When is tarpon season in florida

Bait is still usually fairly easy and the bait guys are selling daily. Some times I start to leave a little earlier on some trips this time of year at 6 AM, especially if fishing has been a little tougher for whatever reason.

June — June is often one of my best months for tarpon fishing as far as number of bites and landed fish go. Summer has officially arrived and there are no more cold fronts. Winds have usually subsided and are often in the mph or under range, though of course not always. This usually means that conditions stay relatively the same day in, day out, and are good for tarpon fishing.

A lot of migrating fish are starting to move back up north, however, and the resident backcountry fish are often not quite settled in yet and often moving around a lot. The bait guys still do sell some bait for when we do fish locally, which for me is usually just in the evenings. However the mullet are usually starting to thin out in the local areas, and tarpon do start feeding on crabs much more.

While you can use crabs usually near dusk and after dark all throughout the year, usually by June they can work better even before sunset. I primarily am wanting to leave the dock early this time of year by 6 AM, and the bait catching in the everglades usually gets fairly consistent at this time and so does the fishing. Though the business is usually starting to slow down a little bit. I myself still fish a fair amount in July, especially since the tarpon fishing can still be very very good.

With the good fishing and having a lot of it to myself, July is one of my favorite months to fish for tarpon. If you make the far runs as I like to do into the everglades the day time fishing can be red hot this time of year. Sometimes even going after dark is a good bet at this time especially to beat the heat. Though pilchards, if you can find them, can work wonders especially during the daylight hours around the local bridges and channels.

But for me I am usually dialed in on my full day backcountry fishing for tarpon at this time. Usually the bait guys are done for catching and selling live mullet at this time, but if you are someone like me that primarily tarpon fishes I am still catching them daily in the backcountry. The weather is usually nice and calm which is for me probably the most important factor for good tarpon fishing. But overall I still like August a lot, probably more so than the early spring due to the nice weather.

Much of the fishing I do this time of year is further back in the Everglades, so a full day is even better. Tarpon Handling Guidelines. Courtesy of Bryon Chamberlin Tarpon is an iconic saltwater fish. Tarpon tags may only be used to harvest potential state record or IGFA record-sized tarpon.

Taxidermy mounts can be made with length and girth measurements and a photograph. Use proper tackle: Use barbless, single, non-offset circle hooks for natural bait. Use single hooks rather than treble hooks. Use tackle heavy enough to land the tarpon quickly, minimizing exhaustion, and helping the fish avoid predators after release. Other tips: Do not drag tarpon over the gunnel of a boat. Use a dehooking tool. Do not fish for tarpon when large predatory sharks are in the area feeding. Once the fish is hooked, our Captain will assess the situation.

If the fish is jumping and swimming away fast, the Captain may choose to release his anchor on a buoy to retrieve it later and chase down the fish. When you fish the bridges, it can be tricky. Maneuvering in and out of the bridge piling and around other boats anchor lines, trying to avoid getting cut off is always a challenge.

Besides using their gills to breathe, Tarpon also have the unique ability to gulp air from the surface. When you see Tarpon rolling all over the place around your boat this is usually a very good sign a bite is coming! Tarpon are usually very active when they are hooked and jump high up, sometimes somersaulting and often shaking their heads back and forth to throw the hook. Mastering the technique of keeping the line tight except for the moment they are airborne is the first challenge of the battle.

Located on the southern end of the Treasure Coast , Stuart is where both forks of the St. Lucie River converge with the legendary Indian River Lagoon and where those estuaries pour out into the open Atlantic, over coral reefs. Tarpon are available in the rivers year-round, but the best fishing takes place in the late spring summer months.

Fish of all sizes converge on menhaden and other baitfish up the St. Lucie River. They feed into the current along channel edges in the Indian River Lagoon. By Terry Gibson Few places in the civilized world offer such a rich diversity of fishing opportunities as the Sebastian area. Located centrally on Florida boasts more than 7, lakes and most support healthy populations of the fast-growing Florida-strain largemouth bass. If you fished each lake By Terry Gibson Home from school?

Or headed to Florida to visit relatives over winter break? Why not spend some quality family on the water, fishing? Back Top Tarpon Fishing in Florida.

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