Bonefish & Tarpon Trust News

This week, BTT’s Dr. Aaron Adams stops by the Fly Fishing Consultant Podcast to discuss the current situation with Lake Okeechobee, updates on all of BTT’s initiatives, as well as some fishing tips. Click below to listen to the full podcast.

Photo: Flip McCririck In early February, BTT learned of a bonefish that was recaptured in South Andros, Bahamas. On February 11, 2016, our friend and snowsports photographer, Flip McCririck, was fishing near the southern end of South Andros when he caught a 16 inch bonefish with the BTT tag number BAA0738. After checking our records […]

Sponsored by: Announcing the BTT Fin Clip Challenge sponsored by Yeti Coolers. From March 1st until March 23rd, we need you to collect as many bonefish fin clip samples as possible from South Florida waters for genetic analysis in support of Yeti’s Bonefish Genetics Program. The angler who is able to submit the most fin […]

This week, BTT’s Justin Lewis is featured on the Orvis Fly Fishing Guide Podcast with Tom Rosenbauer. Tom and Justin discuss science, what The Bahamas is doing to protect their near-pristine habitat, and some tips on catching bonefish based on the science we’ve learned from BTT’s research. (Note: This does not involve using tracking data […]

Photo: Pat Ford As a brief update, last year the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission established a two-fish bag limit, and a six-fish vessel limit for both recreational and commercial barracuda anglers. These limits apply only to those fishing state and federal waters off southern Florida (Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Collier counties), […]

Florida’s Fisheries Need Our Help: Statement on Everglades Restoration- Please ACT NOW! February 12, 2016 Polluted freshwater discharge flowing over a spillway on Taylor Creek in Fort Pierce, FL. Photo: Dr. Zack Jud – Florida Oceanographic Society Healthy recreational fisheries require healthy habitats. Healthy habitats require healthy, natural freshwater flows. It’s that simple. Current water […]

Despite being part of the Hol Chan Marine Reserve, there is a real chance that a mangrove island called Blackadore Cay, near San Pedro, will be developed as an “eco-resort”. Not only will the development greatly damage the Cay, but also impact the surrounding flats – including creating a fishing exclusion zone. If this development […]

Silver Ghosts signed “© Ullberg” on base stainless steel, 14 by 7 by 17 in. edition 10 of 50 Bonefish and Tarpon Trust’s 2016 Artist of the year is sculptor Kent Ullberg. 50% of the proceeds from the sale of Kent’s sculpture, “Silver Ghosts,” will go directly to BTT and an anonymous donor has agreed […]

Calling All Juvenile Tarpon Anglers! We need your help to identify juvenile tarpon habitats in your area. BTT has begun mapping juvenile tarpon habitat to 1) determine the habitat characteristics that are best for juvenile tarpon and 2) protect healthy habitats and identify other areas for habitat restoration. BTT has already been involved with three […]

2015 Trip of a Lifetime Winner! Congratulations to Brent Nash for being the winner of the 2015 BTT Trip of a Lifetime contest! Since Brent was a paying member of BTT in 2015, he has won an awesome trip for himself and another angler to fish out of Belize River Lodge with BTT’s Dr. Aaron […]