Tarpon season is upon us!

June is just days away and with that comes the feeling of Tarpon in the air. The morning air is thick and humid and the ocean is a sheet of glass. It's the one time of year that really gets me jazzed to fish. After four or five days in a row guiding if the Tarpon are around you'll still find me getting up to fish on my days off. Whether it's with my wife Amy or my dad you will usually find me out looking for the Silver King. Today even though we didn't catch a Tarpon we did see what I consider my first migrating school of Tarpon moving up the beach. After looking for another hour or so to no avail I decided to go Permit fishing and hit the jackpot of silver. I pulled up to the spot to see black sickle tails protruding above the glassy surface. I called my good bud John Meskauskas who was also on a charter up the beach looking for Tarpon and told him to get here ASAP the Permit are thick. We each hooked quite a few and landed a couple a piece, if we had more Crabs we could have both had a banner Permit day.

Phil Beranato and his 25 pound permit.

For everyone who comes to fish here in the winter and gets blown out. This is what the Ocean looks like in the summer.

Fishing with the Southern Angler

It's been a long time since my last report, so I at least want to post some pictures of charters from the last month or so. Here are a few!

Glenn Dell with a nice Redfish!

Peter Mandeville with a big Fat Snook at a early morning dock light

John Chamberlin with a late morning Snook near the inlet.

Mark Eustis hooked up with a April beach Jack.

The outcome.