Blogs Posts on "Tarpon"

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Underwater Tarpon Fishing by The Vieques Angler on Sep 17, 2009Angler Richard Gill (great last name) sent me this video of he and his brother-in-law flyfishing for tarpon in Belize with out a boat, or a kayak, or a beach. This is one of the coolest things I've seen in a while. There is bit of bad language in t...

Underwater Tarpon Fishing by The Pine Island Angler on Sep 17, 2009Angler Richard Gill (great last name) sent me this video of he and his brother-in-law flyfishing for tarpon in Belize with out a boat, or a kayak, or a beach. This is definitely NOT something you ever would or could want to try here in the dark wate...

Everything Loves The Schminnow by The Pine Island Angler on Sep 13, 2009Here's a sample of what I caught this week using a white Crystal Schminnow. All of these fish were caught within two miles of Matlacha. If you have to have only one fly in your box, this is the one. It's as easy to use as it is to tie and also availa...

It's Still Tarpon Season by The Pine Island Angler on Aug 31, 2009The tarpon are still rolling all over the place in Pine Island Sound and Matlacha Pass right now. For the most part these are smaller fish but the occasional 50 pounder will show up with them. We caught the one pictured here yesterday afternoon at...

3. 2. 1...Liftoff! by The Pine Island Angler on Jul 23, 2009The tarpon are still on fire all around Pine Island right now. The one in these shots was a thirty pounder that my buddy Capt. Joe Harley caught on an 8-weight Loop rod and reel. We were using this light outfit as part of a photo shoot for photograph...

More Tarpon Shots From Charlotte Harbor by The Pine Island Angler on Jul 20, 2009...

Best Tarpon Fishing Of The Year In Charlotte Harbor, Florida by The Vieques Angler on Jul 17, 2009These are some of the shots I took over the last two days while tarpon fishing with my dad just north of Pine Island. All I can say is that the tarpon bite has been incredible in the mornings. These are juvenile fish, all in the twenty to forty pound...

Tarpon Everywhere In Charlotte Harbor by The Pine Island Angler on Jul 17, 2009I've managed to jump several tarpon each day this past week, especially using fly rods. We landed two this morning while fishing with my dad on his birthday. Neither of these were big fish, around twenty pounds each, but they were perfect light tackl...

Pine Island Update by The Vieques Angler on Jul 14, 2009Summer in Pine Island is a quiet time of year, just like on Vieques, but our fishing doesn't slow down at all. Tarpon are all over the place and we hooked four this morning on fly in Charlotte Harbor. This is very dark water up here compared to the C...