Support the Bonefish Tarpon Trust

Posted on February 1, 2012

We like the Bonefish Tarpon Trust because they have a cool sounding URL – tarbone.org – and because everything they do is driven by scientific research, and the desire to keep doing it. So when Aaron Adams dropped a note about supporting the org’s new membership drive, I’m all in. They are now offering associate membership for $50 contributions. As Dr. Adams wrote: “As always, the funds go to support BTT’s research, conservation, and education. We are having monthly give-aways of gear (this month it’s Howler Brothers), next month Cheeky, then Orvis,…. But best of all, the final drawing at the end of the year is a trip to Ascension Bay. And for people who join and renew at $100 of higher, there is…

Tagged: bonefish, Bonefish Tarpon Trust, Fly Fishing, permit, research, science, tarpon

BOOK REVIEW: Marquesa

Posted on January 19, 2012

Marquesa is a book penned well before the existence of blogs, but it is the type of published work every fly fishing blogger wishes he’d written. Author Jeffrey Cardena’s account of his solitary venture by houseboat in the Marquesas Keys, an atoll sitting 30 miles west of Key West, is as compelling a first person fishing narrative as you’ll read. Cardenas was, and still is, a well-regarded Keys fishing guide, but his words are not confined to that world. He writes without pretense, in a natural voice that perfectly reflects his sheer joy and wonderment from being immersed in this wilderness with tarpon, permit, sharks and even cassiopea. He limits his descriptions of the actual fly fishing–a very good thing–and when he does talk about it…

Tagged: book review, Departure Publishing, Jeffrey Cadenas, Key West, Marquesa, permit, tarpon

The State Of Bonefish and Tarpon

Posted on April 17, 2010

I asked Dr. Aaron Adams a few questions about the state of bonefish, tarpon, and permit, particularly in Florida after this brutal winter. I also asked him about the mission of the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust. Here’s what he had to say. FJ: Could you kind of summarize what the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust is all about? If I’m giving money, where is it going? AA: Bonefish & Tarpon Trust was founded as Bonefish & Tarpon Unlimited in 1998, by a group of concerned, anglers, guides, and scientists. They were concerned about the apparent decline of bonefish and changes in behavior of tarpon in the Keys, and wanted to do something to improve the fisheries. They quickly learned that very little was known about…

Tagged: Aaron Adams, bonefish, Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, conservation, habitat loss, permit, responsible angling, tarpon

Project Permit Is In Full Effect

Posted on March 5, 2010

Project Permit, a new joint venture between The Bonefish and Tarpon Trust and Costa Del Mar Sunglasses, has the goal of tagging 6,000 permit for scientific research. The stuff they have found out about bonefish and tarpon is phenomenal so I imagine this will bear the same fruit. Go to the Project Permit website to apply for tags if you are so inclined.

Tagged: Bonefish Tarpon Trust, Costa Del Mar, Flats fishing, permit, Project Permit, vital fish research

Degrees of Difficulty

Posted on April 8, 2009

I met up with Robert Tomes, who wrote the book Muskie on the Fly. Not surprisingly, when he fishes saltwater he chases permit. “I like fish that don’t like me,” he said. The comment turned the discussion to mapping the personal evolution of the fly angler. Making the commitment to learn to cast a fly rod, and then catch fish with it, means you’ve already made a decision to make things harder on yourself. At the beginning the focus is on just getting that one fish to fall in line. That first fish on the fly is like the stamp on your hand as proof of admission.You never want to wash it off. Then it becomes kind of a numbers game; success is measured…

Tagged: muskellunge, permit, Robert Tomes, self flagellation

Save the World Links

Posted on January 13, 2009

Tarbone sends a letter to Florida Fish and Wildlife asking for better bonefish, tarpon, and permit protections. Capt. Gordon sends word of more news in his battle against Carolina gill nets. Coastal Voices blog has a link to a map showing the extent of human impact on the oceans. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has a petition to the EPA to keep its promise to clean up the bay by 2010.

Tagged: bonefish, Chesapeake Bay, EPA, Florida, gill nets, North Carolina, permit, redfish, tarbone, tarpon

BTU Petitions to End Commercial Permit Fishing

Posted on December 5, 2008

Help Tarbone’s cause to end commercial harvest of what many regard as the penultimate toughest gamefish to fool with a fly.

Tagged: bonefish and tarpon unlimited, commercial fishing, eating what you shouldn't, permit

DVD REVIEW: Drift

Posted on September 30, 2008

“I want ‘em to look in the eye of that fish.” The moment the first spey cast jumps from the screen in high definition, and the fly line falls over the currents of the Deschutes River, the viewer is hooked. The film’s vibrancy strikes an immediate chord, and it’s easy to settle in thinking Drift will progress as a collection of high quality destination pieces. Not exactly. The new fly fishing film from Confluence Films takes the viewer to intriguing places, sure, but Drift isn’t really about where to fish, it’s about people and why they fish. The destinations provide the backdrop. Drift is comprised of five segments that have the feel of magazine profiles brought to life. In Oregon, it focuses on John and Amy Hazel…

Tagged: Andros, Bahamas, Belize, bonefish, Confluence Films, Deschutes, Drift, Drift Movie Review, flyfishing, Kashmir, oregon, permit, steelhead, The Drake

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