We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity as part of Bonefish & Tarpon Trust’s 2012 Membership drive – your chance to win the first Orvis Helios 2, nine-foot, 8-weight fly rod to come off the production line. This is your chance to win this one-of-a-kind special edition rod before they are available to the […]
American sportsmen view conservation as important as gun rights and favor protection of public lands over fossil fuel production, according to a national survey released last week. The poll was conducted by Chesapeake Beach Consulting for the National Wildlife Federation. It surveyed 800 registered voters who hunted and/or fished. “Hunters and anglers tend to be […]
Scientists and anglers have long realized the impact that changes to Everglades water flows have had on fisheries within the Everglades, FloridaBay, and in other areas that receive water from the Everglades. Most also know that the ongoing work to restore the Everglades should help to improve the health of habitats and fisheries. A new project […]
BTT staff and volunteers on location recently near Boca Grande, Florida at the site of a juvenile tarpon habitat restoraiton project. After netting juvenile tarpon, those large enough to have a small micro-chip surgically implanted will be tracked by radio antennae to determine their movement and use of the area, both prior to and after restoration. Staff and […]
Patrick Cooney recounts the summer he spent with a Guatemalan researcher trying to understand the impacts and stress on native fish. “Sitting just south of Mexico, Guatemala is a gorgeous country littered with ancient civilizations and beautiful landscapes. Similar to how European invaders wiped out native people throughout Guatemala and the “New World”, a recent […]
We agreed with the the director of ecology of Cozumel, Rafael Chacón that we will not be spearfishing Trachinotus Falcatus (Permit) anymore in Cozumel. The law says spearfishing a Permit is legal. So you would ask yourself “Sooooooo? Why stop spearing it? It´s a great fish to hunt for and it tastes great.” Well, let […]
Tarpon anglers enjoying the awards banquet and raffle at the Lowcountry Tarpon Tournament Sixteen boats entered the event that is slowly growing in name recognition as the tarpon tagging research tourney in S.C. – with some guides saying that this area of the coastal Lowcountry will be famous sooner rather than later for their tarpon […]
Boca Grande’s Tarpon Conservation Project wrapped up its satellite tagging effort on Saturday, September 8th. A total of 32 satellite tags have been placed on Charlotte Harbor tarpon over the past three years. Half the tags were placed in the spring in order to locate the tarpons’ offshore spawning grounds. The other half were put […]
ISLAMORADA, FLORIDA KEYS — The stars and stripes will be flying high at the Cheeca Lodge All American Backcountry Tournament, set for Veteran’s Day Weekend, November 9-11, 2012. In honor of our nation’s soldiers, the resort will partner with the Warriors & Quiet Waters Foundation to bring two wounded servicemen to compete in the tournament […]
Bjorn Stromsness from Bonefish on the Brain interviews researcher Andy Danylchuk, Ph.D. Here’s an excerpt: Andy, what has you particularly excited when it comes to bonefish, tarpon or permit research right now? Still so much more to discover. Although anglers focus so much on these icons, we still know relatively little about them. Every piece of […]
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