Captain Griffin Deans is always one to leave a big bait soaking because he knows that is often what it takes to catch big fish. “Even if we’re just trout fishing, I’ll throw something big out trying ...

Captain Griffin Deans is always one to leave a big bait soaking because he knows that is often what it takes to catch big fish. “Even if we’re just trout fishing, I’ll throw something big out trying ...

The tarpon season along the upper coast has gotten off to its best start since 1997. That's the consensus of several veteran guides who specialize in catching the big fish in the open Gulf several ...

OK, I was pre-warned. Tarpon fishing, they told me, is a sport that fits the description "long periods of boredom interrupted by brief moments of sheer chaos." But, hey, I didn't expect my sentence in ...

When Capt. Tom Weaver took his clients out on Chesapeake Bay on Aug. 1, it was a slick-calm day. They were about 65 miles from the ocean near Hooper Island Lighthouse in Maryland. That’s when he saw ...

Mother Nature has a little bit of termite in her. You can fend her off over here, but she’ll sometimes relocate over there, and once you adjust your defenses, she comes back over here. You can’t help ...

Legendary Louisiana tarpon guide Lance Schouset recently got a call from his long-time friend Mike Strohmeyer. Strohmeyer asked Schouset, who’s based in Houma, to take his grandson Cruz tarpon fishing ...

Jay Mastry perches in the stern of his boat watching the Gulf of Mexico. He isn't tired, but he should be. Last night he got five hours' sleep. Night before, even less. It's tarpon season, and tarpon ...

Link Smith was the designated scorekeeper. Angling adventures abound, but you know the right time/right place formula is looking good when the catch numbers justify a scorecard. Smith was awarded that ...

Matt Bauer poses with a tarpon he caught while fishing for trout with captain Griffin Deans in Tampa Bay. Courtesy of Griffin Deans Captain Griffin Deans is always one to leave a big bait soaking ...