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Top Five Tarpon Flies

It's hard to describe the feelings as a tarpon slides behind your fly, staring it down with their giant eyes, before slurping it down....

Why Do Tarpon Roll?

"Right HERE, 11 o'clock, Rollers!" is hissed by a guide on the poling platform of his skiff. An eager angler perches on the bow,...
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Scott Ballew: All That is Sacred, Tarpon, and Old Key West

Tarpon are captivating. From the places they live, to the way they eat a fly, and their Olympic-level acrobatics. The thought of a tarpon...

Tarpon Isotopes with Bonefish & Tarpon Trust

Tarpon Week is off to a great start, and we hope anglers are learning a lot about how to catch and fight tarpon. But...
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7 Tarpon Tips with Andy Mill

There are few people who know tarpon as well as Andy Mill. Widely considered the greatest tarpon tournament angler of all time, he has...

Oceanside vs Backcountry Tarpon Fishing

Talk to any tarpon angler in South Florida, and the words oceanside and backcountry will be thrown around. The intricacies of tarpon fishing, how...
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How to Tie: The Black Death

In this week’s “How to Tie” video feature, Piscator Flies ties a classic tarpon pattern that every angler should be loading up their flats...

Monte Burke: Tarpon Fishing, Writing, and Lords of the Fly

Some are born into tarpon fishing, and others find tarpon fishing along the way. Monte Burke falls into the latter. Burke is an author...

BTT’s Juvenile Tarpon Habitat Work, Supporting Future Silver Kings

Welcome back to the inaugural Tarpon Week! In this feature, we sat down with JoEllen Wilson, Bonefish & Tarpon Trust's Juvenile Tarpon Habitat Program...

How to Handle and Release a Tarpon

Tarpon, despite their size, are fragile creatures. Fighting one on the fly and bringing it to the boat is a taxing endeavor. With water...