The view from… West Florida (June 2013): Tarpon Cruising off Pine Island

Blogging from south-west Florida, Captain Gregg McKee of Wildfly Charters, aka the Pine Island Angler, is a happy man. Tarpon season is in full swing…Tarpon season is in full swing here in Southwest Florida and these shots were taken yesterday in upper Pine Island Sound.  There were several schools of huge fish rolling at the surface in about 12 feet of water and we watched a couple of live bait boats put fish into the air.

I had a fly fishing charter so we spend most of our time in the shallower water off Cayo Costa.  There was an excellent flow of tarpon cruising up and down the beach and for two hours we had steady shots but no hook-ups. The fish seemed to be in a big hurry out there and none of the other boats around us stuck any on fly either.  The water was still a bit murky thanks to last week’s tropical storm so give it a few more days and conditions will be really excellent.

Captain Gregg McKee’s Wildfly Charters offer expert fishing trips in the Pine Island Sound and Matlacha areas of south-west Florida. Click here for more details