The palolo worm.” My new yoga classmate-turned-dinner companion said it louder, as if my hearing was the problem and not my complete ignorance about what he was saying. “Palolo. Worm,” he emphasized.

Of all the different fish that can be caught in the Florida Keys, tarpon are the most sought after. And now through June is the best time to catch and release the fish known as the Silver King.

ISLAMORADA — The highlight of our three-day fly-fishing trip to the Florida Keys in mid-June, during the famous spring tarpon run when flyrod records routinely fall, came when a 30-pound barracuda ...

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 ...

Although the chance to catch a tarpon on fly attracts anglers from all over the world to the shallow flats of the Keys, plenty of anglers are happy to hook a tarpon on live bait. This time of year, ...

Just under the surface of the waters off Islamorada awaits a hungry beast. "You don't use a pole or a hook for this," explains fourth-grader Ava Stamper. Rather, you use your hands. "Down, down, down… ...

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 ...