Tarpon have shown off the beaches as well some backcountry bays and some in the passes. The annual tarpon spring migration has started with tarpon starting to move up the beaches from the south. Where do the tarpon come from is still somewhat of a mystery but some come from the Florida Keys and points …
TARPON FISHING & MORE! Tarpon and sharks have shown up in the backcountry and I’m also seeing tarpon off the beaches. As is the norm for this time of year tarpon and sharks have shown in the backcountry in 3-5’ of water. They seem to come to the same spots in the same bays every …
The weather finally warmed up and the water temperature is now in the mid 70’s and climbing! Consequently I’m starting to use live bait, live minnows (pilchards) again which sometimes catches bigger, better quality fish than shrimp or jigs. Snook are becoming more active and I’m starting to catch them in the passes and adjacent …
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The water temp has dropped into the high 70’s which is not a bad thing. We’ve also had some much needed rain which for some reason seems to help the fishing. As usual this time off year were catching a mixed bag including mackerel and bonita off the beaches, snook, redfish, snapper, jacks, ladyfish (not …
Tarpon fishing is where it’s at right now. We’re in peak tarpon season and so far it’s not been disappointing. There are fish off the beaches, some in the passes and a few in the backcountry. I’ve transitioned from a 6am departure to a 5:30am departing with the longer days. I love that golden hour …
My favorite time of the year is here, May & June, the weather is typically nice, consistent and stable, the tarpon are running, peak time for snook, sharks are around, reds, mackerel and overall a good time of year to fish. Most of my trips this time of year are tarpon trips. We leave the …
We’re in typical mid-winter southwest Florida fishing conditions. I tell my clients my goal this time of year is to have good action and catch a variety of species. That’s one of the things I love about saltwater fishing is the variety of species and the diverse marine ecosystem in and around the marine environment.
Beautiful is the word that comes to mind when thinking about the weather, water and fishing of late. The daytime temperatures have started to cool and the weather has been very consistent with a light breeze out of the east which keeps our gulf water calm and clear. Consequently, the fishing is very good. Snook …
Fished new clients Erika Ford and Brad Schofield today. Brad is a crappie fisherman from Illinois. He wanted to catch his first shark so we caught a bunch of snook and jacks first to have some action then went sharking’. Brad quickly learned how to pump a big fish and battled this 70# black tip …
Tarpon are starting to show and the fishing in Naples and Southwest Florida has been very good the past few weeks. A very warm balmy February has kept the water in the mid 70’s. During the winter months I tell my clients we don’t typically catch a lot of big fish so our goal is …