Here are some of the stories you’ll find inside:
Deciphering a Permit Mystery
Edward Nickens
BTT’s innovative Permit Food Web Study is shedding light on what Keys permit are consuming and possible changes to the prey base that may be impacting the fishery.
Masters of Their Craft
Monte Burke
Captain Carl Ball and the late Captain Jose Wejebe will be inducted into the BTT Circle of Honor on April 16, 2026, at the 13th Annual Florida Keys Dinner in Islamorada, Florida.
The Menhaden Crisis
Michael Adno
Science-based reform of the commercial menhaden industry is urgently needed to ensure the health and sustainability of our coastal ecosystems and fisheries.
To Save the Silver King
Chris Hunt
BTT has embarked on an ambitious plan to restore juvenile tarpon habitat at scale to conserve Florida’s iconic tarpon fishery.
Tide of Restoration
Ashleigh Rolle
BTT and The Bahamas’ Ministry of Works and Family Island Affairs have partnered to restore two creek systems critical to the flats fishery, mangrove regeneration, and coastal resilience.
Through the Guides Q&A with Conservation Captain Nick LaBadie
Key West, Florida
Eye in the Sky
Alexandra Marvar
A little green Cessna has been tracking tarpon migrations up and down the Florida coast for three years. What has it found? Here’s an inside look at BTT’s first-of-its kind, year-over-year tarpon population health survey by air.
Last Cast: Angling Community Mourns the Loss of Flip Pallot
Author T. Edward Nickens shared these remarks in a special tribute to the late Flip Pallot during BTT’s 14th Annual NYC Dinner & Awards Ceremony on October 6, 2025.