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Tag Archives: babytarpon

Spring on the Fly

Mar

29

2016

Flyquestcharters

Well its the end of March and its now spring time here in Florida and that means the weather patterns are changing for the better! As the average temperatures rise into the 80’s so does the water temperature. This is wonderful news for guides and anglers alike not so much for the species we target as they seem to make many mistakes in taking well presented flies and lures.

 

The snook have been hiding out in the back country all winter, with the warmer water temperatures these fish are on the move, heading towards their summer spawning grounds. I have been finding them sunbathing in the afternoon and feeding voraciously at night around docks and bridge fenders. My go to fly for day time sightfishing has been either an olive Borski slider tied on a 1/0 gamakatsu hook or an EP baitfish pattern in olive and white. Once spotted present the fly delicately up current of the target and get its attention with small strips. After you have the snooks attention longer more abrupt strips have made the game fish come out of its shell to thrash the fly and don’t forget to stripset!

 

The redfish have also been found in the same areas as the snook and take the same fly patterns. I prefer to finger crawl a borksi slider or shrimp pattern on the bottom as these fish naturally feed off the bottom it makes it easier for that fish to trap your fly.

 

Migratory Tarpon should start making their way up the gulf coast towards Sarasota and Tampa Bay as the water temperatures approach 78-80 degrees in the gulf of mexico.  You may also find juvenile tarpon in the evening and night hours around dock lights.

 

Tripletail are also making an appearance on the near by floating buoys and channel markers in the gulf and the bay.

 

It looks like we are in for another stellar spring and hopefully a strong tarpon season!

 

 

Will with a large Tampa Bay snook sight fished on fly!

Will with a large Tampa Bay snook sight fished on fly!

Darrin and his first ever redfish on fly!

Darrin and his first ever redfish on fly!

 

Nanette and her snook sight casted on fly on a cloudy dismal day

Nanette and her snook sight casted on fly on a cloudy dismal day

 

Erica and her first saltwater species on a fly rod

Erica and her first saltwater species on a fly rod

Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: babytarpon, Fishing, FlyFishing, Guideservice, redfish, Redfishing, Redfishonfly, Saltwater, Sarasota, ShallowWater, Sightfishing, Skinnywaterculture, Snook, St. Pete, TampaBay | Leave a comment |

Redfish on Fly

Oct

11

2015

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When the Tarpon start thinning out on the beaches, redfish are the target of choice for fly anglers on the west coast of Florida. Late July all the way through  October provides the opportunity to find large schools of redfish roaming the shallow grass flats. It is not uncommon to see 100 redfish pushing the flat while voraciously eating anything that gets in the way, that includes flies! If you are looking to catch your first redfish on fly this is the time and place to do just that. Not only are the fish hungry and dumb they are also not as pressured when fished in the evening hours (especially during a weekday). I typically like to couple a redfish charter with some night fishing and the chance to catch a Tampa Bay grand slam on fly (tarpon, redfish, trout, and snook)

 

A delicate presentation in front of a school of hungry moving redfish is a sight you will never forget! After the initial bite these redfish will tug the line and fight all the way back to the boat.

 

Some days are better than others and the school we just plucked a fish from will make its way back towards the boat for a second chance to catch another one.

Brent and evan Redfish desoto 10-2-2015

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Posted in Redfish | Tags: babytarpon, Fishing, flatsfishing, FlyFishing, Guideservice, hellsbayboatworks, redfish, Redfishonfly, Saltwater, saltwaterfishing, saltwaterflyfishing, Sarasota, Sarasota Bay, sarasotabay, ShallowWater, Sightfishing, Skinnywaterculture, Snook, TampaBay | Leave a comment |

Tarpon Fishing

May

24

2015

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Hey Folks,

We are well into Tarpon season now! I have been on the water following the tarpons migration off the local beaches in Sarasota and Tampa Bay.

I have also found a lot of juvenile to large full grown fish in St. Petersburg, Tampa, and Sarasota at night.

Remember to use beefy rods and strong hooks because these fish hit flies like freight trains!

Here are a couple of pictures as of recent.

 

George Tarpon2

Ron Night tarpon 5-14-15

RJtarpon 4-6-15

Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: babytarpon, Florida, FlyFishing, saltwaterfishing, Sarasota Bay, St. Petersburg, TampaBay, Tarpon | Leave a comment |

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