I had just returned from Homosassa, Florida. I had driven 10 hours each way to fly fish for tarpon. I had recently broken three ribs in what remains disputed as either a biking accident or a drinking ...

Jupiter's Dave Preston can celebrate Independence Day by telling a fish story that is true.Preston and his guide, Capt. Luis Cortes, caught the largest tarpon in Gold Cup history with a fish weighing ...

For anglers who have never been saltwater fly fishing for tarpon, I can describe it in one phrase: “A very humbling experience.” Last month I fulfilled a dream of making the leap from Inland Northwest ...

I woke up earlier than necessary so I could watch the sunrise on the beach as I rigged two fly rods—an 8-weight and a beefy 12. It’s one thing when you have an entire stretch of trout stream all to ...

John Bartoletti has had some wild fishing experiences, including a shark attacking his boat – twice. But his greatest rush was catching his first tarpon on a fly rod. Hooked on fly-fishing four years ...

PINE ISLAND, Fla. Veteran fly-fisherman Tom Evans of Wilson, Wyo., caught a potential 12-pound tippet world record tarpon of 194.1 pounds on May 10. Guided by Capt. Al Dopirak, Evans hooked the fish ...

Baker Bishop, a businessman from Sullivan's Island, finished third in the 47th annual Don Hawley Invitational Fly Fishing Tarpon Tournament held in the Florida Keys. Weather was a challenge for this ...

ISLAMORADA, Fla. — In addition to the 16 fly-rodders and the 16 light-tackle anglers who are competing in the Florida Keys Outfitters IGFA Inshore World Championship, there is a friendly competition ...

With the freestone rivers running brown, many anglers start thinking blue. For some, casting a fly into the salty unknown is as good as it gets — whether that be walking flats in search of bonefish, ...