The last few weeks I have spent most of my time fishing Everglades National Park out of Flamingo and Chokoloskee, but have also squeezed in a few night trips chasing snook and tarpon in Miami. So far, the New Year has brought us some mild weather in South Florida, which most of the time means…
Fall is finally here in South Florida! The humidity seems to be gone and we have our northeast winds and bluebird skies. This is a great time to be down in South Florida. On the fishing side, it has been very good. The water temperatures have dropped a little bit and seems to have turn…
So far, it has been a soggy month of September down in the Florida Everglades. That can be a good thing because sometimes it moves fish around in some backcountry areas. I recently had a few trips where I fished in Whitewater Bay, out of Flamingo, and we have had some pretty good days casting…
It has been a while since my last report and I apologize about that. I have been on the water almost everyday fishing down in Flamingo, Everglades National Park. I had a last minute cancellation today and finally getting a chance to let you know what is going on down there. The baby tarpon fishing…
The Tarpon Quest It is generally regarded that Samuel H. Jones was the first to ever catch the silver giant tarpon using only a fishing rod and reel way back in March 1884. This claim was published in the 1945 volume of the Salt Water Fishing penned by sportsman and well-portfolioed author Van Campen Heilner.…
The Mullet Run Since mullet is one of the favorites of tarpons, it is equally important to know when to catch these smaller fishes for baiting the silver kings. The best time to fish for mullet is the whole summer season, northwards during springtime, and southwards in the fall. This simply means you can have…
So far, it has been a soggy few months down in the Florida Everglades. That can be a good thing because sometimes it moves fish around in some backcountry areas. I recently had a few trips where I fished in Whitewater Bay, out of Flamingo, and we have had some pretty good days casting at…
Everglades Tarpon Tips If you have all the time in the world to catch these mighty jumpers off the waters of the Everglades, then you may have to rent a houseboat for a more relaxed and more enjoyable tarpon fishing. This is particularly useful if you are a bunch of folks looking for a really…
Light Tackle Tackling a tarpon or any other large prized game fish is all a matter of who breaks first. You may be in for the fight of your life, signaling hours in the horizon trying to wrestle with this giant. Sooner or later, one of you will have to give in. Usually, it’s the…
Tarpon Fishing Tips from the Experts Tarpon fishing can be a really challenging endeavor even for the seasoned pros. Tarpons are not your ordinary game fish as they do tend to give you a fight of a lifetime. They will test your endurance and your physical strength. You may need to have a Herculean effort…