tarpon
Everglades Needs Help
Just another story of big business trying to destroy critical habitat for profits. Buying out politicians and backing out of a land deal that would provide a holding area for the toxic water coming from the agricultural land surrounding it is what the company US Sugar is trying to do. Without clean fresh water to … Continue reading
Southwest Florida on the Fly
A few days ago I got back from a family vacation to SW Florida where I of course made some time to go fishing. I’ve visited this area my whole life and since picking up a fly rod I’ve looked at it very differently. My dad used to own an offshore boat that we would … Continue reading
The Trail: A-Z (Baby Tarpon on fly)
These guys got some amazing video fly fishing the Tamiami Trail in southwest Florida only minutes away from where my dad now lives. I’ve been able to fish there now a few times and have caught some nice snook, and had a few shots at some nice tarpon. I’ll be visiting there after the holidays … Continue reading
Boca Grande Tarpon Jig Update
Ever since the arctic weather front has hit the Chicago area I’ve been thinking more and more about visiting my dad in southwest Florida. While dreaming of Florida tarpon always come to mind. The spring of 2013 I made a post about the controversy of the Boca Grande tarpon jig that was being used in … Continue reading
Tarpon Dreams….
Last week my family and I took a trip to Marco Island Florida. We’ve been vacationing there as long as I can remember, but only in recent years when I started fly fishing did I discover that our vacation spot if Florida was a fishermans paradise! Marco Island is on the gulf side of the … Continue reading