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 Summer Rain And Summer Tarpon: 10-50 Pound Fish Everywhere
Posted by fliesandfinssouth on Monday, June 19 @ 16:06:19 PDT
During the warmest months of the year, the morning heat usually sparks the development of large thunderstorms that move towards the coastline as the seabreeze picks up in the afternoon. These big storms can bring as much as 8 inches of cold rain within a couple hours. This influx of freshwater into the backcountry cools the surface water temperatures as well as lowers the salinity of our brackish backwater. As these rains become more prevalent, small tarpon start moving out of the creeks and rivers to feed in the mouths and bays that surround their wintering grounds.
When it comes to fly fishing for tarpon, sometimes the smaller ones can be as or more exciting than hooking the giants. Little tarpon are usually very aggressive, and will sometimes hit a fly two or three times before actually taking hold of it. It is not unusual to see a ten pound tarpon come rocketing out of the water to eat the fly as well as jumping more than ten times during battle. Because these fish do not have as much mass to them, setting the hook can be a challenge. Instead of pulling both rod and line and using the force of the fish to drive the hook home, the smaller tarpon require a well timed strip set and the occasional down and dirty rod set once the fish is on. Summer tarpon will eat well placed flies of all sizes, my favorite fly is a black or white muddler minnow and a variety of surface flies. Next time on the water, check out some of those creek and river mouths for rolling fish. The earlier in the morning the better.
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