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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Ken Baldwin is a Writer/Editor for Fishing On SI, where he writes stories about fly fishing and the lifestyle that surrounds it. His writing and photography have appeared in Men's Journal, Catch ...
For anglers who have never been saltwater fly fishing for tarpon, I can describe it in one phrase: “A very humbling experience.” Last month I fulfilled a dream of making the leap from Inland Northwest ...
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 ...
"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 ...