Tarpon Fishing

A brief report of the Tarpon Fishing for Miami and the Florida Keys

Captain Jim hale

www.floridasportfishingcharters.com

786-2551788

April 20 2011

Tarpon fishing on fly during the day and bridge fishing Miami or the Keys at night with live bait has been red hot.

Tarpon on fly has been great on the ocean and in the back country. Smaller Tarpon around 70 pounds are easy to find and have been eating flies. We are finding a lot of laid up fish around some of the islands in the backcountry, Most of the smaller Tarpon eat a little better than the big oceanside Tarpon that are over 120 pounds. The flies I like have to be small, barred neck hackles in light yellow or ginger are the way to go in light color water and in the dark colored water black purple and brown has been my choice.

When the tides are right we have been fishing the bridges close to Miami at night, it is a easy trip for most people either staying or living in the Miami area. The trips are generally around 5 hours. And expect to get anywhere from 8 to 15 bites a night!

And if the tides are not good in Miami normally we travel to the Keys for some great night action around the bridges.

When we are fishing around the bridges, drifting live crabs or Jumbo sized shrimp on the outgoing tide is a sure thing either Miami or in the middle Keys.

Last week we went 3 for 8 on Tarpon around 70 pounds at night, and 2 days 4 for 7 on fly and 2 for 10 both days on fly in the middle Keys, all Tarpon were under 100 pounds.

In Biscayne Bay Bonefish are showing up in good numbers also.

I will be fishing almost every day through June so look for more reports coming soon.

Good luck

Capt. Jim Hale

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Tarpon in Miami
Tarpon in Miami




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About The Author: Captain Jim Hale

Company: Cane Polin' Charters

Area Reporting: Florida and Biscayne Bay

Bio: Cane Polin' Sport Fishing Charters will take you to numerous places on the South Florida waters.  From the world famous gin clear water flats of Biscayne Bay, where you will fish for permit, bonefish, tarpon and redfish to the backcountry creek mouths, passes and flats in Everglades National Park.  Here you will fish for snook, tarpon, redfish and a variety of others.

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