The recent catch of a giant tarpon off Pensacola Beach, Fla., has sparked criticism regarding the manner by which the fish was handled. The accompanying image, provided to WEAR ABC 3 News (and shared ...

Anglers, get your hooks and bait ready! Tarpon season for the Gulf of Mexico is here, with many dedicated fisherman across the nation heading to Florida to see if they can catch the world’s most ...

Joshua Jorgensen has hooked a lot of fish in his lifetime, but he ranks a 100-pound-plus tarpon among his proudest personal achievements. Jorgensen, the creator of the online fishing series BlackTipH, ...

A Florida woman out for a boat ride on Sunday captured shocking footage of what appears to be a hammerhead shark chasing its next meal -- a massive tarpon. Whitney Phillips Watson was on a boat in ...

Nick spots what he thinks are dolphin, but they quickly realize it is a wall of tarpon too thick to count, all within casting distance of the sand. Live bait and big swimbaits both get crushed, with ...

LAKELAND (CBSMiami/AP) — After listening to more than a hundred emotional opinions, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission this week voted to move forward with a controversial proposal ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. (WSVN) — Lee County Sheriff’s Office detectives have launched an investigation into a peculiar incident that unfolded at a Bass Pro Shops in Southwest Florida involving the theft of a ...

Two boaters were rescued by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) after their 30-foot vessel became disabled on Wednesday.

Two people were rescued early Wednesday morning after their 30-foot sailboat lost its mast and became disabled about 40 miles ...

Since 1906, people have gathered on Jan. 6 at Spring Bayou in Tarpon Springs to watch young men compete to find a submerged wooden cross. Today, thousands attend the ceremony. The unique Epiphany ...

Since 1906, hundreds of people have gathered at the water of Tarpon Springs each January 6 to watch young men compete to find a submerged wooden cross. The unique Epiphany celebration is one example ...