Lefty’s CAN’T MISS Cracking the Salt Flies pg 14 Tarpon Code pg 26 Bonefish & Tarpon A publication of Bonefish & Tarpon Trust www.tarbone.org S TE WARDS HIP T HROUGH S CIE NCE 2010 EDITION 3 Epic Flats Science of Getaways pg 24 pgangling 10 & pg 26 BTT LAUNCHES NEW SERIES pg 6 Tracking the ‘PIRATES’ TV Mysterious Bonefish pg 30 NEW Permit Effort Tom Brokaw, Thomas McGuane & Michael Keaton, pg 32 between takes in Abaco, get another life lesson from Lefty Kreh Bonefish & Tarpon A publication of Bonefish & BOARD OF DIRECTORS Tarpon Trust Tom Davidson, Chairman of the Board Russ Fisher, Vice Chairman 2010 EDITION Matt Connolly, President Aaron Adams, Ph.D., Director of Operations www.tarbone.org Jon Ain Bill Legg Stu Apte Steve Martin FEATURES Jerry Ault David Meehan .BTUFSZ$PNFT'SPN&YQFSJFODF Randolph Bias Jeff More Curtis Bostick Sandy Moret Chris Buckley Mike Nussman page6 page10 page20 Tad Burke Stephan O’Brien Adolphus Busch Scott Paciello &YQFSJFODF$PNFT'SPN5IF.BTUFST Michael Cassidy Chris Peterson Charles Causey Dave Philipp Don Causey Charlie Potter BTT Goes Pirate Science of Fishing Fishing:Then & Now Jack Curlett Jon Shenker Chris Dorsey Joel Shepherd Chico Fernandez Nelson Sims Mike Fitzgerald, Jr. Adelaide Skoglund page page page Jeff Storm Harkavy Steve Stanley 22 30 34 Rob Hewett Paul Swacina Richard Hirsch Jim Trice Patty Jacobson John Turner Bill Klyn Jeff Wilson Mick Kolassa Paul Wingrove Favorite Fishing Places The Bonefish Journey Who is More Stressed? Executive Committee: Chris Dorsey Tom Davidson Stu Apte ARTICLES Russ Fisher Steve Stanley Matt Connolly Jerry Ault Membership Sweepstakes 13 Tarpon DNA 37 Aaron Adams Chico Fernandez My Favorite Salt Flies 14 Currents 38 Bill Klyn Bill Legg Everglades Economics Study 18 Pending Tarpon Legislation 38 Mick Kolassa Sandy Moret Artist of the Year 19 Bahamas Initiative 38 Jeff Storm Harkavy Keaton Tapes PSA for BTT 23 BTT Seminar on Abaco 41 Cracking the Tarpon Code 26 Premium Galley 43 Honorary Trustees: George Matthews BTT Traveling Angler Program 27 Bonefish Research Program 56 Dr. Marty Arostegui John Moritz Angling and Science Converge 28 Perfecting the Flats Boat 57 Brett Boston Johnny Morris Conservation Partner: Abaco Lodge 29 New Membership Categories 58 Art Donation Program 32 Instinctive Conservation 59 Betsy Bullard Jack Nicklaus Permit Tagging 32 Peter Dominick Billy Pate Marshall Field Nathaniel Reed Guy Harvey Mark Sosin BTT is proud to announce the “Hooked Up” George Hommell Paul Tudor-Jones 2010 Artist of the Year: James Jameson Bill Tyne Rob Kramer Jack Willits Davis Love Joan Wulff John Swan Read more on page 14 BTT’s MISSION To support research to help under- Thank You to Our stand, nurture, and enhance healthy Publications Team: Bonefish & Tarpon Journal Tom Davidson & Matt Connolly, Publishers Additional Sponsors: bonefish, tarpon, and permit popula- Aaron Adams, Managing Editor Abaco Lodge tions by: supporting research on bone- 24 Dockside Lane, PMB 83, Key Largo, FL 33037 Doug Kelly, Consulting Editor Bairs Lodge $IJDP'FSOBOEF[ 'MJQ1BMMPU fish, tarpon, and permit biology and Rose Michno, Advertising Coordinator Beretta "VUIPS 3FOPXO'JTIFSNBO )FMMhT#BZ#PBU0XOFS 'JTIFSNBO (VJEF )FMMT#BZ#PBU0XOFS fisheries; providing educational mate- Ph 239-283-1622 Layout & Design Orion Multimedia Florida Keys Fly Fishing School rial to the public and fishermen, and Toof Printing, Memphis, TN, Printer Palm Cottages working with government agencies to Thank you for photography donations: Pennsylvania Fly Fishing School Aaron Adams, Brian O’keefe, Val Atkinson Pez Raton Lodge ensure healthy fish populations. 