![]() Boca Grande Pass “jig” fishing is a method that a lot of novice fishing guides use, not only is it very annoying to do it is very disruptive and very harmful to the Boca Grande Tarpon fishery. It has become clear to me that new anglers to the area may not know exactley what I’m trying to describe when I just say I will not or do not “Jig” fish. Most of my returing clients as well as potential clients that are familiar with tarpon fishing in or around Boca Grande are very familiar with what the term “jig” fishing means in relation to Boca Grande. The one type of tarpon “fishing” I do not offer to my clients is “jig” fishing inside Boca Grande Pass. During the months of May, June, and into July there is an afternoon tide that is referred to as the “hill” tide in Boca Grande Pass. The one thing I can predict about Boca Grande tarpon fishing before your trip is that you will have plenty of shots to catch tarpon. Some days the morning tarpon fishing is better and others the afternoon tarpon fishing is better, that is as far as my prediction can go until about the night before a trip. It is hard to predict far out which trip will offer the best fishing for a particular day. I fish both the morning and the afternoon in May and June for tarpon in Boca Grande. Boca Grande Pass offers these tarpon a super sized buffet. These tarpon need to be well energized to make such a long swim to the spawning grounds. On afternoon days in Boca Grande Pass you can see thousands of tarpon migrating towards the west to spawn. Boca Grande tarpon fishing is so good because the tarpon travel to Boca Grande pass for their pre-spawn ritual. I prefer to fish with live bait and medium heavy spinning gear. ![]() There are many different ways to fish for tarpon in Boca Grande this time of year. ![]() Boca Grande tarpon fishing is simply billed as “the tarpon capital of the world”. Once the tarpon arrive in Boca Grande so does the nomad fleet of fishing guides from all over the state.ĭuring May and June the number of tarpon that migrate to Boca Grande can be found no other place in the world. ![]() Early May, during a typical year will mark my fifth week of tarpon fishing in Charlotte Harbor and Boca Grande. By May the large schools of migrating tarpon have generally began to show up in good numbers in Boca Grande and the surrounding area. ![]()
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