In Florida, you can’t kill a tarpon — a silver-plated game fish prized by catch-and-release anglers — without a special permit. You also can’t spearfish in almost half of the Florida Keys. Monroe ...

Keys Fishing Trip releases a Top 10 list of saltwater spinning reels engineered for Florida Keys conditions, matching ...

Jupiter's Dave Preston can celebrate Independence Day by telling a fish story that is true.Preston and his guide, Capt. Luis Cortes, caught the largest tarpon in Gold Cup history with a fish weighing ...

ISLAMORADA, Fla. — An Oklahoma man turned himself in to Monroe County deputies Friday after they say he was caught on camera forcing his arm down the throat of a tarpon at an Islamorada marina a few ...

Long before tourism defined Florida’s west coast, anglers were drawn to Boca Grande for one main reason: tarpon. That ...

Anglers, get your hooks and bait ready! Tarpon season for the Gulf of Mexico is here, with many dedicated fisherman across the nation heading to Florida to see if they can catch the world’s most ...

Well, if you haven’t caught your tarpon yet this summer, it’s not because you aren’t getting a chance. The T-word pops up every week here from those who check in with what they’re seeing and/or ...

The recent catch of a giant tarpon off Pensacola Beach, Fla., has sparked criticism regarding the manner by which the fish was handled. The accompanying image, provided to WEAR ABC 3 News (and shared ...

Tarpon can only be harvested by anglers who buy a special tag in pursuit of a state record, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. A tarpon leaps from the water off the ...