Tarpon Fishing

The Florida Keys are world renowned for our incredible population of “The Silver King”. Key West has long been known as the premier destination for serious Tarpon anglers looking to sight cast to these brutes in our gin clear waters, all without another boat in sight! The Tarpon are by far the largest of our flats fish, mid-sized ones from around 30 to 75lbs., large sizes running 80 to 120lbs. and monsters more than 125lbs. The Tarpon run usually starts the latter part of January, peaks in May and begins to taper off around the beginning of July. The Tarpon are aggressive feeders that readily take well-presented large streamer flies, live baits like Mullet and Pinfish and love top water plugs. Tarpon enter the Lower Keys in February to head offshore to spawn, leaving our waters in late July. They are the absolute most sought-after species in the springtime.