If there's one inshore fish most Lowcountry anglers would love to catch, it's probably a tarpon. Tarpon can reach well over 100 pounds in South Carolina waters (the state record is 154 pounds, 10 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Although the temperature is hot as blazes, Lowcountry outdoor enthusiasts celebrate the month of August for several reasons. The most obvious is that it signals the opening of deer season. But tucked ...
ComingSoon is debuting an exclusive trailer for Tarpon, a long-lost cult classic documentary about fly-fishing, which features original music by Buffett, who was an up-and-coming singer at the time ...
When Capt. Tom Weaver took his clients out on Chesapeake Bay on Aug. 1, it was a slick-calm day. They were about 65 miles from the ocean near Hooper Island Lighthouse in Maryland. That’s when he saw ...
The fishing at Sebastian Inlet State Park continues to be strong with catches of snook, both in the slot and over it, redfish, jacks, snapper and the first few runs of Spanish mackerel. As the days ...
The world record tarpon is 286 pounds, 9 ounces. The world record goldfish is still to be determined, but estimates say they grow to 30 pounds. The world’s largest golden tarpon? That may have just ...
As a charter captain, bring your kid to work day comes with a few additional challenges. Sometimes keeping a younger child engaged when fishing can be a difficult task when the fish aren’t, or are, ...
Did you know that Fort Myers may owe its existence as a winter resort to a tarpon fisherman? In March 1885, a New Yorker, fishing off Punta Rassa, landed a nearly 6-foot tarpon with a rod and reel.
Sea breezes the next few days will offer relief for anglers fishing near shore, offshore or from shore. But inland anglers should keep an eye out for developing afternoon rain showers which could ...