tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720594461948718742024-03-15T18:26:35.800-07:00GiantTarpon.com - The Captain's LogGiantTarponhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13732144074801438830noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672059446194871874.post-13831683447798549422024-03-15T18:25:00.000-07:002024-03-15T18:25:40.487-07:00<h1 style="text-align: center;"> March 15, 2024 -Let's Get Bent!</h1><p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPls8HKXQ50QhJa_XafjgfOf0W42RjE-yQHSL45MBNS22Hoowc4uv8vT9dVUh5h3rlS1Zj7zqaNcnjOAKJ8Gc84LG85Y1ayKedv7S869mmt9B7ONWDETpvHrs2HrHiKX9lx5Kqcg1qN49DO2Crs5ErWJ5z3bp_X5H47TFjJ85vOhi7QlGX7mSnIfs3g8/s960/IMG_0575(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPls8HKXQ50QhJa_XafjgfOf0W42RjE-yQHSL45MBNS22Hoowc4uv8vT9dVUh5h3rlS1Zj7zqaNcnjOAKJ8Gc84LG85Y1ayKedv7S869mmt9B7ONWDETpvHrs2HrHiKX9lx5Kqcg1qN49DO2Crs5ErWJ5z3bp_X5H47TFjJ85vOhi7QlGX7mSnIfs3g8/s320/IMG_0575(1).JPG" width="240" /></a></h1><p class="MsoNormal">Spring has sprung in Florida! </p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Inshore:</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal">GiantTarpon are here and best fished during the warming
trends and lighter winds. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>March can be unstable
as it is a<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"> </span>seasonal transition month.
For now the fish are a day to day call. During periods that are bit cooler and/
or windy- in the backcountry-there are plenty of juvenile tarpon between 15 and
40lbs feeding. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On the flats—big sharks are filling in on days when we can’t
reach the GiantTarpon. Fishing the sharks, </p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><br /></h1><p class="MsoNormal">there is always a good possibility
of a GiantTarpon as those chances increase everyday we get closer to April. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition a few cobia are frequenting the
same areas. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Snook, redfish and trout are on!</p>
<h1 class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Nearshore:</span></b></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal">Spanish mackerel are here, a few cobia. Permit and the king
mackerel will be viable targets by the month’s end. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It is now peak booking season for the GiantTarpon. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Accommodations are and have been tight. Please
contact me as soon as possible to ensure I can find you a place to stay if
needed. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Screaming Drags and Tired Arms! <br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Robert McCue</p><p class="MsoNormal">Capt.RobertMcCue@Gmail.com<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Call or Text (727) 597-0957</p><p class="MsoNormal">www.GiantTarpon.com<br /></p>
GiantTarponhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13732144074801438830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672059446194871874.post-84603443094889482402023-02-06T14:42:00.000-08:002023-02-06T14:42:40.339-08:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0-MDYSs9wiuyjPhkNgWVCGykpEaWJNAvwhG7mPRPpmSQCYfCJ_cOH1mthuRqOdreNhUPt8cBcZ0o63VEFbs3w0X2sXZtBOe1vsNPOxfa2fIdBkRVYpXMHRDbj9HF9lG4ds5xqN_V9pAKKiTrB4Q6CuEoKGuQkZMSOpc-JrrQfOW0Y3ONzlkWXHlY/s494/25JAN18_11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="494" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0-MDYSs9wiuyjPhkNgWVCGykpEaWJNAvwhG7mPRPpmSQCYfCJ_cOH1mthuRqOdreNhUPt8cBcZ0o63VEFbs3w0X2sXZtBOe1vsNPOxfa2fIdBkRVYpXMHRDbj9HF9lG4ds5xqN_V9pAKKiTrB4Q6CuEoKGuQkZMSOpc-JrrQfOW0Y3ONzlkWXHlY/s320/25JAN18_11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">February 6, 2023</span></span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The water has consistently hovered around the 60-degree mark now for several weeks. Florida is often not associated with “seasons”. However, after prolonged periods of extremes like late summer heat or late winter cold, our fishing can hit lulls and plateaus with inconsistent catches. <br /><br />We are now nearing the end of yet another chilly winter. As a fishing guide, the potential of a cold winter is something we stomach as an accepted variable of a glorified farmer. You win some and you lose some. The beauty of a cold winter is, it sends all of the fish to their typical winter haunts. Often in these areas the food source is minimal. Add in the fact that fish are cold blooded animals, naturally their metabolisms are slowed by the cold. Like a