There are feats in fishing that few anglers ever accomplish. In Virginia, catching a tarpon on fly rod is arguably the toughest. “And I don’t know that you’d get much of an argument,” said Kendall ...

These golden-faced flies don't raid backyard picnics, but they do eat vexatious aquatic weeds. And next year, thousands of them may help environmentalists rid Lake Tarpon of hydrilla that slows boat ...

With the freestone rivers running brown, many anglers start thinking blue. For some, casting a fly into the salty unknown is as good as it gets — whether that be walking flats in search of bonefish, ...

The 47th Annual Don Hawley Invitational Fly Fishing Tarpon Tournament, one of the “Big Three” tarpon fly tournaments, proved to be a challenging week of tarpon fishing with a total of only 85 fish ...

For anglers who have never been saltwater fly fishing for tarpon, I can describe it in one phrase: “A very humbling experience.” Last month I fulfilled a dream of making the leap from Inland Northwest ...

Six fly fishermen from the Puget Sound area recently went to Mexico in August to fish for tarpon — giant ones that can reach 200 pounds and babies from between 10 to 30 pounds. Watch for a story ...

John Bartoletti has had some wild fishing experiences, including a shark attacking his boat – twice. But his greatest rush was catching his first tarpon on a fly rod. Hooked on fly-fishing four years ...

I had just returned from Homosassa, Florida. I had driven 10 hours each way to fly fish for tarpon. I had recently broken three ribs in what remains disputed as either a biking accident or a drinking ...

A 24-year-old law student from Washington state has shattered fishing records by catching the largest tarpon ever taken on fly-fishing tackle. James I. Holland Jr. caught the 2021/2-pound giant while ...

I woke up earlier than necessary so I could watch the sunrise on the beach as I rigged two fly rods—an 8-weight and a beefy 12. It’s one thing when you have an entire stretch of trout stream all to ...