5/27/11 Tarpon fishing still consistent!

The tarpon fishing was absolutely on fire about a week or so ago.  Right after the worm hatch the fish were going crazy, especially after dark!  Lots of hookups and catches repoted.  The last few days/nights have been a little tougher.  A hard wind combined with the incoming tide and slack tide at/around sunset/sunrise has made the the fishing a little tough.  Plus the lack of mullet around has made bait tough to come by.  I've been consistent though in producing at least a fish a night, just having to put the time in and wait till they are ready.  Been using crabs mostly, and often fishing a little later into the evening at or past sunset, and early in the morning leaving around 5 am for the best results.  I had Max Mayfield and Bill Reed, the former and current directors of the national hurricane center, fishing a few nights ago.  We went for just a few hours from 7 to 10 to catch the falling tide later in the evening.  We hooked one fish fairly quickly, but took us about 45 minutes to land on the oceanside and it was rough, dragging us out offshore a bit!  Max got it in though and up for this picture, unfortunately that didn't turn out to good but the memories will be there forever!!!  By the time we got set back up to fish on the bayside as it was a little too rough after dark on the oceanside, the fish had stopped biting.  But one is always better than none!!!  We've also caught fish the last several nights and early this morning, with a few other bites.  Going again tonight hopefully it stays consistent!!!

Capt. Rick Stanczyk
305-747-6903
rick@seethefloridakeys.net