It has been extremely warm down in here in South Florida so far this winter. Lots of tarpon around with this balmy December weather. The fish are happy and we getting them on flies and plugs. Here’s picture of a recent one we got….
Time to Repair the Everglades The final straw in the divide between man’s needs and restoring nature’s balance came in 1981 when a 200-year event, a massive drought, took place followed by, two years later, by massive flooding secondary to hurricanes. By this time, it was already apparent that everyone must consider all the problems…
It has been a while since my last report, so I just wanted let you know what is going on in the Everglades. We had a great late tarpon season, but now with the water temps dropping below that magic number, the tarpon have moved offshore. Good thing is, in between these fronts that push…
The tarpon fishing in the everglades continues to be very good. There are lots of fish still around as the temps are still above that 72 degree mark that they like. When you can find these fish, they are all over the schools of mullet and other baitfish. We have been fishing these guys pretty…
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…
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.…
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…