Tag : Florida Keys

Three workshops and a webinar, held by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), are scheduled in early April to discuss if bonefish and tarpon should be catch-and-release only in Florida’s waters. The purpose of these workshops is to solicit public input on possible changes to the Commission’s current tarpon and bonefish rules. Specifically, the Florida [...]

Steve Huff’s snook and tarpon collection contains many tried-and-true patterns and a successful recent experiment — solid white flies. One might not go so far as to say Steve Huff wrote the book on fly fishing the flats of the Florida Keys, but he certainly belongs in each of its chapters. He’s guided since the [...]

First Bonefish Ever Caught on a Fly. Excerpt from Chapter 9 Florida’s Fishing Legends and Pioneers After guiding through most of the 1930s, Smith took a man fishing in 1938 who would put him into direct confrontation with George LaBranche’s theory about bonefish not taking flies. An Alaskan fly angler named George Crawford wanted to fish for [...]

Pat Ford photo.   Targeting Giant Bonefish in Hawaii Think chasing giant bonefish is the same as throwing to schools of hundreds on the white sands of the Bahamas? Think again. Following are some secrets on fly selection, gear choice and mental preparation in pursuing double-digit bonefish. ONE OF THE RESULTS of winning big bonefish [...]

Riding High: A Season on the Fly from Waterline Media on Vimeo.

Bonefish Tails from RA Beattie on Vimeo.

Steve Huff: “A Passion For Tarpon” by Andy Mill Andy Mill, an accomplished tarpon fisherman in his own right, interviews legendary saltwater fly fishing guide Steve Huff about a life spent pursuing tarpon in the Florida Keys. “Rockquetta” the mythical giant tarpon Huff caught with his angler’s rod. Photo Steve Huff Andy Mill: Your reputation precedes you [...]

$75,000 Bonefish Seventy Five Thousand dollar Bonefish caught on a fly A recent study by scientists at the University of Miami estimated the value of a single bonefish in the Florida Keys to be $3,500 each year. That’s nearly $75,000 over the lifespan of the fish! At the April 2011 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission [...]