Tarpon run continues in Keys

The annual spring migration of big tarpon in the Florida Keys is usually well worth the trip even on a slow night.

Fly rod specialist Capt. Jake Jordan reported as follows:

One of my donated trips to “The IGFA fund raising auction” in 2024 was for a 4 hour night time fly fishing trip with me in “Tarpon World”. The lucky generous bidder was Charles Foschini from Miami. Last night Charles drove down and collected the trip which he had bought at that IGFA auction. We fished between 9:30 pm and 1:30 am in light easterly winds with 76 degree water and air temperatures. The fish were acting weird, not biting aggressively and as a result Charles only hooked a few on the fly.

Andreas Toy Charters reported a couple of days ago that “· We cancelled the morning today but this afternoon we had out the guys from Austin, Texas and despite most boats cancelling we figured we would give it a shot since they flew in just to fish. Conditions didn’t allow for drifting so we trolled the @shadlifebaits mojos and had steady action. We got our limit and released a couple more in a few hours this afternoon. Thanks guys!“

A small craft advisory is up in NY/NJ Bight through the afternoon. Saturday’s forecast is for west winds at just 5-10 knots before increasing to 10-15 plus gusts to 20. Showers are likely in the morning.