There’s a certain logic to it. So for all you friends and family of tarpon anglers, let me walk you through the steps of what fly fishing for tarpon is all about, so that you can understand what ...

Remember that sight-fishing tactics mostly dominate tropical ... Bombing shots all day with a big wet sock of a tarpon fly and fighting potentially 100+ pound fish demands the right rod.

Bonefish are the stuff of fishing films and glossy magazines, a species that’s right at home in a sentence that includes the ...

Fly Fishing Film Festival May 3 ... JULY 3-5–75th GOLDEN MEADOW-FOURCHON TARPON RODEO: Fourchoh Marina & Pavilion, Port Fourchon. Benefits South Louisiana High students. Fishing begins daylight ...

Gear gets more complex if you’re Western-style fly fishing. A fly rod and reel are ... advanced and curious about landing big salmon and tarpon, you’ll want a beefier 10- or 12-weight rod.

I did not, but when a fishing guide tells you to cast, you cast. The fish apparently didn’t chase the fly as I stripped it back ... as one of the best places to look for bonefish, permit, tarpon and a ...

Baker has fished for dozens of species across the U.S. and western hemisphere: fly-fishing for brown trout in Montana and, with conventional gear, for peacock bass in Kauai. He has sought sturgeon on ...

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Frank was an accomplished marksman, and a lifelong angler and fly fisherman ... and Fishing Club to the silver salmon runs of Alaska’s Kanektok River, to his favorite spots for tarpon in ...

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