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Hook up on a 100 lb Tarpon
Friday, May 29, 2009 - 9:40 AM
Not the biggest tarpon but on a small trout rod & reel provided some excitement. Penny Pritt was the excited fisher person who all of a sudden, after complaining that her greenback bait was half dead provided the excitement.  The small spinning rod just started singing.  We got everyone's rods in, the boat started and began chase.

15 minutes later we had it boat side with no jumps. We started to reach in the water to unhook the tarpon when it took off again.  I guess it was
Captiva Pass Tarpon
Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 9:58 AM
On Tuesday, May 12th my wife and I spent the morning kayaking and fishing around the East side of North Captiva.  I caught my first fish from the kayak, a 22" sea trout.  What fun.  Had trouble taking the picture and not dropping my phone into the water.



Drifted close to the mangroves only to be teased by many 3' snook.  They were saying, "don't you know we are out of season now".

Around 5 pm we got in our boat to fish North Captiva Pass.  Not many boats out but the
Tarpon Fishing
Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 3:46 PM

April 8, 2009

Great time to go after tarpon in Lee, Collier, Charlotte county waters

BY BYRON STOUT

bstout@news-press.com

Tarpon fishing in Florida is not regulated by seasons. In theory, you can catch a tarpon anytime.

In practice, however, some times are much better than others. And so it is that Southwest Florida’s celebrated Tarpon Season is now upon us.

 

Tarpon fishing officially began right here in river city, when New Yorker W.H. Wood began documenting his catches on March
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