Everglades Tarpon

[Capt. BassinLou]

Yesterday, FLStorm and I witnessed for the first time, active tarpon feeding in Everglades. Cool to see. Has anyone landed one of these Tarpon on an artificial lure? I know guides hook into them with live bait. But I want to hear about artificial lure encounters. Thanks!

[FlatsNBay]

I've never seen them at Holiday Park. We used to get into them pretty good on Okeechobee at the mouth of the Kissimmee River. Topwater baits, mostly spooks. I bet the BOYO would work.

[Capt. BassinLou]

I've never seen them at Holiday Park. We used to get into them pretty good on Okeechobee at the mouth of the Kissimmee River. Topwater baits, mostly spooks. I bet the BOYO would work.

I think the boyo may have worked. But the tarpon were extremely skittish. As soon as you saw them, they were gone.

[big g]

I know they are in Davie on the Griffin Road canal and State Rt 7 by the flood control gate.  Also in the 84 canal east of the turnpike.  I saw a guy hook and fight one that went out of the water about 6 feet up.  A fantastic fight!

[Canesfan]

Yers ago on of my sons caught a Tarpon out of Belle Glade in Lake O on a spinnerbait.