May has been awesome for fly fishing tarpon.
Tony Manktelow fished hard for 3 days, had many fish look at fly and refuse, but eventually had a solid bite and got a solid 110lb tarpon…Great fight!! Rob and Heather Shroeder had two good days of tossing flies at tarpon, got a couple of leans but no hook-ups…water was gin clear which makes it difficult to pick out a single fish in a pod and cast only to that fish…but still a great two days, especially for first time tarpon fishermen..Shawn Wurzelbach and son had super shots at fish but no eats.. James Dossett on May 27th had two leans and two hookups, and I lipped about a 70lb tarpon at the boat. During the fight, my addage of “How to turn a 4-piece rod into a 7-piece, was to bring it tarpon fishing, and voila, it, unveiled itself…and the resulting auditory snap of the rod was explosive. Still, the fight continued with a 4-foot section of the remaining rod. After another 20 minutes, we finally had tarpon at the boatside and lipped her… Thanks to TFO for their lifetime warranty! ordered sections 2 and 3 and will once again have a 4-piece Tarpon rod!
June will be a spectacular month for tarpon but be prepared for their annual trek to spawning grounds around second full moon. They will be gone 5-7 days but many of them will return and could be the best tarpon fishing of the year…
Look forward to fishing with you,
Capt. Al.
