The last couple days have been tough yesterday we had 30 mph winds and today it was nicer in the morning 10-15 but was 20-25 by the end of the day. We had another late cold front hit us and it is really late in the year for that. Usually by mid april they are done with. Anyways tarpon fishing has been tough the last couple of days. Bait was very tough the last few days but today finally there was a few good schools around in the morning. Yesterday we had a couple cheap shots in the morning but couldn’t connect, then we did some rod bending mid day, and tried again for tarpon the last hour. But no success. Today we tarpon fished all day. We had lots more bait though fishing was tough, north wind in the morning, then swung to hard east later in the day. We saw fish every where we went, and had ‘cheap shots’ in every spot, but the fish just did not really get the mullets. We had 8 or so blow up or boil on the baits, and one grabbed a bait and spit it right away. The fish were just not really happy. I saw a couple fish caught today though most people I talked to struggled. The water temps in the everglades dipped back to 72-73, though I think I may run back there tomorrow to do some other fishing.
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5/16/14 Tarpon Fishing Islamorada in may
A late cold front in May? Yes it happened. And suppose to blow northeast the next several days and blow hard! Today it was more north wind, but really late for us to be getting chilly weather. The bait was very tough this morning we only caught a handful, but luckily it was enough to catch us 1 nice tarpon. We did not have any other bites, we caught some snappers for dinner and then tried again for the last 45 minutes of the day but no more action with the tarpon. Overall it was slow I talked to several boats and we were very happy to get our nice fish.
5/15/14 Florida Keys Tarpon Fishing in may
Did another full day with same group I’ve been fishing the last couple days. We tarpon fished in the morning and had good luck. Caught 2 out of 4 nice fish. Jumped one off after a 10 minute battle, and the other spit the bait right away. But caught a couple nice ones. Bent the small rods after that for a while and then came back for the last hour and got one more tarpon. So 3 for 5 on the day – good fishing! The falling tide is moving more into the evening and the water looked gorgeous this afternoon, I think it will provide us with some good fishing the next few nights!
