Bonefish & Tarpon Trust News

Hogan Brown grew up an only child near the Lower Yuba River, a prime fly fishing area. At 17 years old he was hooked on the sport. These days, the 33-year-old fishing guide and high school teacher helps run Cast Hope, a nonprofit organization that pulls kids ages 10 and older away from the television, […]

Capt. Clay Shidler’s 8-year-old client Annabelle Touchton surprised everyone when she caught a 7 pound bonefish on a shrimp tipped jig near Crystal River, Florida on September 1st. Crystal River, on the Big Bend portion of Florida’s west coast, mid-way between Tampa and the Panhandle, is an area renowned for its redfishing; for grouper and snapper […]

I used to fish a lot. I even worked as a sport fishing captain and guided for a while on fly, some might say misguided. Slowly over time the rods were passed over in favor of the camera, my fly rods being the last to go. Since then it’s all been about photographing the fish […]

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will begin discussing potential changes to tarpon regulations at their September 6 meeting in Tampa. Currently, tarpon may only be “possessed” by a guide or angler who has purchased a $50 tarpon tag. Possession ranges from harvesting a tarpon for IGFA World Record submission to towing a tarpon […]

Thanks to a brand new tagging effort initiated by Bonefish & Tarpon Trust and backed by Costa Sunglasses, valuable data has started to trickle in that will help us better understand the flats species we love to hate. Project Permit is in full effect. Continue reading the full story.

El Pescador Resort in Ambergris Caye, Belize will hold the 2nd Annual Grand Slam Tagging Invitational Wednesday, Jan 23– Sunday, Jan 27, 2013 with proceeds to benefit BTT. El Pescador will donate $250 (US) for every paying angler entering the 2nd Annual Grand Slam Tagging Invitational. The total sum raised will be donated in the tournament grand […]

A juvenile tarpon habitat restoration project planned near Boca Grande, Florida recently got underway. Bonefish & Tarpon Trust, in collaboration with The Lemon Bay Conservancy are working together to identify and restore appropriate habitat for juvenile tarpon. Juvenile tarpon require very unique habitat, their ability to gulp air from the surface allows them to live […]

The season remains closed in all Gulf of Mexico waters, including Everglades National Park and Monroe County, through Aug. 31, 2013, according to the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission, though catch and release is permitted. Anglers may report their catch on the Snook Gamefish Foundation’s website at Snookfoundation.org by clicking on “Angler Action.” This information […]

Oliver White stands barefoot on a platform on the back of his skiff, using an 18-foot graphite pole to nudge the shallow-draft boat along. He scans the water for bonefish, the prized fly rod quarry of the Bahamian flats, shadowy in natural silver and black camouflage. “There’s one, man. Two o’clock,” he tells me. I […]

Mangroves provide essential habitat for shrimp, crab, fish, wading birds and help protect the shoreline from erosion due to waves and tropical storms. In addition, mangroves improve water quality by trapping sediments, nutrients and pollutants thereby removing them from the water column. The Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation has been collecting and planting red mangroves as part […]