Here you can read our latest fishing reports. I try to keep this section updated regularly when we are tarpon fishing consistently. Though remember in the off season we may not be fishing as much or we may be targeting other things.
We’re in the midst of June and that is often somewhat of a ‘transitional’ much for tarpon again. We always get a time, often in June, when many of the larger migrating fish start to make there way north so the numbers of tarpon in the summer often are much less than we see in late March, April, and May. However that doesn’t mean that you won’t catch plenty of tarpon in June… sometimes it’s just the opposite! We tend to have much less fishing pressure in June as many fisherman and guides are often starting to target other things. Bait, particularly mullet, get much harder to catch and many of the local ‘bait guys’ are hanging there nets up for the season, so that also keeps many fisherman away. Luckily between myself and my team we work together and still grind to find the bait, so we can still have productive fishing! You often get the bridges to yourself so even though you may not see as many fish, you don’t have trouble moving around and going where you want, so you can still get on the fish. We also often start to fish more in Everglades National Park where many of the resident tarpon begin to head back to spend the summer and fall. This fishery is particularly my favorite as it’s beautiful and you often get it totally to yourself… and when you find a good school of fish back there you can stay on them for weeks sometimes barring any major weather changes. This fishery can be very strong into July, August, and even September and October. Every year is different as to how and when it’s best, but you can be rest assured we’ll be out there grinding and finding where the hot bite is as best we can! July is often one of my favorite months to fish resident tarpon in the everglades. And last year we had strong fishing in September!
Capt. Rick Stanczyk
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