Tarpon season is in full swing as we head toward June.
The migration has begun! Tarpon season is the focus of this weeks report. Anglers fishing with me this past week saw every aspect and scenario that makes up Tarpon fishing. Fishing started slow with small schools and lots of singles swimming but we stuck with it and were rewarded as the moon began to produce stronger tides.
Those singles and small schools of fish started to form masses making it much easier to fish and stay on them. This is why it’s important to book multiple days. If my clients hadn’t done this, they would have never witnessed some of the best fishing we have to offer.
Lets set the hype aside and talk about etiquette for a minute. The season has really only just begun and the etiquette has gone right out the window! Let’s start with the morning commute to “your” spot you’d like to set up at. Run your boat excessively far offshore. Do not run the “Tarpon Lane”, even if you don’t see anyone in the lane. For one, there could be a boat there with his lights off. Or a Kayaker. Pick your spot and go straight to the beach.
Pole’s up, rod’s bent, let’s catch some fish.
The less time you spend in the zone with your motor on the better we will all be.
Finding and fishing a school: if you’re lucky enough to find a school and get a hookup. Let the fish exit the school before firing up the big motor. The school could pop back up and you could get a chance to make more casts into that school, maybe a double hook up!!
If you cruise up and a boat is fishing a school gives them plenty of room to work it. He might flag you in.
Best case scenario he hooks up and pulls it out of the school and you get a shot at them, that being said if he comes back he gets fair ups again. That being said a school off on your own is always way more satisfying.
Capt. Kevin Wessel of Barefoot Fishin’ Charters was born and raised in Sarasota, FL. He has always had a passion for the ocean and everything she has to offer. If he isn't fishing then he is surfing or diving. Kevin's all about life on the water.
