Tag: tarpon

Patagonia, an outdoor equipment and apparel company based in Ventura, California, has renewed its support of Bonefish & Tarpon Trust as a Platinum Corporate Sponsor. “Our mission statement is simple,” said Ted Manning, Patagonia’s director of fly fishing. “We’re in business to save our home planet. That means we are solution-driven...

The New York Times has been pulling out all the stops lately to publish fishing-related content it seems. And with this recent article about hammerhead sharks, they're really catering to the tarpon crowd, because tarpon anglers often see hammerheads when fishing. Anyways - this article is full of interesting facts about hammerheads, and their unique...

"Sports Illustrated" just released this excerpt from the newly published book by Monte Burke titled "Lords of the Fly."  Burke, who is also author of "Saban," "Fourth and Goal, and "Sowbelly," wrote this book about the storied sport of fly fishing for tarpon and includes all the interesting personalities and guides who make up the endeavor's rich...

"I can't believe it's been four years since we filmed this adventure! We are very excited to share with you our film from the 2017 International Fly Fishing Film Festival! Film Overview: Imagine a world where the jungle meets the coast and the fly fishing is incredible. That's what you'll find in Costa Rica. Follow angler's Mark Martin and Alex Beck as they...

The Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, in conjunction with Early Riser Coffee, just released a new video - "Trouble with Tarpon." As Early Riser Coffee says, "One of the most iconic fisheries, and one of the most vulnerable, are Tarpon. We're proud to support the Bonefish & Tarpon Trust with proceeds from the sales of our coffee, to help fund the satellite tag...

Anglers looking to step up their performance when tarpon fishing need look no further than RIO’s new DirectCore Tarpon line.  Following on from the success of RIO’s DirectCore Permit line and DirectCore Bonefish line, RIO introduces the DirectCore Tarpon line. The line features short, powerful front tapers to easily cast large flies and cope with...

Tarpon are one of the most popular game fish in the world - not just in fly fishing circles. Their popularity is understandable, since they're renowned as fighters, jump out of the gym, and grow to enormous sizes. Now, the results of a study that lasted 18 years show us that the prized game fish is in need of protections. This study looked at migration...

"Tom Rosenbauer and Mark Melnyk travel to southern Belize to fly fish for bonefish, permit and tarpon at Tarpon Caye Lodge. Tarpon Caye is regarded as one of the top saltwater destinations in the world for these species. This is our first full-length episode for the 2020 season which contains exciting fishing, techniques and much more!"

Starting this week, I'm going to share new fly fishing and tying videos every Monday. Because what's a better cure for the drudgery of going back to the office on a Monday morning than that? Today, we have a new video from Gilbert Rowley - one of the finest fly fishing filmmakers alive. I've had the pleasure of getting to know Gil over the past few years...

Belize reveals its amazing tarpon and permit fishery to us! Phil and I had one of the most outstanding saltwater fly fishing adventures with El Pescador Lodge based in Belize. Each day we targeted tarpon, and each day we jumped and landed multiples. We were presented with many shots at feeding permit each day, and a handful of other flats species. This...