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  WaterLine News
World’s Richest and PTTS  both coming to Boca Grande
Thu  May 17 2012 08:00AM
For the first time since 2007, The World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament will be fished in Boca Grande this year — actually, today and tomorrow. This event is put on by the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce. Lew Hastings, the … Find out how to read more online.

Dr. Kathy Guindon: Tarpon researcher extraordinaire
Thu  May 17 2012 08:00AM
If you think you know a lot about tarpon, have a conversation with Dr. Kathy Guindon. As the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s top tarpon researcher, she’s forgotten more about these fish than most of us will ever know … Find out how to read more online.

Hit the beach for tarpon
Thu  May 17 2012 08:00AM
The 2012 Southwest Florida tarpon season has officially arrived. There are tarpon everywhere you look, and everywhere you look there are tarpon fishermen trying to catch them. I’m pretty sure there are at least five boats on each and every … Find out how to read more online.

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Thu  May 17 2012 08:00AM
What do they eat? Tarpon are not exactly the pickiest eaters, devouring a wide variety of prey large and small, live or dead. They do tend to focus on certain foods, though, which can make them a frustrating fish to … Find out how to read more online.

Tarpon on the fly
Thu  May 17 2012 08:00AM
Fly fishing for tarpon is one of the sport’s ultimate challenges, and Southwest Florida is one of the world’s premier tarpon fly destinations. Tarpon are caught on fly using many different techniques throughout the year. In late March and early … Find out how to read more online.

Catching tarpon from shore
Thu  May 17 2012 08:00AM
Tarpon fishing this year has been nothing short of extraordinary. Silver kings have been everywhere from the passes to the U.S. 41 bridges and beyond. As summer moves on, they will only get thicker around these areas. Tarpon fishing from … Find out how to read more online.

Tarpon love the ladies
Thu  May 17 2012 08:00AM
One of the great attractions to Southwest Florida is the tremendous tarpon fishery that is found here, a fishery which brings anglers from all corners of the globe to quench their desire to tangle with a silver king. There are … Find out how to read more online.

Why do tarpon roll?
Thu  May 17 2012 08:00AM
One of the fun things about being around tarpon is watching the fish roll, or come up to the surface, which they do on a regular basis. When anglers are searching for them along the beaches or in the Harbor, … Find out how to read more online.

Fishing tarpon up the rivers
Thu  May 17 2012 08:00AM
Tarpon season is usually expected to begin sometime in May. Most tarpon fishermen start getting anxious at the arrival of the white butterflies, which signal that tarpon are shortly to follow. But by then I’ve already been fishing for tarpon … Find out how to read more online.

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Thu  May 17 2012 08:00AM
What did you   say your name was? Megalops atlanticus is a fish with a wide range across the Atlantic basin. That has led its having more than its fair share of common names, including tarpon, silver king, poon, tarpum, … Find out how to read more online.

On the wall but swimming free
Thu  May 17 2012 08:00AM
Once upon a time, it was unusual for a fisherman who had just bested a gamefish to turn around and let that fish go. After all, without a carcass to display, how would anyone know of his mighty feat? Besides, … Find out how to read more online.

The migration mystery
Thu  May 17 2012 08:00AM
Most Southwest Florida anglers are familiar with tarpon migration. In the spring, when the white butterflies start flitting across Charlotte Harbor and the royal poinciana trees come into bloom, migrating tarpon start showing up in Pine Island Sound and around … Find out how to read more online.

Tarpon in the trees
Thu  May 17 2012 08:00AM
One of the main reasons Charlotte Harbor is so full of life is the healthy mangrove forests that stand on much of its shorelines. Although they have not fully recoverd from the beating they took in Hurricane Charley, the roots … Find out how to read more online.

The life of a   tarpon
Thu  May 17 2012 08:00AM
A full-grown tarpon is a powerful sea creature, a magnificent predator that has only sharks and humans to contend with. But tarpon do not start out that way. As with most other marine fishes, they begin their lives as tiny … Find out how to read more online.

Why do  they fly?
Thu  May 17 2012 08:00AM
All tarpon fishermen can agree on one thing: The aerial acrobatics show that these fish usually put on is unique and enthralling, and is certainly one of the main reasons tarpon are such highly sought gamefish. But why do they … Find out how to read more online.

What’s the deal with   the jig?
Thu  May 17 2012 08:00AM
Few things in the world of fishing are as controversial as the use of jigs for tarpon fishing. For those of you not familiar with the subject, let’s get some basics out of the way first. We’re not talking about … Find out how to read more online.

Handling tarpon for release
Thu  May 17 2012 08:00AM
Tarpon are tough fish. They can survive in stagnant, polluted waters where other fish die in minutes. They can swim hundreds or thousands of miles, dodging hungry sharks the whole way. They can and do make scrap metal out of … Find out how to read more online.

The economic impact of  Southwest Florida’s tarpon fishery
Thu  May 17 2012 08:00AM
Ask any guide or tackle shop employee what tarpon mean to our economy, and you’ll be told that anglers spend a lot of money every year in pursuit of the silver king. It’s easy to see how bait dealers and … Find out how to read more online.

Tarpon DNA study   begins uncovering silver king secrets
Thu  May 17 2012 08:00AM
Seven years into the Tarpon Genetic Recapture Study, biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Mote Marine Laboratory are gaining new insights into tarpon movement and seasonal habitat preferences. With the help of anglers participating in the … Find out how to read more online.

What does the Bonefish  and Tarpon Trust do?
Thu  May 17 2012 08:00AM
Started in 1998, the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust is now the world’s biggest funder of research and conservation of tarpon (and bonefish and permit). We follow a specific framework to get things done: Assess the status of knowledge of tarpon … Find out how to read more online.


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