Tarpon take center stage Saturday as the Suncoast Tarpon Roundup hosts Finale Day. Qualifiedanglers will compete for thousands of dollars in cash and prizes. If last Sunday's Junior Finale Day is an ...

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 ...

Jack Brady was easing his 21-foot, open cockpit boat out of the village of Oyster a few days after Tropical Storm Ernesto had roared through the Eastern Shore. Storm gusts had hit 80 mph at the nearby ...

Unlike some fish that people target for food, catching or battling with a tarpon is all about the experience. These awe-inspiring fish can reach up to 8 feet in length and weigh over 250 lb. However, ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — I saw the tarpon leap from about 250 yards away, and I couldn’t stifle a cheer. After motoring all over Tampa Bay looking for any sign of tarpon, there was no mistaking this. At ...

A fisherman determined not to lose his first tarpon braved jumping into waters known for dangerous bull sharks and swimming to the fish to untangle his line that got caught up in the rope of a crab ...