8/5/15 August Backcountry Fishing Report

I'm back from vacation was away for a week and hadn't been able to do a fishing report in a while.  Anyways we got out today and fishing was very good for us.  Lots of mullet around in the backcountry especially on the way home in the afternoon.  We were able to get some in the morning early for some tarpon fishing.  Found a good pack of tarpon and my anglers Dylan and Dawson were both able to land their first tarpon among a couple others.  I felt lucky as I've heard the tarpon action hasn't been great since I've been gone, just a handful of fish with a couple shots a day if you are lucky.  We also had some decent shark action including a nice little hammerhead.  After that we caught a bunch of snappers and then tried to get the boys their first snook.  We found some tiny finger mullets in the creek mouths and caught those, and the boys were lucky enough to each get a snook to finish up the day. Otherwise lately Capt. John Johansen has reported a few tarpon as of late and some sharks mixed in.  Capt. Jim Willcox had some tarpon action in the last week, he got a nice one today plus a goliath grouper.  Last week he had a few nice big snook off the beaches of cape sable.  Capt. Mike Bassett reported a few snook in some creeks up to the east last week with some trout, snappers, and jacks mixed in.  He also got a nice tripletail the other day while fishing off the beach.  Capt. Perry Scuderi also reported some tripletail out in the gulf the other day as well, plus some big lemon sharks.  Capt. Vic Gaspeny has had some tarpon action and a few mud marlins in the evenings tarpon fishing around town too.  Fishing in August can still be very good in the backcountry if you can stand the heat.  Tarpon are definitely still a good possibility, this is the last month where we consistently still find them so if you are looking to catch a silver king that is still a viable option!

Capt. Rick Stanczyk