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Valentine Atkinson )&--4#":#0"5803,4$0.]]$)"''&&%35*5647*--& '- Cover Photo: Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures BONEFISH & TARPON JOURNAL 2010 WWW.TARBONE.ORG Bonefish & Tarpon A publication of Bonefish & BOARD OF DIRECTORS Tarpon Trust Tom Davidson, Chairman of the Board Russ Fisher, Vice Chairman 2010 EDITION Matt Connolly, President Aaron Adams, Ph.D., Director of Operations www.tarbone.org Jon Ain Bill Legg Stu Apte Steve Martin Jerry Ault David Meehan FEATURES Randolph Bias Jeff More .BTUFSZ$PNFT'SPN&YQFSJFODF Curtis Bostick Sandy Moret Chris Buckley Mike Nussman page page page Tad Burke Stephan O’Brien 6 10 20 Adolphus Busch Scott Paciello &YQFSJFODF$PNFT'SPN5IF.BTUFST Michael Cassidy Chris Peterson Charles Causey Dave Philipp Don Causey Charlie Potter Jack Curlett Jon Shenker BTT Goes Pirate Science of Fishing Fishing:Then & Now Chris Dorsey Joel Shepherd Chico Fernandez Nelson Sims Mike Fitzgerald, Jr. Adelaide Skoglund Jeff Storm Harkavy Steve Stanley page24 page30 page34 Rob Hewett Paul Swacina Richard Hirsch Jim Trice Patty Jacobson John Turner Bill Klyn Jeff Wilson Mick Kolassa Paul Wingrove Favorite Fishing Places The Bonefish Journey Who is More Stressed? Executive Committee: Aaron Adams Chico Fernandez Stu Apte Russ Fisher ARTICLES Jerry Ault Jeff Storm Harkavy Membership Sweepstakes 13 Permit Tagging 32 Michael Cassidy Bill Klyn My Favorite Salt Flies 14 Tarpon DNA 37 Matt Connolly Mick Kolassa Everglades Economics Study 18 Currents 38 Jack Curlett Bill Legg Artist of the Year 19 Bahamas Initiative 40 Tom Davidson Sandy Moret Keaton Tapes PSA for BTT 23 BTT Seminar on Abaco 41 Chris Dorsey Steve Stanley Cracking the Tarpon Code 26 Premium Galley 43 BTT Traveling Angler Program 27 Bonefish Research Program 56 Honorary Trustees: George Matthews Angling and Science Converge 28 Perfecting the Flats Boat 57 Dr. Marty Arostegui John Moritz Conservation Partner: Abaco Lodge 29 New Membership Categories 58 Brett Boston Johnny Morris Art Donation Program 32 Instinctive Conservation 59 Betsy Bullard Jack Nicklaus Peter Dominick Billy Pate Marshall Field Nathaniel Reed BTT is proud to announce the “Hooked Up” Guy Harvey Mark Sosin George Hommell Paul Tudor-Jones 2010 Artist of the Year: James Jameson Bill Tyne Rob Kramer Jack Willits Davis Love Joan Wulff John Swan Read more on page 14 BTT’s MISSION To support research to help under- Thank You to Our stand, nurture, and enhance healthy Publications Team: Bonefish & Tarpon Journal Tom Davidson & Matt Connolly, Publishers Additional Sponsors: bonefish, tarpon, and permit popula- Aaron Adams, Managing Editor Abaco Lodge tions by: supporting research on bone- 24 Dockside Lane, PMB 83, Key Largo, FL 33037 Doug Kelly, Consulting Editor Bairs Lodge $IJDP'FSOBOEF[ 'MJQ1BMMPU fish, tarpon, and permit biology and Rose Michno, Advertising Coordinator Beretta "VUIPS 3FOPXO'JTIFSNBO )FMMhT#BZ#PBU0XOFS 'JTIFSNBO (VJEF )FMMT#BZ#PBU0XOFS fisheries; providing educational mate- Ph 239-283-1622 Layout & Design Orion Multimedia Florida Keys Fly Fishing School rial to the public and fishermen, and Toof Printing, Memphis, TN, Printer Palm Cottages working with government agencies to Thank you for photography donations: Pennsylvania Fly Fishing School Aaron Adams, Brian O’keefe, Val Atkinson Pez Raton Lodge ensure healthy fish populations. Printed on recycled paper Printed in the USA Rick Murphy Pirates Cover Photo: R. Valentine Atkinson )&--4#":#0"5803,4$0.]]