Long before tourism defined Florida’s west coast, anglers were drawn to Boca Grande for one main reason: tarpon. That maritime heritage holds strong, but there are many reasons to visit this pocket of ...

The tarpon season along the upper coast has gotten off to its best start since 1997. That's the consensus of several veteran guides who specialize in catching the big fish in the open Gulf several ...

When Capt. Tom Weaver took his clients out on Chesapeake Bay on Aug. 1, it was a slick-calm day. They were about 65 miles from the ocean near Hooper Island Lighthouse in Maryland. That’s when he saw ...

Captain Griffin Deans is always one to leave a big bait soaking because he knows that is often what it takes to catch big fish. “Even if we’re just trout fishing, I’ll throw something big out trying ...

Matt Bauer poses with a tarpon he caught while fishing for trout with captain Griffin Deans in Tampa Bay. Courtesy of Griffin Deans Captain Griffin Deans is always one to leave a big bait soaking ...

After video surfaced online of what appeared to be a man brazenly stealing a large fish from a sporting goods store, police in Florida released the video in their search for the suspect. Cellphone ...

Legendary Louisiana tarpon guide Lance Schouset recently got a call from his long-time friend Mike Strohmeyer. Strohmeyer asked Schouset, who’s based in Houma, to take his grandson Cruz tarpon fishing ...