John Bartoletti has had some wild fishing experiences, including a shark attacking his boat – twice. But his greatest rush was catching his first tarpon on a fly rod. Hooked on fly-fishing four years ...

There are feats in fishing that few anglers ever accomplish. In Virginia, catching a tarpon on fly rod is arguably the toughest. “And I don’t know that you’d get much of an argument,” said Kendall ...

A veil of secrecy has shrouded the Suncoast since the capture of a potential International Gamefish Association world-record tarpon off the Hernando County coastline Friday. Information has been ...

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When the talk centers on fly fishing for shallow-water tarpon, most anglers conjure up those picturesque images of skiffs being poled across the flats in the Florida Keys. The truth is that same scene ...

Catching a tarpon on a fly is enough of a challenge in Florida where these silver kings roam thick. Getting one to eat a fly, much less bring it to hand in Virginia’s seaside waters, well, that’s just ...

The sky dawned orange then red as we bounced and splashed along the Yucatan jungle road north of Cancun. Doves and pigeons lifted from the nearby scrub and fluttered past the glowing backdrop. I ...

Of all the different fish that can be caught in the Florida Keys, tarpon are the most sought after. And now through June is the best time to catch and release the fish known as the Silver King.

PINE ISLAND, Fla. Veteran fly-fisherman Tom Evans of Wilson, Wyo., caught a potential 12-pound tippet world record tarpon of 194.1 pounds on May 10. Guided by Capt. Al Dopirak, Evans hooked the fish ...

"Three hours later we have two broken fly rods, three broken fly lines, and one team member in the process of being air-evacuated to Medellín with a ruptured quadriceps tendon. Trying to coordinate a ...