May 2008

Getting hot The winds should start to dwindle soon it's been steady at 20 mph for months. When the winds come down the Tarpon will definitely get into the normal spring time pattern instead of being out in the Gulf. The Snook fishing in Florida Bay has been disappointing but Whitewater Bay north has been of fire. The Tarpon are on the ocean side flats but so are the crowds, the Bonefish and Permit should be in good supply. The Tarpon in Government Cut are still active and will be there until the end of next month. 050308 I fished with Jim and Frank today out of Flamingo, The fishing was slow an it was still breezy, now factor in a algae bloom which seemed to move the fish from a lot of there normal haunts. The Snook bite in Florida Bay has been very abnormal the last few week sand the Tarpon are still in the gulf. There were no shortage of Trout,Jacks, Ladyfish, Bluefish and Sharks to keep us busy. 050508 I met Chip, Sonny and Bill down in Islamorada and ran over to the Flamingo area in their boat. The water was in good shape south of Flamingo, no algae bloom so we fished some of the banks and troughs. We caught a Barracuda and a Jack on the first spot as we watched some mullet get busted, but we couldn't get a hit. The Next Spot produced some nice size Trout and Jacks but no Snook, it was strictly a Snook and Tarpon spot. the Tarpon Made an appearance but every time we cast at them the Ladyfish got the bait first. I decide it was time to run to the Gulf for Tarpon and we found the mother load with some Permit mixed in. I had all 3 guys ready with lures and Pinfish and we cast and cast in front the schools but they were moving quickly and would not eat. The area was erupting with acres of bait getting busted so we ran over and proceeded to catch fish on every cast for at least 2 hours. Big Jacks, Bluefish, Mackerel and hundreds of Sharks were in every school and they caught them on plugs, jerk baits and Gulp Shrimp. 050908 Steve is in from England with his trusty fly rod, I decided to fish Whitewater Bay because there had been some fish back there. The winds were blowing around 15 so we stayed tight up against the islands. Steve had some opportunities but into the wind is always tough. The Jacks, Ladyfish and Trout ate his fly, finally a couple nice Snook decided they wanted to play as well. We ended the day on some feeding Tarpon which were kind of spread out but we did get a few opportunities at laid up fish but no hook ups. 051008 I am with Steve again today and we are ocean side off of Caesar's bank hoping for a tarpon hook up. The wind is calm, but we had a haze which made it tough to see into the water. The Tarpon we rolling pretty close and we did get a couple chances early. Location is key in this fishing and another boat was in the area where the fish where coming thru but we waited them out and they finally left. The Tarpon were actually farther out in open water so we moved out after them. Steve had some great cast at the lead fish but they just swam by his fly. We changed his fly and tried again, only to get the same result. The SW wind and a barometer that was bottoming out had them shut down. We played with some big Sharks and had some Rays which will hold Permit, but not today! 051408 Bill called me and said his wife Linda wanted to just catch a "Tarpon". I suggested Flamingo, we started out on a little spot and they were everywhere, little fish that normally eat. We spent 3 hours on those and no bites! I started moving around a bit we caught some Jacks, Ladyfish, Trout. Bill hooked a big Snook which jumped repeatedly and startled a Sting Ray which in return jumped up and hit his line with its tail. The line broke and the big fish was gone, I have never had that happen before and it was a nice fish. Linda ended up with a nice Snook of her own and we hooked a small Lemon Shark only to get broke off. The heat was getting brutal so we called it around 1 PM. 051608 Tonight I am out with Andy, Bryan and Tommy from New Jersey, we started out laughing and had a really good time. These guys are here for Bryan's Bachelor party and showed up with 2 cases of beer. The winds were blowing pretty good making our drifts really quick. We had an opportunity at some really big Jack Crevalle (25 lbs)busting up bait schools, but they were in and out and we only go a few cast at them. The bite didn't come until after the sun went down and we finally had a big fish hooked up, Bryan was on the rod and he was extremely pumped up, this is what it is all about. Bryan fought the fish for 30 minutes and then he said "it gone". No time to cry about it lets get set up again, I positioned the boat for the same drift since I marked the fish right before the bite, as our Crabs passed over the area the drag started singing. This time Andy picked up the rod and the Tarpon is jumping all over the place, Andy fought it for a while and the Tarpon jumped and thru the hook. We set up a few more times but the bite was over that quick. Tommy had enough anyway he was almost out of beer. I am glad I could put these guys on fish we had some good laughs. 051708 Today I am with Rick and Dave at Flamingo, and its breezy out of the SW again. I started out in east Florida Bay but the fish weren't on my first spot. The second area was different, as I poled in I spotted some Tarpon. I pointed them out and they made their cast at them only to get hit by Ladyfish. Rick hooked a nice Trout and then we blew out a bunch of fish. The area had some fish but no Snook. The next spot had a couple Snook right where I explained they would be, Dave caught one. We had a couple big schools of Redfish pop up and wake only to disappear, Rick and Dave cast in the school but no bites. The next spot had some fish on it, we were fishing potholes and Sting Rays. One Sting ray had 2 big Snook on it but the heeby-jeebies got the best of Dave.The one fish actually ate his bait but was slow on the hook set. I said he ate it and he waited, I can see everything from that poling tower! the Snook and Trout were pretty thick up on that edge and we caught some decent fish. Today while looking for Tarpon we caught a lot of Ladyfish in the same areas when the winds finally come down the Tarpon will show up really good. While looking for Redfish we came across some sharks we played with for a while,sight fishing 100 lb Sharks is plenty of fun. There are alot of places to catch fish this month it all depends on what your dream specie is, if I can help give me a call at 305 333 8149. Captain Jimbo Select another page || Go to Home Page

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