Pretty sweet tarpon conservation video “Signaling Silver” dropped the other day by BOTE Boards. Definitely worth the 5-minute watch:
“This summer, we set out to Florida’s Nature Coast for an expedition tagging tarpon with Bonefish & Tarpon Trust and Florida Outdoor Experience. With a focus on protecting essential and historical tarpon fisheries before it is too late, we went not only for our enjoyment but for those generations to come. See the full story online now, in the latest BOTE Presents: Signaling Silver.”
Please visit the BOTE website HERE for more information, photos, and awesome boards.
One of my hopes has been to fish for bonefish. The shear speed of those runs seems to be not something that many other fish can attain.
Both are amazing game fish. I never caught either one, although I did hook up a Tarpon only to have it jump and spit the hook. That is one experience you never forget. Loss of habitat, big problem everywhere.
No kidding. I've fortunately been in casting range of each, but have caught neither. While I don't love saltwater fishing, there's something about wading a flat that is breathtaking.
Wow, that has got to be a memory. I couldn't get the tarpon I tried to catch in the Keys to go for the fly. You're absolutely right about the habitat issues, seems to only be getting worse too.