hibernating bear, they survive off of stored body fat. <br /><br />We are now just a couple of weeks away from these fish returning to the flats with one thing in mind, feeding. In addition to the fish needing to replenish body fat lost during winter to become wholesome, many of the species need the protein and oils critical for the rigorous activity of spawning in the spring. This means one thing to the savvy angler-it’s show time! <br /><br />If when getting the morning paper, I see the bloom of Hibiscus, a hummingbird working Coral </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxG5CYlvC5M7MEtpKWRQI08IzKhlmTdZVLH274Qu48eZYG-EVuBZZjGE9P2y4zkNH4izW43G4ZDX115ShrPk4swLkXaZH-pG0KgQHWyq7xG37LAy0V-akX6anYEENEjFONUxw_s18EhF9SbSvep5pHSeGZEblayligCDkQzsEiYpaPbIRfbdECq0bc/s960/28JUL17_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxG5CYlvC5M7MEtpKWRQI08IzKhlmTdZVLH274Qu48eZYG-EVuBZZjGE9P2y4zkNH4izW43G4ZDX115ShrPk4swLkXaZH-pG0KgQHWyq7xG37LAy0V-akX6anYEENEjFONUxw_s18EhF9SbSvep5pHSeGZEblayligCDkQzsEiYpaPbIRfbdECq0bc/s320/28JUL17_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Honeysuckle, or smell the fresh fragrance of Jasmine, I know the time has arrived. <br /><br />First out will be spotted sea trout. Redfish will be found rooting the edges of the grass flats on warm Indian summer days. Snook will remain adjacent to their escape routes provided by deep water to remain vigilant of any late passing fronts. All three species will be taken from the same spots making life easy for a fishing guide and highly productive for their anglers. Jacks will run ramped. Cobia will show first on the nearshore wrecks and deeper channel markers, soon to be found riding the wings of southern stingrays on the flats. Spanish mackerel, followed by king mackerel will wreak havoc on the northerly migration of bait pods. Grouper will move in shallower and feed like they do at no other time of year. In short-it’s time to rock n’ roll. <br /><br />Finally comes what we all been waiting for. Giant tarpon will be the quest of those who hail from all parts of the world wishing to test their mettle against the greatest big game fish on earth. Each year tens of thousands of tarpon congregate along out coast in numbers second to none in the world. The beauty of this fascinating species is its character traits of purity and non-discrimination. Unlike other big game fish, tarpon inhabit areas close to land that are accessible by million dollar yachts, wooden row boats, or from a fishing pier alike. They care not of what class of society you come from. They are not reserved for a social drift during martini hour, Grey Poupon and fine Cuban cigars. They like you just the same if you drink Busch beer, enjoy Vienna hot dogs and chew Copenhagen. They care less if you offer them live, dead, or artificial bait. They will burn the gears of a Penn International reel just as they will a Zebco Rhino. Tarpon are American built. <br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZ0lqrLLajNDoMHNcJPIjtVOW_XLK4Gmnl7kyO2M82xfJ9p9T5xB0TtyRRkN9hR4Zze78p4UOxKY0pY68lV65ipJP4rZi2eU59A8kADWuK3a9suE6bI-RiCUD90ezMZYKMeDYym4VvEzyg6jPcqzeCnZV_iNnhq5lpRIPBQ3OqVbxOKmpWjI8hiy_/s768/tarpon_fishing_5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZ0lqrLLajNDoMHNcJPIjtVOW_XLK4Gmnl7kyO2M82xfJ9p9T5xB0TtyRRkN9hR4Zze78p4UOxKY0pY68lV65ipJP4rZi2eU59A8kADWuK3a9suE6bI-RiCUD90ezMZYKMeDYym4VvEzyg6jPcqzeCnZV_iNnhq5lpRIPBQ3OqVbxOKmpWjI8hiy_/s320/tarpon_fishing_5.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />When I reflect back over my life, few memories stand as vivid as the fury of a giant tarpon dancing off the bow of my boat. Morning has broken as the sight of a ballistic surface to air missile launches. The vibrations of beating hearts travel through the deck at mach speed and radiate up through my feet. Thunder fills my vitality with complete satisfaction. No matter if its under the cover of darkness, lost in time on a calm and gin clear flat, off a busy highway with the roar of morning rush hour traffic as the backdrop, it is only silence that I hear while I serve eyewitness to the mystique of stalking this relic of an ancient animal. <br /><br />I find a peerless nexus with those I share and provide opportunity in this experience with. It is the tarpon that is the catalyst that creates perpetual bonds and timeless memories with those I cross paths with in life. It is these small snapshots in time that make the tarpon immortal, not the animal’s incredible 100 million years of being. We are fortunate not to catch them, but that they catch us and create treasured experiences that can never be taken away or replaced. <br /><br />For me, the intrigue of tarpon is found within the theater of serenity, euphoric desertion and sovereignty that I can share with many who have the same common ambitions as myself. The ferocious rattle of the gill rakers, the majestic tail walk dance of the silver king, and the stamina of the wild beast against man are all just bonuses. We merely play our role as pawns in a game held in the king’s court. A challenge we refer to as our annual calling. Many of you have become like family to me over the years. These experiences we share will never be taken away and I am looking forward to “catching up” with you real soon.