May and June fishing has been about Tarpon for the most part. We have hunted them from the Gulf of Mexico all the way down to Sanibel. Everyday having numerous shots at the Silver King. Wind has played a big part in where we travel at certain tides. The big migration was late in arriving so backcountry spots that were accessible were tried with mixed results.
Blake Osteen and Russell jumped a couple of absolute giants which broke off after the first jump…but still a marvel to witness a fish that big coming completely out of the water….
We are fishing them everyday on the beach of Boca Grande if winds allow us to access the Gulf of Mexico.
Backcountry fishing is rated good to excellent on the faster moving and higher tides…We have caught seatrout, redfish, snook and even Bluefish in the back.
Just a word about casting in the wind….Practice, practice, practice!!! The wind is not your friend as some people say…..The further away the fly is presented to these fish, the better chance you have of hooking one. A casting distance of 70 feet is a good normal distance for presentation. A tarpon swims at about 12mph doing nothing..so, every backcast you make means the fish is ten feet closer to the boat.. the tarpon will bounce off the boat at 40-50 feet…Learn to make fewer backcasts,, preferably 2-3 false casts to present the fly….
June has just started and more pictures will be added.
About photos…. To get photos you need a cameraman…. Standing on a poling platform I really don’t get to take pictures especially when we have a hook-up.
There will be more reports this month….
Tight lines,
Capt Al
