by Capt. Mark | Nov 4, 2017 | Backwater Fishing, Fishing Report, Tarpon Fishing, Tarpon on fly
I haven’t posted in a while. Jenni and I have been busy running all over the Everglades and Florida Bay. With the park closed for just over a month before we arrived and ZERO fishing pressure needless to say the fishing was nothing short of epic. We are headed back...
by Capt. Mark | Oct 12, 2017 | Backwater Fishing, Fishing Report, Tarpon Fishing, Tarpon on fly
I haven’t posted in a while. Jenni and I have been busy running all over the Everglades and Florida Bay. Because the Everglades National Park was closed due to hurricane Irma, we came down a few days later than usual. We planned on fishing the waters around...
by Capt. Mark | Jul 5, 2017 | Backwater Fishing, Tarpon Fishing
We are now getting into the best part of the season. The crowds of May and June have gone. The tarpon are happier and so am I. There are a lot of differences in the fishing this time of year. The most noticeable is the boat traffic. After the big 4th of July...
by Capt. Mark | May 5, 2017 | Backwater Fishing, Fishing Report, Tarpon Fishing, Uncategorized
Crazy weather for the start of the Boca Grande/Charlotte Harbor leg of our season. High winds from the south have kept us at the dock a few days. On the better days we have definitely caught our share of tarpon. It looks like it is going to get a lot better after...
by Capt. Mark | Nov 16, 2016 | Backwater Fishing, Fishing Report, Tarpon Fishing, Tarpon on fly
With a cold front coming through today I decided to take a much needed day off. This front is a minor one I really don’t see it affecting the fishing more than a day or two. Down here in the Everglades there are a lot of places to hide from the wind. (and...
by Capt. Mark | Sep 29, 2016 | Backwater Fishing, Fishing Report, Tarpon Fishing, Tarpon on fly
Good news and bad news… Today was my last day on the water here in my home area for a while. This morning along the beach of Boca Grande there were literally thousands of dead baitfish and catfish. Yes, unfortunately the red tide is here. I have heard it is...
