Fly Fishing For Tarpon In Fort Myers

Our Fort Myers fly fishing for Tarpon charters focus on our resident Tarpon, they are dependable biters and the fishing is good from April thru early October. The biggest factor is water temperature and the frequency of passing cold fronts during the cool water months. As a general rule starting sometime in early April the Tarpon will be moving out of their wintering areas and begin to feed heavily. This is the fastest and most thrilling Tarpon fishing of the year, and when the Tarpon turn on the bite is nothing short of remarkable.

Our Tarpon fly fishing Charters are always early morning, from first light until about 11am. This is the very best time of the day to fly fish and that first 1/2 hour of the day is always big Tarpon time. The great part of an early morning Tarpon fishing charter is that you have the rest of the day to enjoy the Fort Myers area where there is lots to see and do. September and October can be some of the best fishing of the year and the fishing pressure is far less than the spring and summer. So keep the fall in mind when thinking about when you want to book your Tarpon fishing charter.

Our Fort Myers Tarpon fly fishing charters focus on our resident Tarpon, they are dependable biters and the fishing is good from April thru October. The biggest factor is water temperature and the frequency of passing cold fronts during the cool water months. As a general rule starting sometime in April the Tarpon will be moving out of their wintering areas and begin to feed heavily. This is the fastest and most thrilling Tarpon fly fishing of the year, and when our resident Tarpon turn on the bite is nothing short of remarkable.

This video shows just how fast the Tarpon action can be, it was shot in early June. You will be fly fishing from a boat, not a kayak, just in case you wondered! Look at the Tarpon busting near the bank, you can see how many are in this hole. Most of these Tarpon are about 35″, which is a bit smaller than the average Tarpon our clients catch. Our Fort Myers fly fishing for Tarpon charters are always early morning, from first light until about 11am. This is the very best time of the day to fish and that first 1/2 hour of the day is always big Tarpon time.

On our Tarpon fly fishing charters we have to limit the number of fishermen to a maximum of 2. If you think about it, having more than two people casting flies at the same time is never a good idea. Our two fisherman rule has served us well for many years of safe fun fly fishing day and night. So please remember when booking your Tarpon fishing charter that you need to keep your group to two or less anglers and everyone will have a great time. You need to book as far in advance as possible, Tarpon fishing is very popular and we fill up early for the Spring and summer season.

Kids Under 14 On Your Fly Fishing For Tarpon Charter
Since everyone will be casting a 10wt fly rod, it has been our experience that kids under 14 don’t have the upper body strength to cast for very long, or to fight a big strong fish. However we realize that every child is different, especially at 14. Please call us if you have kids under 14 that you feel have the fly fishing skills and upper body strength to fish effectively.