Season 2
Season 1
Tarpon Fishing / Fossil Hunting
Join host Chad Crawford and a Tarpon Fishing master and learn how-to catch the Silver King way down in Islamorada – The Sport Fishing Capital of the World. Chef Justin whips up a taste of the tropics with mango bread pudding, and Chad travels to the Peace River and learns how-to dig up ancient history near the town of Wauchula – that’s right, Florida style fossil hunting!
Episode Related Video
Episode Links
Tarpon Fishing
Checklist:
solid equipment
drift fishing the channels with live bait
watch the surface
match your bait
Bud N’ Mary’s Marina – Bill Bassett
Fossil Hunting
Checklist:
Fossil permit
fossil hunting screen
shovel no longer than 4ft
fossil hunting field guide
water
suncreen
Florida Fossil Hunters – Jimmy Waldron & Russell Brown
Florida Fossil Permit
Simon & Schuster’s Guide To Fossils
More Info
Tarpon Fishing
All about Tarpon
Islamorada
Bud N’ Mary’s Marina
How you can help FWC learn more about tarpon
Hand Feed Tarpon