Winter Destinations

[keeperreaper]

I have 2 weeks in December off to Aruba for Sails, Wahoo, and booze. Then when I get back I have 4 days in Miami doing the daytime sword deal. Going to try to get to Florida in April for some tarpon this year.

[Typhoon]

East Grand Lake Maine for lakers

[Finaddict]

Originally Posted by keeperreaper

I have 2 weeks in December off to Aruba for Sails, Wahoo, and booze. Then when I get back I have 4 days in Miami doing the daytime sword deal. Going to try to get to Florida in April for some tarpon this year.

May and June are the best months for tarpon in South Florida, if you go in April, you are best to head down to Key West ... but the challenge with Florida in April - even the Keys - is cold fronts can still impact the fishing ... when I lived down there, we had fantastic tarpon fishing in April, but always had better tarpon fishing in May and June. One thing, weather permitting is to head out of Key West over to the Marquesas - the tarpon out there can be amazing - and if it's a bit windy to cut across Boca Grande Pass, there's great fishing in the lakes just off Key West and in the backcountry.

Sanibel is another spot to go, I have done a lot of tarpon fishing there, any good captain worth his salt can find them laid up in the backcountry of Pine Island Sound and the surrounding areas - but for the great strings of migrating tarpon, May and June are the best.

[animal]

I just got back from Fla last night.I spent two nights vat Sebastian,where I saw a commercial bait guy blind throwing a castnet in the dark,get a 30 + lb red.(released)Then 3 other bait guys targeted(and kept )a slot legal snook.(illegal)
There is a cold front on,and fishing is really iffy.There were tarpon off the South jetty 3 nights running,although my loser ass didn't tie into any.I saw numerous snook caught,and a few red drum.The flounder(fluke)bite was supposedly off the hook,I saw a 26 inch fish caught from the south jetty,not 3 ft from the rocks,and the guy who caught it said it wasn't that big a deal.
My trip was pitiful,compared with last year,but there ARE fish around.We wade fished the flats around Merrit Island yesterday,and saw a few drum,and a seatrout,but never came tight.
I'm still in Myrtle Beach,SC,so if you do get an rv,you'll have to let me know.The Suburban can carry 8 guys.