<br /><br />A lot has changed in near 4 decades of professional fishing for me, the resource and too, the State Of Florida. Will it ever be what it was? No, of course not. Can it be some of the best fishing in the country? Yes, it can still be! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Each year my entire peak season is a sell out. If you have the desire to experience the best giant tarpon fishing in the world in 2023, now is the time to contact me.<br /><br />Screaming Drags and Tired Arms!<br /><br />Robert McCue </span><br /></p>GiantTarponhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13732144074801438830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672059446194871874.post-18613244461342946132020-05-20T12:42:00.000-07:002020-05-20T12:58:32.102-07:00<br id="docs-internal-guid-cab7761b-7fff-4dc5-42f5-6dc83726f378" />
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GiantTarponhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13732144074801438830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672059446194871874.post-38469957067433334992020-02-18T16:21:00.000-08:002020-02-18T16:21:31.017-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span></span><span></span>Current situation- </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">All winter the water temperatures refuse to leave the 70F degree mark for long. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">In January a good "knot" of GiantTarpon staged in a few key areas. A good shot of cold air came and the fish left. Last week they returned and as of this writing, they remain. <br /><br />This scenario is not all that much different than 2019 when we were catching the adult migratory tarpon around Valentine's Day. <br /><br />Cool fronts continue to pass about a week apart. From here, the fish will continue to drop out during the cooler days and return on the warmer days. Temperature is just one element of the tarpon coming to the shoreline. The ratio of light to dark is the other. We're gaining longer days now and are just weeks from the vernal equinox (spring). <br /><br />Spring breakers can expect legitimate shots at the giants throughout March short of any late blasts of cool air. In periods following a passing front there are plenty of active juvenile tarpon around right now that serve as a contingency plan when the giants are not. The fish range from 20 to 50 lbs and we fish them on light 10lb spinning tackle. Livebait is obtainable right now and they prove to be staple to the success with smaller tarpon. <br /></span><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4c2BQoAayhFJZ2nNiEX2hyphenhyphenrC10VDC4otAXnhUOGDzRmiYqt92fJHCELivaX0o3UFBU-iVCvOjEBJHUIntgjtto0GNfQplXG0ktxItvuWTBwAi7levdLPUvbT5b64Nl6DDzIwYm5EAbVw/s1600/IMG_0695.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="741" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4c2BQoAayhFJZ2nNiEX2hyphenhyphenrC10VDC4otAXnhUOGDzRmiYqt92fJHCELivaX0o3UFBU-iVCvOjEBJHUIntgjtto0GNfQplXG0ktxItvuWTBwAi7levdLPUvbT5b64Nl6DDzIwYm5EAbVw/s320/IMG_0695.JPG" width="247" /></a>There are plenty of snook around right now, scattered reds and trout are mixed in with them. An attempt to fish the flats last week for tarpon were not successful. I was doing better in January with the tarpon on the flats. For the time being now on the grass---plenty of decent sized sharks and a chance for a GiantTarpon.Overall, not bad for the last full month of winter.<br /><br />Easter falls near mid month in April. Accompanied with spring break just ahead, the book is very busy. Do I think the GiantTarpon will be available between now and Easter break? I do. They're already here!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Screaming drags and tired arms!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Robert McCue</span>GiantTarponhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13732144074801438830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672059446194871874.post-47207648147201509172019-07-29T23:19:00.001-07:002019-07-29T23:19:36.017-07:00On The Eve of August... Now Is When Tarpon Fishing Is Best!
