By Richard Hastings The backcountry fishing bite has been rising along with the water temperatures. We’re seeing more ...

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 ...

The video reportedly captured the pair catching a tarpon, estimated at 55 inches, and holding it out of the water for roughly five minutes to pose for photos. Afterward, they returned the fish to the ...

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office has charged two men of sneaking into a Florida Keys aquarium, snagging a legally protected game fish, removing it from the water, and killing it. According to ...

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 ...

Police arrested a second suspect this week over a break-in at a Florida Keys aquarium that led to the death of a large tarpon. Security camera footage from May 25 last year showed two men entering ...