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Featured Tarpon Week Articles
I. The Annual Arrival
For a few electric weeks, the ocean-side flats fill with tarpon — then, almost as quickly, they disappear.
II. Where They Come From
From creeks, rivers, channels, and coastlines, tarpon begin moving south as water temperatures climb.
III. The Offshore Run
When conditions line up, tarpon push far offshore in one of the most mysterious chapters of their migration.
IV. The Long Return
Once the migration peaks, fish scatter back across the coastlines they came from — some traveling hundreds of miles.
Earn the Eat
Tarpon Week · 2026
Tarpon Tips & Strategies
Precision, Presentation, Patience — Tarpon Tactics That Work
Tarpon Gear
Because when a tarpon eats, your setup better be ready for what comes next.
Interviews & Stories
Straight From the Source
Tarpon Week · 2026
Tarpon Week Exclusive Interviews
Four conversations with the guides, builders, and artists shaping tarpon culture this season — in their own words.
“You’re constantly experimenting with new flies, hooks, and leader configurations, trying to find the next breakthrough.”
Read the Interview →“Seeing the whole technical aspect of tarpon fishing and how they approached it really opened up a new world and obsession for me.”
Read the Interview →“I hooked and landed the first tarpon I ever cast to, and I’ve been chasing that ever since.”
Read the Interview →“A week later, I caught my first tarpon on a fly rod, which funny enough was actually the first fish I’d ever caught on a fly rod.”
Read the Interview →Tarpon Week Podcast
In this special Tarpon Week episode, we sit down with Captain Brett Martina, a professional tarpon guide based in Apalachicola. Brett spends nearly 200 days a year chasing the silver king, redfish, and the occasional bass. Known for his work ethic and deep roots in the local guide community, Brett joins us to talk all things tarpon.
Andy and Nicky Mill join the Flylords Podcast to talk fish houses, the early days of tarpon guiding in the Keys, and what's changed — and hasn't — about chasing silver kings on fly.