Bonefish & Tarpon Trust News

The Conservation Captain for April 2015 is Abaco, Bahamas guide Capt. Buddy Pinder. Buddy, along with his wife Cindy, has been instrumental in helping BTT tag bonefish on Abaco. They have also graciously hosted BTT scientists and volunteers at their home, donated their time and boat, and they have been active in getting other guides […]

BTT contributing scientist Dr. Andy Danylchuk wrote a great article for the recent issue of This is Fly Magazine, focusing on the “fundamentals of fish” that can help form our best practices for catch and release. Click here to check it out.

Bonefish Tarpon Trust is joining our colleagues at the International Game Fish Association who are leading an effort that will help protect the future of Florida’s fisheries. It’s all about forage fish – in other words, the small fish that are eaten by tarpon, redfish, snook, barracuda and even bonefish that we care so much […]

Cheeky March Madness: Road To the Final Fish is back again for 2015! Registration is now OPEN! Click here to submit your bracket. Since 2011, Cheeky Fly Fishing has hosted this unique tournament to benefit Casting for Recovery and the Bonefish & Tarpon Trust. With Cheeky’s March Madness, college basketball teams have been replaced with […]

BTT would like to thank all of the attendees who came out to make both the Boca Grande Fundraiser and the George Hommell Jr. Florida Keys Habitat Fundraiser wildly successful. On January 31st Bonefish and Tarpon Trust held their first fundraising event of 2015 at the Gasparilla Inn Beach Club in Boca Grande, Florida. Over […]

Capt. Dave and his granddaughter Phoebe. The Conservation Captain for March 2015 is Key Largo, FL guide Capt. Dave Wyss. Dave has been a strong supporter of BTT since our inception and has currently been providing bonefish fin clip samples for BTT’s Bonefish Genetics Program. For more information Capt. Dave, please visit : https://www.guilttrip.com/ Where […]

In the Fall of 2013, Dr. Zack Jud, a BTT collaborating scientist, traveled to South Andros to lead the first large scale tagging effort on the island. Working together with the guides of Andros South Lodge, the team was able to tag 650 fish over a four day period. Hoping to continue the success of […]

An early morning boat ride through Everglades National Park. In early 2015, several stakeholders were invited to a workshop on the Everglades National Park’s Boater Education Program. Individuals representing anglers, paddlers, law enforcement, scientists and more met to develop the program’s objectives and content. Keeping in mind that Florida Bay makes up about 1/3 of […]

BTT encourages all Keys guides and anglers to participate in the FWC barracuda work shop on February 25 at Key Colony Beach City Hall, 600 W Ocean Dr., Key Colony Beach, FL 33051. Photo: Capt. Steve Hancock Original post on keysnet.com On Wednesday State fishery managers want to hear about barracuda numbers and commercial bully-netting […]