The bright, fluorescent green float stood out like a beacon against the emerald green Gulf water. About ten feet beneath the ...

May is a month that ranks high for anglers fishing in the waters around Pine Island. It could be our best time of the year ...

What’s happening: Grab your rod and some hooks, and come join the family fun at Boca Grande Fishing Pier for the annual youth fishing tournament. This catch-and-release tournament is open to all youth ...

The jig is up in Boca Grande Pass, but controversy over tarpon fishing shows no sign of quieting down. On Thursday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 7-0 to ban a ...

Captain Tyler DeGraff and Captain RJ Cox pose with their 62-pound wahoo caught during last weekend’s Boca Grande Bottom Blast. Provided photo Courtesy of Tyler DeGraff Captain Tyler DeGraff was glad ...

BOCA GRANDE, Fla.- A portion of the Boca Grande Fishing Pier is shut down until further notice amidst safety concerns. “The northern-most 36 feet of the side of the pier had some potential for ...

If you want to stop conversation at The Temptation Restaurant on Gasparilla Island, try four letters. "PTTS," as in the Professional Tarpon Tournament Series. Heads turn. Voices drop. People stare. It ...

Editor's note: ESPNOutdoors.com will focus on tarpon, providing a series of articles and features detailing the annual run of the silver kings in our Tarpon Trek. Anglers worldwide know Boca Grande ...

In a not very high-definition video, shot this week with an underwater camera attached to a 6-foot-long PVC pipe, more than 100 tarpon swirl silently through the green water, 12 feet beneath the ...

A second-home haven for some of America’s wealthiest families, a beach lover’s dream and a mecca for sport fishermen from all over the world, Boca Grande—that idyllic Old-Florida town on Gasparilla ...