Stu Apte's guest appearances

Stu Apte

Fishing Florida Radio Show with BooDreaux, Steve Chapman and Captain Mike Ortego on Saturday Mornings 6-9am on 740am The Game.  Fishing Florida Radio Show.

Mill House Podcast

Rob Fordyce

Andrew Zimmern

Jay Scott

Scott Hamilton

Jeff Brown

Steve Chapman

Peter Miller

Brandon Palaniuk

John Cox

Scott Martin

Drew Benton

Trevor Fitzgerald

Brandon McMillan

Bill Bishop

Bobby Knight

OwlTail

There has never been a more important person to tarpon fishing than Stu Apte, period. He has shaped his adventure filled life around this iconic fish and promoted it with a vengeance. As a result, catching a big tarpon is one of the most celebrated achievements in angling.Stu was born in Miami, Florida in 1930. Before moving to the Keys and becoming a fishing guide, Stu was a fighter pilot in the Navy during the Korean conflict. He then flew planes for Pan Am which lasted 34 years and during this time, he honed in on his real passion - Fly Fishing. Stu later went all in on guiding and had the honor of fishing many days with his mentor, Joe Brooks, and legendary baseball slugger, Ted Williams. He caught many massive world records, invented knots, and designed creative tarpon flies. One of which became a US Postage stamp.After having a prolific career on the water, writing an abundance of articles and two books, appearing in countless TV shows, Stu put tarpon fishing on the map. In 1969, Apte was inducted into the Fishing Hall of Fame and in 2005 was inducted into the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) Hall of Fame.This man is still vibrant and cheerful, ready for his next adventure on the water. In this episode, Stu talks about flying fighter jets, big fish battles in Homosassa, and the time when he almost ended his own life.

There has never been a more important person to tarpon fishing than Stu Apte, period. He has shaped his adventure filled life around this iconic fish and promoted it with a vengeance. As a result, catching a big tarpon is one of the most celebrated achievements in angling. Stu was born in Miami, Florida in 1930. Before moving to the Keys and becoming a fishing guide, Stu was a fighter pilot in the Navy during the Korean conflict. He then flew planes for Pan Am which lasted 34 years and during this time, he honed in on his real passion - Fly Fishing. Stu later went all in on guiding and had the honor of fishing many days with his mentor, Joe Brooks, and legendary baseball slugger, Ted Williams. He caught many massive world records, invented knots, and designed creative tarpon flies. One of which became a US Postage stamp. After having a prolific career on the water, writing an abundance of articles and two books, appearing in countless TV shows, Stu put tarpon fishing on the map. In 1969, Apte was inducted into the Fishing Hall of Fame and in 2005 was inducted into the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) Hall of Fame. This man is still vibrant and cheerful, ready for his next adventure on the water. In this episode, Stu talks about flying fighter jets, big fish battles in Homosassa, and the time when he almost ended his own life.

Episode 11: Stu Apte - Down and Dirty

John Havilcek

NBA Hall of Famer John Havilcek, Hall of Fame Coach Bobby Knight, and master fly angler Stu Apte call in from the Big Game Club in Bimini and more on this weeks Fishing Florida Radio

The Hall of Fame Show with John Havilcek, Coach Bobby Knight and Stu Apte on Fishing Florida Radio March 21st 2015