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 ...

Unlike some fish that people target for food, catching or battling with a tarpon is all about the experience. These awe-inspiring fish can reach up to 8 feet in length and weigh over 250 lb. However, ...

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 ...

Like ordering a Budweiser at a wine bar, saltwater fishing seems misplaced in the land of lakes. Yet it goes down easier when a Minnesota fly fisherman is one of the sport's best. Close in memory but ...

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 ...

It's been a good time to get offshore and go fishing the last week. Sailfish, kingfish, snapper, tarpon, jacks and dolphin have all been in the catch reports. But rain has finally arrived in the ...

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 ...

We're at that wonderful time of the year when the mullet run beginning is only a few weeks away, tarpon are at the inlets and along the beaches and snapper fishing is still pretty strong. The full ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The infamous ‘silver king’ has returned to the Tampa Bay area. Tarpon are a migratory species and only come around for three months out the year, around May through July. They ...