Summer is officially here and we have enjoyed some fine fishing so
far. Snook are staging near the passes for the spawning season, tarpon
are providing some big action along wtih an abundance of sharks and
redfish continue to please anglers.
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.
Capt. Ben has has the same results on recent trips. Saturday, Ben
guided the Milos party to some great action with the snook, redfish and
big sharks.
Let’s get out there for some big action right now!
- Capt. Todd Geroy