Fishing Florida For Tarpon And Everything Else

Tarpon was Slow, So Took A Turn


Went and tried our hand at some tarpon fishing this weekend again, man was it crazy. Too many boats on the water everywhere.  Guess that's what you get during a holiday weekend. Oh well. Que sera, sera. Did give it a go but it was awfully slow, the bites just weren't happening. Could see them, they'd roll and we'd wait, sometimes thats the absolute hardest part of fishing, the waiting. It's definitely a patient mans game. After a few hours without much to speak of, we headed a little further out to atleast try and put something in the boat. [caption id="attachment_17" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="No tarpon, just kingfish"][/caption] Never wanting to have a wasted trip, we hit the first cuts and started trolling for some kingfish. We weren't dissappointed. It wasn't long before we had three really nice ones in the boat and ready to go. Probably the best part of it all ...

Shark Attacks In Boca Grande


If you've never fished Boca Grande Pass before then there's one thing you should know. When the tarpon show up on their annual migration, the sharks come in groves. You could stand to loose quite a few fish during an outing if they are there in force and in numbers. Here's a good video kind of displaying the fact. Their are quite a few bull sharks in this video but those aren't the only species that'll be there. In fact, you're likely to find a ton of hammerheads to. Video is a little amateurish but a good representation. Careful, the musics loud in parts.

Tarpon Fishing Around Sanibel


Well to start off with, there was an absolutely enormous hammerhead caught this weekend. This is the biggest one I've ever seen. I don't know if I could've done it though myself, I hate to see one this big get basically murdered and for what? When they get this big they are the breeders. They are what keeps the stocks in place. It's not like you're gonna eat it or anything so why kill it? The fun is supposed to be in the catch, not the kill. Take a video camera next time and record it, then it'll last forever, plus you could get like replica jaws made to match based on estimates, who cares if there not real, the memory will last, but this fish won't be able to put it's obviously superior genes back in to the breeding pool. Oh well, I digress. The winds are laying down now ...

Deep Sea Fishing for Permit


When the bonefish can be found in large groups it's clear that it is spring time in Key West. During this season permit look to escape off the flats as they rush to the ocean to begin breeding. Even on the best days of South Florida fishing for permit you will never see as many fish as you will in the ocean this time of year. Fish flock by the thousands on rock piles. They are literally stacked up on top of each other. These fish can be very complicated to feast on the flats and they can still be demanding to feast in the deep waters, but the volume that you will find offshore nearly guarantees you will uncover a famished one. Once the rods bowed, its no piece of cake to get that fish to the skiff. The rock piles that they are holding on yields as ...

Weekend Fishing Forecast


SURF: Frigid water temps are maintaining whiting catches up, but look for them to slow down as temperatures get warmer. Sand fleas, shrimp or similar tackle will likely work best. Home in on the spots along the Canaveral National Seashore as well as the ocean side of the north jetties at Sebastian Inlet. Bluefish continue to be a fundamental target for about all fisherman, mainly when using reeking bloody baits like cut menhaden. At first light could start being positive for snook, redfish, tarpon and spinner sharks as the fish begin swimming into the reefs attempting to locate menhaden. Fresh baits work excellent, but it's also a chance to take them on artificials like the MirrOlure MirrOmullet Luminescence Series 16MR. OFFSHORE: It looks like the weathermen are planning for fishable conditions with southeasterly winds. If that's the circumstance, be expecting some of the good dolphin fishing of last weekend to continue. Water conditions ...

Tarpon Fishing Is Heating Up


Tarpon Fishing has been productive now for the past month in the Boca Grande area. Even though the fishing conditions has been not quite helpful to say the slightest. I have fished more up Charlotte Harbor over the past month than any point in my profession. With several days spent a few miles up the canal. The technique has been to discover free jumping tarpon and arrange deep drifts where they were found. By and large uncovering the loads of bait and feathered friends and putting that in concert with a moving tarpon would result in a couple of hookups per day. Believe me when I tell you it takes a lot of rational stamina to fish all day for a couple of runs. There has been a massive wad of tarpon numbering approximately 3000 that have been in and out of the pass. A mixture of factors together with ...