posted by admin on Mar 23
Key West Tarpon Fishing
Key West tarpon fishing gets going in March, and stays strong right through August. That’s almost six months of hot tarpon action, for you big game fishing enthusiasts out there! Morning, day or night, Key West tarpon fishing trips go out from all around the island, throwing anchor south, west, north and east of Key West proper. Usually done in flats boats, tarpon fishing can also be done from a huge Key West offshore fishing boat as well. In fact, you’ll see, anchored up just outside of Key West Harbor, offshore boats at night with tarpon clients.
Tarpon run between the Gulf of Mexico and out to the reef, passing through the channels around Key West. Tarpon boats anchor up in the mouths of channels, hoping to hook a tarpon as he swims through while feeding. Tarpon are so big and strong, sometimes they can spin your entire reel out, to the end of your line. Your guide has to be ready to start up the boat and drive toward the tarpon as you reel in, so you don’t get stripped out. To make this sequence easier and faster, your Key West tarpon fishing guide sets up a quick-release anchor. What’s this?
A quick-release anchor allows your guide to anchor the boat securely while also allowing him the ability to free the boat from said anchor, with no fuss and no delay. There’s no fiddling with a stuck anchor and no standing there pulling up rope while the tarpon spools out your line. Your guide simply unclips the line from a large orange ball and away you all go after that big catch you’ve got on the line.
Meanwhile, back at the anchor, while you’re busy reeling in your monster, the orange ball holds the “real” anchor line at the surface so you can find it after you’ve caught and released your tarpon.
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posted by admin on Feb 28
Key West Fly Fishing Tarpon
If you’re traveling to Key West, fly fishing for Tarpon can be the ultimate experience. If you’ve never hooked a Tarpon then you’re in for a real ride! These ocean monsters are some of the toughest fighting fish in the nearshore waters of Key West. They are huge, and they give a great run when hooked. If you’re into sport fishing, you just gotta give Key West fly fishing tarpon a try. You’ll be hooked for life!
Spring time is the most popular time for Key West fly fishing tarpon, since that’s when they are here in dizzying numbers, all around and in the channels of Key West, even right in Key West harbor. Many of the Key West Florida flats fishing guides specialize in catching tarpon right in front of Key West so you won’t even have to travel far to catch that big one! That’s the beauty of Key West fly fishing for tarpon: it’s close in, and you couldn’t have a more beautiful backdrop as you wait for the tarpon to bite. Key West is right there, and if you book a Key West fly fishing tarpon trip in the evening, you get the gorgeous Key West sunset.
Actually, evening is a great time to go Key West tarpon fishing. The tarpon love to bite in the evening, so chances are you’ll hook more fishing if you late afternoon into evening. Anglers also love to book nighttime Key West fly fishing tarpon trips. Often these charters will anchor up at the mouth of a channel near Key West as tarpon run all around the boat, often in large schools. They start to really feed just as the sun goes down. You’ll see their fins rolling on the surface, and that’s when you know to get ready!
Get ready because this is when your Key West fly fishing tarpon trip is going to pop with excitement. Once the tarpon bites, hold on! It’s gonna be a train ride ’cause he won’t let go. Your guide will start the engine of the boat and drive with the tarpon, if necessary. It’s up to you to keep him on and reel the big boy in. The best part is when the tarpon jumps. They jump in the air to try and throw the hook, and it’s an amazing acrobatic display. The tarpon are large and silvery, and also gigantic! To see such a big fish jump so high out of the water is truly up there on the list of fantastic things to do on vacation. To reel in the tarpon is also one of the biggest thrills of many visitors to Key West. Make sure somebody has a camera! In fact, you’ll remember your Key West fly fishing tarpon trip forever, but only pictures will make it come alive for your friends and family.
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