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feeding to gain body weight and oil for the rigors of spawning. In May and
continuing through July, they begin their spawning cycles. </span></div>
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and feed heavily at night. About an hour before sunrise, the fish begin to
"collect" each other and school up tight. They begin courtship
behavior and their willingness to feed becomes preoccupied.<br />
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The tarpon will "snack" while engaged in this behavior. Actively
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setting for fishing. Often the water is a clear emerald green. The schools are
plentiful and the numbers in the schools are staggering. <br />
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This was a great setup decades ago when the sport was not overexposed.
Today-there is nowhere that the spring tarpon swim that they are not being
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angler merely wants to play the fish with a rod and reel. For them, the game of
angling is a threat to their lives and it is. Additionally, if the daylight
schools are disturbed in their courtship, they change direction and keep their
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Today the fish are plentiful and are big. Conservation is and has been working
very well since 1988. Somewhere in the mid 90s the tarpon was exposed to the
world in every media imaginable. Every year -more and more are catching
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As the number of boats increase, the tarpon changes its habits to avoid them,
including migratory patterns, travel routes and feeding patterns. These changes
make catching them very challenging for those who are not willing and/or
skilled to change their plan of attack. For the salty tarpon fishermen,
improvising, adapting and overcoming is something in their blood. They get
around this issue-at least for now.<br />
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By the end of July the tarpon has concluded their reproduction cycle. Some fish
will move north to the Delta where the Mississippi River flows into the Gulf of
Mexico. Some will remain in the passes and others will
"break-off" and enter large bays, harbors and estuaries. <br />
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Reproduction cycles of fish and game are often uncompromising. In the case of
the tarpon- they have swam hundreds of miles cycling between the passes and the
edges of the Continental Shelf. They lose an inconceivable amount of body fat
and oils necessary to sustain life and must find a food source that is abundant
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Initially as the fish move inside to
the backwaters. Loose lips spread the word quickly. There is something about
one's need to attach themselves to the tarpon and which has existed since the
Victorian Era when the fish where first being landed on rod and reel. <br />
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As post spawn tarpon start to gorge-they are obvious and easy targets. This phase
does not necessarily last long. The tarpon begin to break up in order to
compete with each other for forage. The water temperature continues to rise, resulting
in the fish being less active in "rolling" on the surface. “Working”
for them has an aftereffect- this is when the "fleet" cuts out until
next year.<br />
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Within our area there are just a handful of post spawn tarpon. Decade after
decade, year after year and day after day it is the same faces and boats that
capitalize on non-pressured and hungry GiantTarpon.<br />
<br />
Our time is now--August, September, October and into November. Getcha some!<br />
<br />
Note: Our website was the very first Florida charter fishing on the Internet in
1996. For 23 years-we've kept the layout unchanged. We think the age of
anything in the fishing business is a very important factor to consider when
choosing a charter. Today the sites are more like a telephone book listing and
all sites claim and appear the same.</span></div>
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Report" on our original site was tedious. We moved to "micro
blogging" on "social media". That works for some but not all.
Next we moved to this blog format with Goggle. It seems difficult for the company
to "index" their "Blogger". why do it if it can't be found?</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When the predominant becomes the
inconsequential, change must come. I love to write and I have been doing that
consistently for decades until one day--the pieces became difficult to find.
Too often that fact takes the wind out of the sails for many scribes.
