Publisher’s Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Weeks, L. M., author.
Title: Poontown : a novel of chasing tarpon and glory / L.M. Weeks.
Description: Nampa, ID: South Fork Publishers, LLC, 2026.
Identifiers: LCCN: 202690492 | 979-8-9855880-4-0 (hardcover) | 979-8-9855880-5-7 (paperback) | 979-8-9855880-6-4 (ebook) | 979-8-9855880-7-1 (audio)
Subjects: LCSH Tournament fishing—Fiction. | Fishing—Fiction. | Ocean—Fiction.| Southern States—Fiction. | Man-woman relationships—Fiction. | Marine ecology—Fiction. | Fishing stories, American. |
BISAC: FICTION / Nature & the Environment | FICTION / Sports | FICTION / Travel & Vacation | FICTION / Action & Adventure
Classification: LCC PS3623.E42238 P66 2026 | DDC 813.6–dc23
September 15, 2026
by L.M. Weeks
FIVE TEAMS. FIVE DAYS. ONE LEGENDARY FISH.
The Sabalo Cup Invitational is the most prestigious tarpon fly-fishing tournament in the world, attracting an unforgettable collection of obsessives, oddballs, and glory-chasers to the sun-scorched backcountry and turquoise ocean of the Tequesta Isles. For five brutal days, elite guides and determined anglers battle giant tarpon, sharks, weather, rivals, aging bodies, and their own stubborn ambitions in pursuit of victory.
The competitors are as colorful as the waters they fish. A burned-out lawyer chasing one last shot at glory. A French magnate who somehow arrives at every tournament start looking like he never went to bed. A retired exotic dancer turned psychologist battling self-doubt as fiercely as the fish themselves. Together, they plunge into a world where carefully crafted plans unravel with spectacular efficiency.
Naked Frenchmen. Jet ski disasters. Crocodile encounters. Midnight rescue missions. And somewhere amid the chaos swims the fish of a lifetime.
Wildly funny, surprisingly moving, and drawn from decades of real-world tarpon fly-fishing experience, Poontown is an authentic adventure about obsession, friendship, redemption, and the dreams we keep chasing long after common sense tells us to quit.
Perfect for fans of Carl Hiaasen, Patrick D. Smith, and character-driven adventure fiction filled with humor, heart, and unforgettable characters.
Adventure is only a cast away.
Browse the Author’s Website!
All purchase options, newsletter sign-up, author news, book trailer, awards, acclaim and more!
“On the surface, L.M. Weeks’s delightful POONTOWN is a thrilling look at the zaniness that goes into the preparation for, and participation in, a high stakes fishing tournament, and all that is lost and all that is gained along the way. What lies beneath, however, is something more powerful: a portrait of human nature in a world in which the tipping point for our fisheries and ecology is nigh.”
“Whether you fish or not, you will be hooked. This is an adult storybook that only an experienced tournament angler and articulate author could write. POONTOWN is a well-crafted delight that will fascinate, enlighten, and entertain.”
L. M. Weeks’s thrilling book, POONTOWN, dives into the fury of people who chase prehistoric fish, compete in tournaments, and battle the unrelenting ocean itself. A gripping exploration of obsession and passion, on and off the water.”
“The Real Housewives have nothing on tarpon anglers—and L. M. Weeks proves it in POONTOWN, a sharp, funny, and deeply authentic novel that captures the obsession, rivalries, and exhilaration of elite tarpon fishing.”
“Witty, fast-paced, and wildly entertaining, POONTOWN captures the obsession, rivalries, and larger-than-life personalities of the tarpon tournament world.”