FISHING REPORT – MARCH 24, 2012
Month in Review: Breezy conditions in March ushered in the first schools of the big migratory Tarpon. They were about three weeks late this year and have been shielded from our anglers by strong southeasterly winds. This week two scientist-anglers have been targeting big Tarpon to attach satellite tags but have not been able to bring one to the boat. On Thursday March 22, the winds eased up a bit and our erstwhile scientists jumped five big Tarpon in the 100+ class. After a one and a half hour battle they finally got a big Tarpon almost alongside the boat but this big fish made one last turn and slipped the hook, thus avoiding the tag. Looks like the Wind Gods are helping the Tarpon Gods keep some of their migration secrets, but we’ll continue our efforts to get in some satellite tags. Yesterday a 50 pound Tarpon was landed but too small to tag.