Over the last 10 months I have been researching on how to make changes yet keep
our long following and too, draw in new interest. Last winter I started
building a new model. Over the next few months-all will be in place. <br />
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Keep checking back for more "great stuff" :)</span></div>
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Screaming Drags and Tired Arms!</span></div>
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Capt. Robert McCue<br />
<a href="http://www.gianttarpon.com/">www.GiantTarpon.com</a><br />
Capt.RobertMcCue@Gmail.com<br />
(727) 597-0957<br />
(941) 404-6566</span></div>
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<br />GiantTarponhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13732144074801438830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672059446194871874.post-41277964783442089132018-09-30T15:56:00.000-07:002018-09-30T17:05:21.118-07:00The Bite Of The Century Tarpon Fishing Florida- New Update September 30, 2018<div style="text-align: center;">
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While political special interest groups were busy feeding the world media with negativity regarding water quality issues at the shoreline, long time tarpon guides have been busy taking advantage of the concentrations of fish and bait. <br />
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In 32 years of full time and continuous years of guiding, I would can not recall a tarpon bite (fish of both size and numbers) like that of the past 3 months and is still going.<br />
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The autumn equinox passed on 22SEP18. We're now losing 2 minutes of daylight per day. That light to dark ratio fires off a biological time clock of the fish ( aka "circadian rhythm"). A long story short, the fish are now gorging to store body fat in preparation for migration.<br />
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This is when to fish tarpon and all of our fish<br />
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Our waters are clean and we will forever host some of the best fishing in the United States!<br />
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People are already on the move trying to get the the best moon phases and tides for next year. In 2016 we changed our policy of not allowing bookings for the following year until Thanksgiving. Today, the book is open all year. Now is the time to get those dates for the best tarpon fishing in Florida.<br />
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I've got a ton of images taken over the last few weeks. They're very impressive and I want to share as many as I can without causing a slow download. I'll edit this blog this week and post where you can find them together with public access. For now, enjoy these GiantTarpon images. We'll put theses fish up against anyone's 2018 tarpon catches on the Internet.<br />
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Screaming Drags and Tired Arms!<br />
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Capt. Robert McCue<br />
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I took 4 strikes from a brown recluse spider while hunting off the Mexican border back in the first week of April. That forced me to cancel my turkey hunting trips to Tennessee, Wyoming, Connecticut and Texas. <br />
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Wild turkey and my career do not mix well.This year, I decided to down shift in the volume of fishing charters in the spring and take more personal time to hunt. That is much easier said than done for a 32 year career fishing guide. <br /><br />I also kept scattered dates open in May and June to allow for weather or mechanical failure make-up trips. <br /><br />In short-I may be able to take last minute booking that are normally not available without a 6-12 month advance notice. Try me---let's see what I can do!<br />
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Meanwhile---record numbers of fish here now. Let this pix talk!<br /><br />Robert McCue<br />
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pro tarpon fishermen who have dedicated 30 or more years to the fish. <br />
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6 hours--last Monday- best fish 180lbs.<br />
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"On the hunt" - North American Turkey Grand Slam attempt:<br />
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After Irma we still had 3 weeks to go yet before I left to deer hunt in the Midwest. <br />
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We had inconsistent action in Tampa Bay. On two occasions there were no fish to be had. On a 3rd attempt. we had tarpons rolling all around the boat, but only were successful in landing 1 of 2 on a long day.While any time a GiantTarpon takes flight is a good day, our clients anticipate more consistent action and so do I.<br />
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I headed back to the south. It was there that I hit the big numbers of fish. There were no shutouts and we had multiple trips where we flew double digits of tarpon. This was more like it!<br />
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Temperatures stayed mild through December. Three days following Christmas, I was still jumping tarpon to 180 lbs in just 4 feet of water in the Captiva area.<br />
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Old Man Winter finally arrived shortly after. We took a blast of Arctic air and then a couple of reinforcing cool fronts. Water temps plummeted into the mid 50s.<br />
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While those atypical temperatures put a screeching halt on the tarpon fishing-it was needed. We have not had a winter in two years. The lack of cold water allows all of the fish to scatter out throughout their range. While some benefit from that, as a whole, it is the formula for a weak cycle of fish all year. We want the adult migratory tarpon to leave as they should. <br />
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Trout, redfish and sheepshead are the "bread and butter" species of winter. As it should, that is what is going on now. Snook and juvenile tarpon have made it deep into the backcountry where they belong. The migratory fish such as GiantTarpon, cobia, mackerel and kingfish have moved out. The stage for a good cycle of fish in 2018 is set and welcomed.<br />
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Now is the time to book for the best tides and moon phases for the remainder of the year. <br />
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I've attached some images dating back to the last blog on October 12th 2017. As you can see, short of the extremities of winter, we catch tarpon all year. No-tarpon fishing is not necessarily best in May and June. When is it best? Anytime the water is above 68F degrees AND the fishing pressure is minimal. <br />
