Tarpon Rodeo

June 12th, 2026

Logo for the Tampa Bay Watch Tarpon Rodeo 2026 local fishing tournament for marine conservation
Logo for the Tampa Bay Watch Tarpon Rodeo 2026 local fishing tournament for marine conservation

Tarpon Rodeo 2026 was a success! Thank you to all sponors and teams—your participation directly impacts our continued mission!

Event Photos

The Tarpon Rodeo is our annual all catch-and-release tournament on Tampa Bay to benefit our restoration projects and education programs! Anglers competed in a half-day tournament. Fish were logged in by the boat captain or a team representative on the event app, iAngler, and judged by a professional app representative.

Tournament Winners


Guardian Division :

1st Place Guardian Tarpon

Doc Fords (4 Tarpon)

2nd Place Guardian

General Dynamics # 2 (3 Tarpon)

3rd Place Guardian Tarpon Honorable mention

General Dynamics #1 (2 Tarpon @ 10:45AM, 10:57AM)

Amuni Financial (2 Tarpon @ 7:47AM, 12:55PM)

Sport Division:

1st Place Sport Division Tarpon

Tampa Yacht Management (1 Tarpon @ 8:06AM)


2nd Place Sport Division Tarpon

Steve Kropf RMSN 4 Tarpon (1 Tarpon @ 9:14AM)


3rd Place Sport Division Honorable mention

N/A

In-Shore Slam Division

1st Place In-Shore Slam  

Eric Larson - "Tristan's Gold"  (86.5 inches:  Snook 35", Redfish 31.5", Trout 20")

2nd Place In-Shore Slam  

Great Bay Distributors #2  (74.5 inches:  Snook 29.75", Redfish 28.75", Trout 16")

3rd Place In-Shore Slam   Honorable mention

Mike Wilson Sponsor Boat  (68.5 inches:  Snook 24", Redfish 26.75", Trout 17.75")

Thank you to all of our teams!

People at an outdoor event, possibly a fishing fair, with various tables and informational signs about fishing, including a banner for Tampa Bay Rodéo, fish, and fishing-related items.
Tampa Bay Watch Tarpon Rodeo 2026 local fishing tournament for marine conservation
Group of six people standing on a wood deck, smiling, holding a large check for $2,000 made out to Doc Fords and a decorative trophy shaped like a fish, in front of a blue and white booth backdrop with event and sponsor banners, crowd in the background.

Save the Date

Tarpon Rodeo 2027 will be June 4th!

Thank You to our 2026 Sponsors!

PRESENTING

Logo for Great Bay Distributors with a retro style, featuring palm trees, a marquee sign, and the words 'Pride, Commitment, Service, Quality' on a ribbon banner.
The image features the logo of Directed Capital, which includes a stylized blue geometric building icon on the left and the company name in bold blue and dark gray text on the right.

PLATINUM

Logo of the Trays Up Foundation with stylized overlapping T and B initials, and the organization name in bold letters.

GOLD

Logo of General Dynamics with the company name in bold blue text.
Raymond James logo with blue text.

Lunch Sponsored By

Interested in sponsoring or participating next year? Please contact Meegan Wright, mwright@tampabaywatch.org