Bonefish & Tarpon Trust News

Bonefish and Tarpon Trust is pleased to announce ARC Fishing as their newest Corporate Sponsor at the Bronze Partner Level. ARC Fishing is an emerging fly line, tippet and leader materials company whose philosophy embodies simplicity without sacrificing performance. As part of their sponsorship, ARC Fishing has donated fly lines and materials for use at […]

The Conservation Captain for May 2015 is Florida Keys guide Capt. Richard Black. Capt. Richard has volunteered his time and boat to help with a number of BTT research initiatives. Recently, he has been constantly providing bonefish fin clip samples from the Upper Keys area to be included in our bonefish genetics program. Click here […]

After 10 years of devoted service, Matt Connolly has decided to step down from his position as President of Bonefish & Tarpon Trust. Connolly will remain a vital part of the BTT Board of Directors, serving as President Emeritus, and fellow BTT board member Harold Brewer will take over as the conservation organization’s new President. […]

The Belize River Lodge BTT Tagging Challenge is an annual event where anglers and scientists work together, fishing for bonefish, permit, and Atlantic tarpon to collect important biological information while enjoying some of The Caribbean’s best fishing at Belize River Lodge. Combining fishing and conservation, participants collect genetic samples from the fish they catch, as […]

Last month, news outlets across Florida reported a 300 yard, potentially toxic, algae bloom had been discovered in canals near Indian River and St. Lucie Estuaries. Now, Mark Perry, of Florida Oceanographic Society, indicates the potentially toxic bloom has almost doubled in size. In 2013, a toxic bloom in our estuaries led to beach closures, […]

Last March, Justin Lewis, BTT’s Bahamas Initiative Coordinator, gave a presentation about BTT’s bonefish conservation efforts in the Bahamas at the Rand Nature Center, the Grand Bahama Island headquarters of the Bahamas National Trust (BNT). BTT has been collaborating with BNT, The Fisheries Conservation Foundation, and the Cape Eleuthera Institute on bonefish conservation since 2009. […]

A satellite tagged permit swims away. Thanks to the diligent efforts of a group of 10 anglers from the Washington, DC area, we just sent a 21 pound permit swimming away carrying a small satellite tag. This was the first permit satellite tagged in Belize, and the first permit satellite tagged by a recreational angler. […]

Photo: Justin Lewis / BTT The Bahamas is world-renown as an excellent bonefish fishery. In fact, the fishery is so popular for traveling anglers that the annual economic impact of the fishery exceeds $141 million. Yet the fishery will remain healthy only if the habitats remain healthy. As part of the Bahamas Initiative, BTT has […]

BTT relies on members to fund and spread the word about the important issues that we are tackling around bonefish, tarpon and permit fisheries. New for 2015, BTT has rolled out new membership benefit items for a number of our membership levels. Coming soon, we will have a limited-time only $25 special for first-time members […]

By Monte Burke Originally published on Forbes.com An encounter on the Florida Keys flats. Photo by Tom Rosenbauer On a recent evening in Manhattan, supporters of the conservation group, the Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT), gathered together at an Upper East Side club that preferred to remain unnamed. Much of the talk at the fundraiser […]