It was with great sadness we received news Tuesday that Captain Bill Curtis had passed away. A fishing legend and founding board member of BTT, Captain Bill was a renowned flats guide who pioneered catching bonefish on fly in Biscayne Bay. BTT and the sport of fly-fishing owe much to his ingenuity and to his passion […]
Join BTT January 10-16, 2017 at Bair’s Lodge in the Bahamas for an awesome traveling angler trip! The trip includes six nights and five days of fishing alongside BTT’s Dr. Aaron Adams, author of a number of books on fly fishing. You’re sure to learn something from him! This is also a great opportunity to […]
A friend and BTT partner on the south coast of Cuba, Felipe Rodriguez (Master Guide for the flats fishery at the Zapata Swamp National Park), recently sent us a report about the amazing number of baby permit that are along the beaches near the Bay of Pigs. And he has awesome pictures to prove it. Felipe and […]
Justin Lewis, Bonefish and Tarpon Trust’s Bahamas Initiative Manager, will be at Mangrove Cay Club’s from November 13 to November 19. Justin will be continuing his research on Andros’ bonefish, their habitat, and their behavior. Take advantage of this rare opportunity to spend a week with one of the world’s leading bonefish scientists in one of […]
Imagine sitting at your desk, tending to the business of the day, when you receive a call from an unknown number. You let it go to voicemail. When you finally check it, you learn that you’ve won the Trip of a Lifetime – you are the lucky BTT member who gets a free trip to […]
Belcampo is the perfect destination for anglers and non-anglers alike, and this trip is a great opportunity to fish alongside Dr. Aaron Adams, BTT’s Director of Science and Conservation and the author of Fly Fisherman’s Guide to Saltwater Prey, Fisherman’s Coast and the Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing for Coastal Gamefish. Dr. Adams is also a […]
Last month, fly anglers from around the state gathered in Safety Harbor, FL for the Poonfecta Micro Tarpon Tournament. The annual event targets tarpon under 24″ and features special categories for the smallest tarpon caught on fly, three tarpon closest to 18″ without going over and the team with the most tarpon of different sizes. […]
We recently received a question from a member about which species of bonefish occur in the Indian Ocean. We’ve also received a number of recent reports of bonefish being caught up the coast of Florida in places like Tampa, which also came with lots of questions. We figured it would be a good time to […]
Reprinted with permission from the September issue of The Angling Report. Click here to sign up. Anyone who fishes saltwater, particularly flats environments, knows (or should know) all about Bonefish and Tarpon Trust (BTT). They have organized and supported an amazing amount of research on bonefish and tarpon and awakened the world to the […]
BTT scientist JoEllen Wilson and collaborating scientist Lucas Griffin placed BTT acoustic tags in South Carolina tarpon for the first time this week as part of the Tarpon Acoustic Tagging Program generously sponsored by Maverick Boat Group. Both fish, caught near Georgetown, weighed around 55 pounds. We previously thought tarpon were moving up the coast […]
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