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 ...

A veil of secrecy has shrouded the Suncoast since the capture of a potential International Gamefish Association world-record tarpon off the Hernando County coastline Friday. Information has been ...

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more Last year, the Field & Stream team of editors decided to perform the most comprehensive ...

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 ...

Ken Baldwin is a Writer/Editor for Fishing On SI, where he writes stories about fly fishing and the lifestyle that surrounds it. His writing and photography have appeared in Men's Journal, Catch ...

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 ...

Famed fly fishing writer John Gierach once wrote a book called Standing in a River Waving a Stick. Well, fly fishing looks a lot like that. And the stick in question is a fly rod. It’s the rod that ...

From quiet coastal towns to well-known fishing hubs, Texas' Gulf Coast is packed with prime spots for anglers of every skill ...

The tarpon is a strange fish, and nowhere is it more unpredictable than along the upper Texas coast during summer. Other warm-water migrants such as king mackerel, jack crevalle, cobia and the various ...