Covered the 'World's Richest' Tarpon Tournament in Florida

I was invited by the Lee County Visitor and Convention Bureau which covers the Fort Myers and Sanibel area to attend and cover the 'World's Richest' Tarpon Tournament in Boca Grande, south-west Florida. The resulting feature article and photographs were published on the Fish&Fly website.

After seeing reports and photos from the world-famous Boca Grande pass tarpon fishery over the years, it was a great experience to be a part of it and look forward to returning to this beautiful part of Florida.

Click here or on the map above to discover more about the Fort Myers & Sanibel area.

Paul Sharman becomes official UK representative for the Bonefish & Tarpon Trust

Cuban Bonefish for Paul Sharman

The US based Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) conducts research into the population dynamics of bonefish, permit and tarpon primarily.

All anglers who fish the flats should support this work by joining up as a member and this is one of the reasons I wanted to raise the profile of BTT in the UK and Europe.

If you travel to fish the flats, whether on your own or with one of the angling destination firms, please join the BTT and help fund the important research they carry out to safeguard the species you and I like to fish for.

You can also get involved directly by coming along on one of their 'Travelling Angler' trips and getting involved in the research first-hand.

We need corporate and individual sponsors to come forward in the UK and Europe to help fund some of the more expensive projects like satellite tagging for example.