Boca Grande Tarpon Fishing

Want to catch a tarpon? Then a Boca Grande fishing charter is what you're looking for!

Boca Grande tarpon fishing is absolutely some of the best tarpon fishing in the world. As a matter of fact, Boca Grande is also known as "The Tarpon Capital of the World" and with claims like that Boca Grande tarpon fishing must be very good.

What makes Boca Grande tarpon fishing so good? It starts with Boca Grande pass. Annually hundreds of thousands of hungry tarpon migrate to Boca Grande pass and its surrounding areas to breed. They usually show up in April, hungry after a long journey and wanting to fatten up for the spawn. In May they begin to gather into large breed schools to socialize and prepare for the spawn. In June they stay in these large breed schools, sometimes 500 fish or more, and spawn on the strongest tides of the year or "hill tides." After the spawn is over in June many of these fish migrate back to where they came from but thousands of fish stay in the area to feed. The abundance of food, comprising of a large variety of bait fish, crabs and shrimp, is the second reason Boca Grande tarpon fishing is so good. These fish will stay in the area until October or November when the first couple of cold fronts bring cooler water temperatures.

When people talk about Boca Grande tarpon fishing, they usually assume that your fishing Boca Grande pass. If you have ever watched Boca Grande tarpon fishing on television, or have looked at pictures of the pass during tarpon season, then you have noticed that it can get very crowded. Unlike some Boca Grande fishing guides I don't limit myself to one style of tarpon fishing or to one area. I take my clients to where the best tarpon fishing is. Although I do fish the pass on occasion, I prefer to take my Boca Grande fishing charters on the surrounding waters along the beaches and up into Charlotte Harbor or Pine Island sound. The crowds are much smaller and the fishing can be just as good if not better than the pass.

If you are looking for a Fort Myers fishing charter don't despair. I run my Fort Myers fishing charters as well as some of my Boca Grande fishing charters out of beautiful Burnt Store Marina. Burnt Store Marina is located only minutes away from Fort Myers and more importantly only minutes away from the some of the best tarpon fishing in the world. As a Boca Grande fishing guide I also pick up at a number of locations on lovely Boca Grande.