The Tarpon Quest It is generally regarded that Samuel H. Jones was the first to ever catch the silver giant tarpon using only a fishing rod and reel way back in March 1884. This claim was published in the 1945 volume of the Salt Water Fishing penned by sportsman and well-portfolioed author Van Campen Heilner.…
Everglades Tarpon Tips If you have all the time in the world to catch these mighty jumpers off the waters of the Everglades, then you may have to rent a houseboat for a more relaxed and more enjoyable tarpon fishing. This is particularly useful if you are a bunch of folks looking for a really…
I fished out of the backcountry this week and we ran back as far as we could possibly run. We found tarpon and snook back there and we had some of the most aggressive bites I have seen in a long time. The fishing was great back there but not seeing another boat was the…
I had the opportunity to fish in the Redghost Stalk this year, which is a tournament for youth anglers. I had the pleasure of fishing Jack Given who is an extremely good fly angler. We decided to fish in the fly division. The conditions were absolutely perfect that day without a breath of wind. The…