More good tarpon action today. We went 1 for 4 in the everglades this morning. Couldn’t get ’em to stick on there but just one of those days. We did some other stuff midday and then caught another 30 lb tarpon near home in the afternoon. Things are getting consistent. Look like the wind will lay down slightly tomorrow, maybe some big groupers will start to push in more and more. Bait fishing should remain steady. Now is the time to catch the silver king! 2 for 5
March 2015
3/4/15 March Tarpon Fishing Continues in Islamorada
More good fishing today. We hooked and landed 3 big tarpon in the backcountry today, lost another one on the bite. Had leftover bait from yesterday. We also caught a keeper cobia and some sharks back there. Really good fishing. The ‘red weed of doom’ is bad so there is a small window of good fishing, once the current starts rolling in hard it is getting worse. Making it tough to keep baits out without getting weeded up. Anyways I’ll be at it again tomorrow, still holding good on bait from the previous day. 3 for 4
3/3/15 Florida Keys Backcountry Tarpon Fishing in March
Great day today. We caught some mullets early in the morning. Riding into the backcountry we came across a bunch of them in a channel. One throw and I caught about 6 dozen – we are in business! Ran into the backcountry to tarpon fish today. We found some fish back there, tide was slack when we arrived but soon coming in. Saw some fish roll and free jump. As soon as current got moving we hooked up. We ended up going 4 for 4, nice fish up to 90 lbs or so. Caught a few sharks too. Eventually they slowed down a bit and the ‘red weed’ that we often get back there in the spring got the better of us. This weed gets all over your baits and lines, making it very tough to fish. Luckily we caught it at the right time before the current ran to hard and caused that weed to make it tough to fish. Anyways we ended the day in another area catching some big sharks, including a large bull shark. 4 for 4.
