June 2014

6/28/14 Islamorada June Tarpon Fishing Report Backcountry

The boys were with me again today with dad.  We caught mullet first thing in the AM.  Ran out west to where the tarpon had been.  We had action early and caught 1 out of 3 tarpon.  Also got a nice hammerhead and large bull shark.  After that we tried some other things without much luck.  The right size pilchards were tough to find, and looked for permit for a bit but did not see any.  So we tried for tarpon again for the last hour and got another nice one of 75 lbs or so.  2 for 4 on the day!

Capt. Rick Stanczyk

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6/27/14 Everglades summer time tarpon fishing report

After a nice day off yesterday today I was back at it.  I had bait from a couple days ago still on good ice and in good shape.  We departed early and got into the backcountry.  Fishing a channel, we saw a few fish roll and things looked good.  Almost immediatly we were hooked up to a 30 lb tarpon which we landed.  After that we put the baits back out, and within a few more minutes we had an 80 lb tarpon on.  We had to chase him and we landed him.  After that things seemed to slow down and it got very grassy making fishing a little more difficult.  We had one more tarpon bite that we jumped off, a smaller fish again.  Still saw them rolling, but they did not seem to be as happy.  Anyways 2 for 3 in the morning.  Plenty of action with redfish and snook later in the day, and also caught a crazy 350+ lb goliath grouper while catching some pilchards.  He was laying under the boat!

Capt. Rick Stanczyk

6/25/14 Everglades tarpon fishing report

Tarpon fished for a bit this morning on our full day trip.  Left early at 6 AM and caught a bunch of mullet in the backcountry.  We set up in one of the channels.  After a little bit we hooked a nice 40 lb tarpon we landed.  After that though not much else for tarpon action.  Tried one other spots.  Plenty of sharks.  After that we went snapper and snook fishing and had a great day.  Day off tomorrow, woohoo!

Capt. Rick Stanczyk

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