Fished a 3/4 day today. Have the same guys today and tomorrow. They wanted tarpon so we gave it a good hard try this morning. Bait was tough but we were able to get about 3 dozen which I split with another guide who I bait fish with. We tried several areas, saw fish in a couple but the weed was terrible in both. So tough you could not fish live baits. We caught a couple rays and a nurse shark on the bottom. Had one possible tarpon zip drag for a second, but never saw him just a big boil when the bait was dropped. Tried tight to the bridges which was fishable, but not much for fish there. Anyways we caught a few more mullet later in the morning and tried one more spot before we were gonna call it a day. We got set up and within 20 minutes we hooked a nice 100 lb fish. Good fight we landed him and Everett got some nice pictures. As has been the case you really have to put your time in for a bite or two right now, fishing hasn’t been easy but hopefully after the new moon we will get some more big packs of fish in. Also the sargasm weed will hopefully subside it has been horrendous and I’ve heard from several people who fly planes there is acres of it stretching all the way to the bahamas. 1 for 1
May 2015
5/17/15 May Islamorada Tarpon Fishing
Today we went into the backcountry in the morning. Bait was tough in the AM. We decided to run back there to get some more action anyways with a shot at hopefully getting a tarpon. Sharks were good they kept us busy throughout the day. Didn’t see much for tarpon back there. Anyways we came back around town in the afternoon. Lots of boat traffic, jet skis – ugh… Though we did manage to jump a tarpon, unfortunately we didnt’ get the hook in him good. He took off and didn’t jump right away, the perfect kind of bite, though we got the bait back and all. Oh well at least we had our shot! 0 for 1
5/16/15 Half day Islamorada Tarpon Fishing
Today we had an extended half day tarpon trip and stayed local around Islamorada. I haven’t fished locally in a week or so, we had a big group for 5 days and I mostly stuck to the everglades as there is a lot more bycatch (sharks, etc…) which those guys enjoy, plus we had a handful of shots at tarpon. Anyways this morning bait was decent we were able to get 3 dozen to fish with. Had good incoming tide for several hours this morning. Some fish around the bridges down the road, though the weed was tough to fish around. We finally found one area where it wasn’t too bad and were able to hook a fish soon after that we landed. After we got back, another 15 minutes later we had a fish up that ate, but unfortunately my anglers had sat the rod in the rod holder and by the time we grabbed it the fish was gone. After that we looked around tight to the bridges as the tide was slowing. Did not see a whole lot their either, though we found a handful of small fish. We did get some good action out of them, about 6 ‘cheap shots’ where they busted the mullets but did not eat. It was entertaining. After that we ran back close to home to catch the good falling tide, however did not see much for fish in the few areas we checked and decided to come in on the 3/4 day. 0 for 0 1 for 2
