With warmer than usual weather this fall we have continued to have great fishing in the Everglades back country for baby Tarpon. While poling the
Action Craft 1710 TPS through the super shallow bays and creeks we have been finding Tarpon from 2-22 lbs. rolling just as happy as can be right through the middle of the day. We worked hard to get some photos of the Tarpon launching themselves into the air. It was totally wild to see three days around the moon where they really turned on the feeding. I think we landed around 30 Tarpon a day on back to back days early in the month of December and the number of fish we missed was equally as high. It was spectacular fishing to say the least.
While fishing with Scott
Wessels, owner of The Bears Den fly shop in
Taunton, Massachusetts we made it a point to fish with the
Gartside Gurgler Fly, originally tied by Jack
Gartside. Scott had visited Jack in the Hospital in Boston just before heading south to fish with me in the Everglades National Park. It was clear that Jack was not well and we all knew and loved him. I tied up some
Gurglers and we fished them all day. It was to turn out to be one of the best days of fishing either
Scotty or I have ever seen. It was also the day that Jack passed on from this earth. He was an icon and a wonderfully light spirited and funny man who I am very fortunate to have had the opportunity to know. He will be missed
With warmer than usual weather this fall we have continued to have great fishing in the Everglades back country for baby Tarpon. While poling the Action Craft 1710 TPS through the super shallow bays and creeks we have been finding Tarpon from 2-22 lbs. rolling just as happy as can be right through the middle of the day. We worked hard to get some photos of the Tarpon launching themselves into the air. It was totally wild to see three days around the moon where they really turned on the feeding. I think we landed around 30 Tarpon a day on back to back days early in the month of December and the number of fish we missed was equally as high. It was spectacular fishing to say the least.
