Landing a big tarpon is a dream for many anglers, and few fish fight harder than a big ‘poon. Before you book your first tarpon outing, understand that hooking the fish and getting it to the side of the boat are very different propositions. Reaching the point of release on a big tarpon can take [...]

Cruising swiftly and silently just beneath the surface, tarpon pass virtually unseen along the Panama City Beach coastline on their annual summer migration through the Gulf of Mexico. Unseen, that is, until Capt. Justin Leake sets the hook and gives beachgoers a front row seat to acrobatics fit for a “silver king.” “It’s like a [...]

This week, a second look at some of the best angling action of the season as the Chasin’ The Sun crew chases migrating tarpon and inshore redfish. Capt. Justin Leake and local fishing guide Ricky McNaron patrol the tarpon migration route and locate a giant school of the elusive gamefish just a few hundred yards off the sandy [...]

Have you fished in a residential canal? Watch video of this angler who goes fishing in a canal located in a very residential area. He’s found that there’s a lot of fish stacked in canals in the spring. He’s pretty excited to fish here and even spent his whole night arranging and organizing his tackle [...]

Have you done canal fishing? Watch video of this guy who goes fishing in a canal and catches a tarpon! He walks off his cruise ship on his Saint Martin vacation and even as he waits for the ferry to bring them to the mainland he sees several tarpons just hanging around the pier. Definitely [...]

What starts as a family outing turns into the experience of a lifetime for Capt. Justin Leake when he swims with a school of migrating tarpon in this episode of Chasin’ the Sun.     Mark Cooper, former NFL lineman and avid tarpon angler, marvels at the crystal clear water of the Gulf of Mexico [...]