TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Although it is illegal to keep or harvest tarpon, or even take it out of the water at all, they are super fun to catch and can give you a great fight. They are around the Tampa ...

I HAD JUST returned from Homosassa, Florida. I had driven 10 hours each way to fly fish for tarpon. I had recently broken three ribs in what remains disputed as either a biking accident or a drinking ...

If there's one inshore fish most Lowcountry anglers would love to catch, it's probably a tarpon. Tarpon can reach well over 100 pounds in South Carolina waters (the state record is 154 pounds, 10 ...

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 ...

Captain Griffin Deans is always one to leave a big bait soaking because he knows that is often what it takes to catch big fish. “Even if we’re just trout fishing, I’ll throw something big out trying ...

Daytime temperatures are blazing hot, and the water temperature in Charleston Harbor is in the mid-80s. For nearshore fishing enthusiasts, that signals that it's time to try and hook a tarpon. Without ...

I've covered the Louisiana fishing scene for a quarter century, traveling from Monroe to Montegut and the Sabine to the Pearl. I've got a 9.42-pound bass on my wall I caught on Toledo Bend with Jack ...

One of the world’s oldest and most sought-after species of fish made their presence felt across Tampa Bay and Gulf beaches this past week. Since prehistoric times, the silver king has roamed Earth’s ...

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 ...