Tarpon

Megalops atlanticus

Tarpon - articles

Article A Life's Dream Jun 24. 2015 Tropical It had been a long time on my list. The fabulous Caribbean fishing for Tarpon, Bonefish and Permit. In the summer of 2014 I decided that it was time to start the planning. I am not getting younger. You can't take the dough in the bank with you... and Carpe Diem. Read the story here	Article Mangrove tarpon Dec 26. 2014 Memories I was never really taken by tarpon fishing. I've done it a few times and caught a few tarpon, but never felt the thrill that I see people get from fishing for these fish. Read the story here	Article Braid a worm Jul 16. 2014 Clam worm Sometimes a fly-tyer thinks out of the box, and suddenly the complex and difficult becomes very simple - like tying a great clam worm fly. Learn the trick here
Article Martin's Mundane Zonker Worm Aug 28. 2011 Zonker For many saltwater anglers the term "worm hatch" has a magical ring to it. When the worms spawn, the fish usually go berserk, be it trout, stripers or tarpon. As one writer puts it: It's like yelling "free lunch" to a high school football team. Learn to tie a simple worm here	Article Tapâm Q&A Jul 1. 2011 Questions I have just reviewed the exciting tarpon fishing DVD Tapâm by Danish Jan Bach Kristensen and German Daniel Göz, and I thought I'd approach the two adventurous anglers with some questions regarding their unorthodox fishing and stunning video production. Tarpon and belly boats?! How do you get that crazy idea?	Article Tarpon fly fishing Jun 15. 2011 Theme page Fishing for large tarpon on the fly. The bright and feisty Megelops. See the theme here
Article Vaughn Cochran Jul 27. 2007 Fishy art Read about Florida artist, guide and store owner Vaughn Cochran's history and see samples of his beautiful art, which stretches from pop art over impressionsitic scenes to sculptures. Cochran paints and sculpts fish and scenes from his home waters as well as other tropical waters. Read how two passions blend - art and fishing.	Article The Bahamian Rhapsody II Oct 26. 2006 Da bones! Second part of the Bahamian bonefish joyride as described by The Gang of Four. Join Paul, Tomaz, Ian and Simon on more bonefish fun, a sailboat regatta and lots of good, clean Bahamian fun. Read second part of the story here.	Article The Bahamian Rhapsody I Oct 24. 2006 Da bones! Go on a bonefishing adventure and catch bones, tarpon, shark and a wealth of other species in the waters of the Bahamas. Tomaz Modic and Paul Slaney tells the story of fish caught and released, lines and rods broken and lots of fun had. Join them in this epic article.
Article Malbran Apr 21. 2006 Tinsel Malbran is the fly that catches everything. Created by Ramiro Garcia Malbràn and tied with simple and cheap materials it's the ideal fly for fierce predators like dorado, pike and bass. Learn to tie it here	Article La Muerte Feb 28. 2006 Tarpon You need luck, a good guide and skills to catch a tarpon. We can't supply the luck. You'll have to go there to get a good guide. The skill... well, you'll have to hone that yourself. But a good fly pattern, that's something we can help with. See how to tie Lars Mathiessen's tarpon fly La Muerte	Article Old Hickory Feb 23. 2005 Shad on a fly If Rodney Dangerfield were a fish, he'd probably be a hickory shad. They just don't get much respect. This article by Mark Dysinger aims to set that straight and give the shad the attention it really deserves from fly anglers. Read here why the shad is called the poor mans tarpon