Recent Rains Fire Up Baby Tarpon
Capt. Todd Geroy
July 3, 2012
Naples - Saltwater Fishing Report
July 3, 2012
Well the weather finally settled down form Tropical Storm Debby last weekend, the water cleared up and we are back in business on the waterfront. Fishing has been decent with plenty of snook and an influx of baby tarpon action in the backcountry.
Sunrise is the time to get into some catch and release snook action right now as well as the strong outgoing tides in the late afternoon. I worked Gordons Pass this morning at first light with plugs and found the snook quite cooperative. We did not run into any of size, but there was plenty of action with the small ones. Later in the morning after collecting a net full of lively sardines, we hooked into a couple larger snook in the 15 to 20 lb. class sight fishing near heavy cover. The big snook quickly had their way with us, breaking off.
The recent rains have helped to concentrated the baby tarpon in the deeper backcountry areas. These are my favorite fish to target in the mid through late summer months. They take a variety of artificial baits and are a great target for fly fishermen. We are finding them rolling just off shorelines in shallow bays that are adjacent to deeper channels in the back. Casting near rolling fish with soft plastic baits, plugs or flies will draw strikes from these wild little fighters. They range in size from 5 to 25 lbs. Here is a photo of my son, Ben with a nice little tarpon he caught on fly this morning…
An early start is key to success this time of year with water temperatures pushing 90 degrees by afternoon.
- Capt. Todd Geroy
Target Species:
snook, redfish, tarpon
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