$)"''&&%35*5647*--& '- Cover Photo: Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures BONEFISH & TARPON JOURNAL 2010 WWW.TARBONE.ORG S etting the Hook GIVING COMES IN MANY FORMS ike many not-for-profit organizations in 2009, Bonefish and Tarpon Trust was challenged in a variety of new ways as nearly everyone is revaluating their priorities, their discretionary income spending, and their time. It L is against this global backdrop of economic uncertainty that Bonefish & Tarpon Trust finds itself uniquely blessed with a board, membership and stakeholders who continue to be deeply committed to the resource. The traditional three legged stool of non-profit giving includes time, talent & treasure. ESPN’s stunning new television series Pirates of the Flats is a remarkable example of how the generous convergence of these founding charitable attributes can lead to extraordinary results. Pirates of the Flats is a child of the collaborative ingenuity and shared com- mitment of BTT board members: Chris Dorsey of Orion Multimedia, the show’s outstanding production company; Bill Klyn, of Patagonia, Bill is the Tom Davidson Matt Connolly show’s executive producer; Mike Cassidy, of BASS/ESPN the show’s network; Chairman President & Chris Peterson, of Hells Bay Boatworks as its founding sponsor. They joined together to transform a dream into a reality. Their good work was lifted by the efforts of BTT Director of Operations Aaron Adams, news anchor Tom Brokaw, author Tom McGuane, actor Michael Keaton, Patagonia founder Yvon Chounaird, angling legend Lefty Kreh, and outdoor photographer Val Atkinson—all joining Bill Klyn as pirates, anglers, conservationists and comedians! The innovative quality of the show attracted top level sponsors such as Chevy, takemefishing.org, and Costa del Mar in addition to Hells Bay Boatworks, headed by Chris Peterson. However, Peterson didn’t stop at sponsorship. To capitalize on the marketing opportunity presented by the Pirates series, he and Mike Cassidy have crafted a unique fund raising program for BTT through Chris’ amazing gift of a cutting edge Hells Bay flats boat and trailer along with some outstanding items from ESPN/Disney. Please moni- tor www.tarbone.org closely to learn more about this exciting sweepstakes program. While these truly epic examples of giving to BTT will further enable us to successfully carry out research, educa- tion and conservation advocacy programs, please keep in mind that your individual support through membership contributions and annual donations are critically important to BTT, as they remain the very heart and soul of our conservation initiatives. If you haven’t made your membership contribution this year, please do so as soon as you can; and if you have, thank you ever so much! Companies are stepping up in other ways as well. For membership incentives, Patagonia is generously providing significant discounts on product purchases for a full year for some membership levels. And in addition to provid- ing cash donations, Orvis is including BTT membership materials with all saltwater rods.