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, along with other scientists, has been trying to solve the mystery of where juvenile bonefish live, from settlement through the time they join adult populations on the flats.  Exhaustive efforts to locate juveniles along the densely-developed coastlines of […]