Bonefish & Tarpon Trust News

Ali Gentry, Vaughn Roberts, and Diana Rudolph. Bonefish & Tarpon Trust announced today the election of Ali Gentry, Vaughn Roberts, and Diana Rudolph to the BTT Board of Directors. “We are honored to welcome Ali, Vaughn, and Diana to the board,” said Jim McDuffie, BTT President and CEO. “Their knowledge, experience and commitment to the […]

Punta Allen, Mexico. Photo: YDCCF Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Silver Partner Yellow Dog Community and Conservation Foundation (YDCCF) has announced a new initiative: The Lodge Partner Program. Since its inception in 2106, YDCCF has helped give back to angling communities throughout the world by funding numerous grassroots, locally driven projects. To date, the Foundation has […]

The Yellow Dog Community and Conservation Foundation (YDCCF) has awarded a $20,000 grant to Bonefish & Tarpon Trust to help fund the Bahamas Mangrove Restoration Project. YDCCF is a non-profit foundation focused on preserving, protecting and enhancing the places and communities that matter to anglers. Since 2016, the foundation has invested over $1.2 million in […]

Photo: Dylan Schmitz Far Bank Enterprises, and their house of brands that includes Sage Fly Fishing, Redington, RIO Products, and Fly Water Travel, has become a Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Gold Partner, extending its previous support of BTT’s mission to conserve bonefish, tarpon, and permit—the species, their habitats and the larger fisheries they comprise. “Conservation […]

One of the greatest threats to Florida’s fisheries is poor water quality resulting from too many nutrients and contaminants. Contaminants that have recently made the news are pharmaceuticals, which BTT and its collaborating scientists found in bonefish in the Florida Keys and in redfish throughout the state. Another contaminant that has long been a concern […]

BTT Juvenile Tarpon Habitat Program Manager JoEllen Wilson presents to Summit attendees. Bonefish & Tarpon Trust sponsored and presented at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Landscape Conservation Summit earlier this month in Fort Myers, FL. The Summit focused on the agency’s reintroduced Landscape Conservation Initiative. The theme of the Summit was Connect, […]

A guide releases a juvenile tarpon. Photo: Dr. Addiel Perez The Belize-Mexico Program continues to make advances in integrating the flats fishery into conservation for improved management of bonefish, tarpon, permit, snook and their habitats. In May, BTT focused on working with resources managers and flats fishing guides along the Caribbean coast of southern Mexico and […]

Baterbys, a leading dealer of art, framing and furniture, has increased its support of Bonefish & Tarpon Trust to the Silver Corporate Partner level. A longtime BTT sponsor, Baterbys is committed to helping its clients develop their fine art collection with confidence. “Baterbys sees assisting conservation efforts as a way to preserve the future for […]

Chase Burroughs Bonefish & Tarpon Trust is pleased to welcome Chase Burroughs to the BTT Youth Ambassador Program. BTT’s first Youth Ambassador from Texas, Chase Burroughs lives in Houston, where he was introduced to fishing by his parents at a young age. He regularly fishes in his “backyard” of Galveston Bay and has also taken trips […]

Dr. Addiel Perez (far left), Steve Trippe (third from left) and the 2023 tournament participants. The 2023 edition of the 3T Tarpon Tournament, founded by Steve Trippe, was held in Holbox, Mexico, and raised more $10,000 for BTT’s Mexico-Belize Initiative! Anglers fished out of Alejandro Vega’s Holbox Tarpon Club, enjoying great weather and spectacular fishing […]