Went in the back to try a similar routine as yesterday. The wind kicked up good and fishing was definitely not the same as yesterday! We did have some decent tarpon action early though we weren’t able to keep the hooks in any of them. We picked away and caught a handful of snook, plus a variety of other specimens throughout the day. 0 for 3
Capt. Rick Stanczyk
7/3/16 July Tarpon Fishing in Islamorada
Got back on the water today after a nice bahamas trip for the last week. We caught some pilchards early on and went back to cape sable. Fishing was incredible as it was when I left. We got into some small tarpon early and caught several and jumped a few others. The rest of the day rods were bent all day long with snook and a few redfish and a goliath grouper. Just a fantastic day! I’m likely going to be sticking to this style of fishing as the bigger tarpon are just not as consistent as last year, and there is so much more to catch while doing this plus you have shots at tarpon while doing so. When the mullet is easier to catch and fish are around I will definitely be giving it a try, but right now fishing the lighter gear with pinfish and pilchards is the way to go! 3 for 5
6/24/16 Late June Tarpon Fishing in the Everglades
Well today we went into the backcountry and just decided to fish and not focus on any particular thing. We caught some nice pilchards at day break and then went back to the cape sable area. First area we stopped there were lots of baby tarpon and busting small baitfish. Of course when you aren’t looking for them, you are going to find a mess of them! Anyways it was very good fishing for a while we hooked 5 tarpon and landed 2, both small guys of 5-10 lbs, but a lot of fun on light tackle. We went on to catch about 20 snook or so in various spots back there it was very good fishing and I only had 1 anglers. Anyways off to the Bahamas for a week or so now I’ll be back in early July! 2 for 5
