Fort Myers Inshore Tarpon and Sharks On The Same Trip
Capt. Eric Anderson
May 14, 2014
Fort Myers - Saltwater Fishing Report
The Tarpon fishing this morning in the Estero Bay area of Fort Myers was good. I hit the water early as a tropical wave is due to come in this afternoon and that might eliminate my night fishing due to possible T-Storms. Clear skies and full moon always make the daytime Tarpon fishing tougher since they are able to easily feed all night. This morning the bite only lasted about three hours, from 6 am to about 9 am, but the Tarpon were cooperating as long as we used small baits and flies. They were hitting my small glass minnow flies and small crankbaits were getting a lot of hit and miss strikes. Tarpon will follow a crankbait back to the boat and take a swipe at it just before you lift it out of the water.
One thing I forgot to pass along yesterday was the abundance of small lemon sharks that seem to be everywhere in water as shallow as 2 feet. I don't know much about shark biology and have no idea why there are so many small sharks in the backcountry right now, but they are sure fun to catch. It's one of those rare instances where you can actually sight fish for them, just look for the sharks making a wake just under the surface and put a top water lure or a small chunk of cut bait about 3 feet in front of them and its fish on. When you are using medium action spinning rods and 30lb line and a light steel leader there are few fish that fight as hard as a 4ft Lemon Shark. It's a great way to introduce someone to fishing because sharks are exciting to catch, and they able to watch the entire bite sequence unfold which is great fun for everyone.
Capt Eric Anderson
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Fort Myers Fishing Forecast:
Continued great Fly light tackle tarpon fishing
Target Species:
Tarpon and Lemon Sharks
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