Tarpon are being found both in the back bays as well as off the beaches. We are fishing them with a variety of live and cut bait. The fish are running anywhere from 75 lbs. and up. A recent trip with Matthew McCall and father Tony produced a 90 lber caught in only 3 ft. of water. The fish was caught using a mullet for bait. The duo also did battle with some hefty blacktip, bull and lemon sharks to 175 lbs. A highlight was a large blacktip shark that put up a long battle before measuring out at over 6 ft. boat side. It was one of the larger blacktips that I have seen.
Snook fishing this time of year is about as good as it gets. Big numbers of fish are schooling in the area passes and go on a feeding frenzy particularly on the outgoing tide. We are also hitting plenty of snook along the outside beaches. Sight fishing when the water is calm and clear in open space is always a fun alternative to fishing the cover of mangroves where we spend much of our time.
I fished several trips last week with Bryant and Sandi Garner whom I have fished for many years as they make an annual treck for some May fishing in Naples. Through the week, they boated numerous snook, redfish and some giant jack crevalle. Friday mornings trip produced a beautiful 35 inch, 14 lber for Bryant.
Sandi Garner with one of her many snook released last week.
Bryant Garner with a nice 35 inch snook released with Capt. Todd Geroy on 5/24/2013
Frank Milos with a nice snook released with Capt. Ben Geroy on 5/25/2013
A hefty bull shark comes along side for release with Capt. Ben on 5/25/2013
- Capt. Todd Geroy
