The majority of tarpon fishing around Florida is carried out in the backwaters, but it can be difficult to tease a take in the brackish waters. We hugged the shoreline and zipped across a millpond sea heading to one of Chris’s favoured ‘open’ marks – we would be fishing the open ocean rather then the backwaters. Spots in the marina proved unproductive, but a few throws with the cast-net on mark a half-mile offshore quickly had the live well bursting with baits. First stop was to catch some thread herrings for live bait. Early next morning, with the introductions done, I boarded the 22-foot Pathfinder boat and got underway. The easy drive from Orlando to Naples only took three hours, and quick phone call to Chris established that all was set for my first outing. Sounded good to me, and I duly booked up. A couple of emails established that split sessions were available, enabling anglers to fish at both dawn and dusk periods avoiding the less productive middle of the day. A bit of Internet research lead to the website of Captain Chris McCubbin based in Naples on Florida’s south west coast. With a family visit planned to Disneyland, I couldn’t resist dedicating some time to chasing those silver-scaled goliaths. Huge, powerful, majestic and ever challenging, they are almost pornographically alluring and my dream fish. A recent family holiday to Florida provided a well engineered opportunity to get afloat with a top fishing guide and finally lock horns with a spectacular silver force of nature.ĭespite many failed attempts and only ever landing one of the damn things, I have long lusted after tarpon. 1.5K Metallic-looking monsters with gobs large enough to swallow footballs are England international shore angler, Paul Stevens’ deepest fishing obsession.
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