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Can you feel it? Tarpon Time is coming

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Mike • 0 Comments

This is the 230 pound beast of a tarpon we landed in April 2017.

The holidays will soon be behind us, and we’ll be looking at a new year and more important, the 2018 tarpon season.

We jumped an amazing 683 tarpon in Boca Grande in 2017, our best year ever. We’re shooting for more than 700 this season. The key to hitting that magic number is fishing the early season in April, ahead of the rush of anglers that comes in May and doesn’t stop until July.

April is great, just for that reason. The Boca Grande fishing grounds are wide open and uncrowded. No masses of anglers and boats spooking the fish and running them ragged. It’s a truly perfect time to enjoy the unspoiled tarpon fishing of a bygone era, and also the time to bag the fish of a lifetime. Last season we landed a 230-lb tarpon, which is world class.

To all my loyal and amazing clients, I look forward to seeing you again this season, and to all those who want in on the action, don’t wait until it’s too late. Everyone wants to fish Boca Grande and our calendar can fill up mighty fast, so please call me at 727-243-8918 or email me at captmikemanning@gmail.com

Wow; 21 tarpon in one day

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Mike • 0 Comments

It’s been a phenomenal week in Boca Grande. We’ve been slamming the tarpon on the beach, in the big pass and on the hill. In a three-day span we jumped 43 fish, with one extraordinary day Wednesday when we jumped 21 silver kings. All of the action has been on live crabs. We’re keeping the… Continue Reading

Reasons to Go Tarpon Fishing With a Professional Guide

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Mike • 0 Comments

Now there are two types of people in this world: those who know what tarpon are, and those who don’t. If you’re an avid fisherman and you’ve ever lived near or visited somewhere near the ocean then you’ll likely know that tarpon are ocean-going fish measuring between 4 to 8 feet long and weighing 80… Continue Reading

We’re on the beach, the harbor and most important ON THE TARPON

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Mike • 0 Comments

Well, we’re slamming the tarpon on the beaches, up on the Harbor and in the sound now that scores of sharks have chased the tarpon out of the big pass. It’s all part of the fishery, but that’s OK. When the tarpon move, we move with them and the bite is on. Remarkably, I still… Continue Reading

Tarpon by the thousands, anglers by the handful – now’s the time

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Mike • 0 Comments

There are lots of secrets that go into a successful tarpon fishing trip, but none top timing, and the time is now. It’s not even mid April and there already are thousands of tarpon in Boca Grand Pass, and they are hungry. We landed four of eight today, the largest going a whopping 180 pounds.… Continue Reading

Big Tarpon – Book Now, a few open days available

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Mike • 0 Comments

Rolling tarpon ahead, and now it’s all about the stalk. It’s the start of the 2017 tarpon season and this morning I’m working the quiet backcountry of Charlotte Harbor, where tarpon have congregated in April for as long as anyone can remember. It’s this brand of tarpon fishing that offers some of the greatest challenge… Continue Reading

Interesting Facts About Tarpon Fish

Posted on February 14, 2017 by captmikemanning-admin • 0 Comments

Boca Grande, Florida, is THE place to go when you want to catch tarpon. Action Fishing Adventures has built a highly reputable business helping many people experience the thrill of catching tarpon in Florida’s coastal waters. Tarpon are primarily known to stick near the shore in places like salt marshes, passes, beaches and grass flats.… Continue Reading