Anglers have been traveling to Bimini for decades to snare bonefish, snapper, tuna and wahoo.

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Ault announced an innovative new partnership between BTT and the University of Miami to study bonefish and tarpon.

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Apte was one of the pioneers of flyfishing for bonefish, tarpon and permit on the flats, and has set 44 saltwater fishing records in his career.

FORBES: Actor Michael Keaton, Writer Tom McGuane And Flyfishing Legend Stu Apte Come Together To Help Save Bonefish And Tarpon

In March he will likely head to fish the saltwater flats in Florida for bonefish and tarpon and perhaps permit (a species of fish that has thus far eluded his hook).

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The Keys still have big, wary bonefish.

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On an unseasonably chilly night in Manhattan a gaggle of businessmen, anglers and fishing guides gathered together for an auction and dinner in the name of saving bonefish, tarpon and permit, three species that haunt the flats and beguile anglers from Florida to the Bahamas to various far-flung Pacific atolls.

FORBES: Actor Michael Keaton, Writer Tom McGuane And Flyfishing Legend Stu Apte Come Together To Help Save Bonefish And Tarpon