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Feel free to contact me anytime to discuss the opportunities we have throughout the year. <br />
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Screaming Drags and Tired Arms!<br />
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<br />GiantTarponhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13732144074801438830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672059446194871874.post-42804280951497934582017-10-12T08:28:00.001-07:002017-10-12T08:32:09.316-07:0012OCT17-<br />
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We were virtually unaffected by hurricane Irma that passed 150 miles to the south. Naturally the storm killed tourism and forced a lot of cancellations post the storm. Fear of the possibility of "more to come" mostly generated by the media had many people trying to hold off their plans in October. <br />
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In short-we lost many days/trips over this time period-some justified-some not. For those who continued with their trips-we produced the GiantTarpon on nearly every trip.<br />
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The best fishing of the year is going on right now and will last-at minimum for the giants-at least another month.<br />
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Here is a video and some still shots taken last Sunday. There is pleny of hotel space available. The mornings have cooled off considerable. The hours of light to dark are noticeable decreasing. This all triggers the tarpon to stage and gorge.<br />
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Inshore the redfish have been everywhere. I am able to still produce big livebaits for those looking for trophy snook.<br />
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GiantTarponhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13732144074801438830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672059446194871874.post-64602796762653891942017-08-27T18:38:00.003-07:002017-08-27T18:41:52.809-07:0028AUG17<br />
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A low system ( unrelated to Harvey in Texas) has been parked over us for several days now. That's kept me in port.<br />
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I've been busy in the office trying to catch up on life. Thank you for the notes and gifts of gratitude. That goes along way with me ! <br />
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High pressure returns mid week. Snook season opens September 1st. Sc hool is back in session-college students seem to be back during the week. That's a slow period for all of us in our state's industry-tourism.<br />
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The autumn equinox falls on 21`SEP17. The change in light to dark ratio is a biological timer to the fish to move and gorge.<br />
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Let's gooooooo!<br />
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Enjoy the images!<br />
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<br />GiantTarponhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13732144074801438830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672059446194871874.post-61733003259875111562017-08-11T17:30:00.001-07:002017-08-11T17:30:42.535-07:00Friday-<br />
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We weathered a tropical storm ovewr a week ago. While its be3en a full year of atypical weather-the cycle of tarpon has been it's best in several years. <br /><br />So what to do when Mother Nature throws you a curve? Keep fishing! Father Time always prevails.<br />
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Here are some images from the past week.<br />
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Screaming Drags and Tired Arms!<br />
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Sunday morning started out wet. As I suspected, weather conditions had moved the main body of fish. On the hunt we went-but not for long. Next we dodged storms. Finally-I got the baits out at a spot of speculation. 10 minutes later we were tight with a 200lb giant (image above).<br />
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Once we landed and photographed the beast-the "bucket" was filled and we headed back to higher ground. One and done-smash and dash.<br />
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Weather was not avoidable on Tuesday. The day was spent preparing for the rest of the week.<br />
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I anticipate the rivers to be draining recent rain waters for the next few days. Last night-I did see that the tide went out-that's a good thing!<br />
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I'll be fishing hard the next few days and will be back here after I make this strike.<br />
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Screaming Drags and Tired Arms!GiantTarponhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13732144074801438830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672059446194871874.post-64796937466946593572017-07-28T07:33:00.003-07:002017-07-28T07:33:41.459-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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High winds and general inclement weather in April and May set the spawning cycle of tarpon back several weeks. while that offered many challenge back then-t5oday reap the reward of an over-abundance of an already exceptional cycle of fish.<br /><br />When is tarpon fishing best? Now! The crowds are gone. The fish are returning from spawning with the sole purpose to regain lost body mass. In short-they're biting! <br /><br />Not only is now the time to fish-now is the time for the giants. By fishing the bottom, we can specifically target the giant females. <br />
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Giant permit are moving in as close to shore as they'll be all year. We've been catching some brutes to 35 lbs. The fish hold tight to structure. Some finesse accompanied with pure physical strength are staple to landing one3 of these lifetime fish.<br />
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Enjoy some of the images from the past few trips!<br />
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Screaming Drags and Tired Arms!<br />
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(727) 597-0957<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Friday I came to Louisiana for a week to recharge my batteries.<br /><br />30 years ago I was a young man fresh out of the United States Marine Corps. I love the water and the 'draw' to it has existed all of my life. Then I dreamed of a life that would keep me at sea. I got what I wished for.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Through the decades, times have never been easy in making that choice.
Love is often difficult and consuming. Through the decades, fishing
became work and that work will forever be my passion and my love.<br /><br />It
took many years of listening to many people questioning what I do to
escape. I chuckled at this. This is my escape-I thought anyways. When I
was young, I knew everything.<br /><br />I had a special client who later
has become one of my closest friends. For years I had enjoyed looking at
his images of trophy animals taken in hunting. I expressed an interest
in trying it "one day". Then, I found myself saying "one day" to
everything and too, progressively often.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /><br />I think it was 7 years ago that I received a call from my friend. I picked up the phone and I heard a stout toned question- "are you coming or not?'' I sat up in my office chair as if a king was on the other end of the lined. "Yes" I stuttered. A week later-off I went to Missouri to hunt world class whitetail bucks.<br /><br />What happened next will remain within me for eternity. I found myself sitting in silence and immensely enjoying the outdoors. I found solitude and utopia. I came to realize I had made reconciliation and accord with myself. Somehow when I took those first dollars to share my passion to fish, I had lost my "great escape". That, I have come to learn, is a mistake.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />I've never been much of a "killer". Like fishing, sometimes I harvest, sometimes I don't. There is actually little harvesting in both my hunting and fishing. For me, it is the "sanctuary" of the sea and forest (to include those I choose to do it with) that is everything in finding a inner peace.<br /><br /><br />I sat on a fence for awhile regarding this current invite from a sacred soul. Just like the very first time- "one day". Then I "heard" the echo of a wiseman in my head. He said,<br />"God often repeats a lesson until it is learned.".<br /><br />For 3 days now, I feel as if I have been through an military "debriefing." First I gave myself to the </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">trust of two sets hands. Men. Special men. Each day they treat me like
royalty and offer me without condition-seemingly everything they have.
Next I slept and slept hard. Today I took a nice siesta. By mornings I
sit entrenched in a dike overlooking a wet rice field. In the dark I
listen. There must be a million geese here. I feel hearts beating as
vibration through my boots. Everything is new and fresh. I learn from
that observation and want that for myself. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">So now, I get that. Serenity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">No one every promised us tomorrow. I am learning to "handle success". "One day" is a mistake that none of us can afford.<br /><br />Let's gooooooo!<br /><br />Screaming drags and tired arms!<br /><br />Robert McCue<br /><br />www,GiantTarpon. com<br /><br />cell (727) 597-0957</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
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The site is undergoing some annual-routine maintenance---I'll have it completed within the next 10 days or so.<br />
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New will be this blog page. For 8 years we used Facebook to micro blog--often live reports from the boat.<br />
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I believe transparency is a good thing. Facebook offers two challenges:<br />
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<li>Millions of people do not have or want accounts</li>
<li>My personal page has acquired a strong following. However- it's private. If a request looks "legit" I let them in. However--now the spammers have found new ways to send bulk requests filled with fake profiles. </li>
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I'll continue micro-blogging on both my personal and business Facebook pages. New is this blog page that will be open to all on the Internet.<br />
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Bent Rods and Screaming Drags!<br />
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The Captain<br />
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www.GiantTarpon.com <br />
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