Readers of Fly Fishing in Salt Waters sent in their fun photos of tarpon catches.
By
Staff
Updated: May 15, 2013
Matthew Hunsinger was fishing in Islamorada, Florida with Capt. Camp Walker when he landed this tarpon. They taped the fish at 110 pounds, caught on Hunsinger’s own shrimp-style fly. Fly Fishing in Salt Waters wants your best fly fishing photos. Think bigger than your own Facebook page. The images you take fishing on your favorite salt waters or remote locations could end up in the pages of Fly Fishing in Salt Waters or on our website. Send your photos to: ****editor@flyfishinsalt.com.
Kris Kerr, from New Smyrna Beach, Florida, took the following four photos while fishing back creeks in Florida. All fish were caught on very small white and black streamers.
Captain Mike Badarack, who fishes on the Space Coast of Florida, took the following six shots of himself and clients catching big tarpon off Satellite Beach. At the end of May, and into June and July, the tarpon really show in this part of the Sunshine State.
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Joe Herdering landed this tarpon while fishing with Dave Sadler in south Key Biscayne, Florida. Herdering lifted the fish out of water, set down the rod, and removed the hook–all in one motion–for an easy release.
Jay Newell took this shot of a tarpon from Belize. He didn’t realize there was another tarpon hanging with the hooked fish.
Worth the pain! The result of a knuckle busting 80-pound tarpon for Jay Newell.
Pardon the thumb. Jodie Reece landed this tarpon while fishing in Islamorada, Florida Keys during April.
In the next three images, Ted Margo, of Fort Worth, Texas, shows a recent tarpon catch in the Lower Keys. Captain John O’Hearn was his guide and took the pics.
Stan Spergel caught this 25-pounder using an 11-weight in Ascension Bay, Mexico. He was throwing an unnamed yellow grizzly hackle fly.
Dan Ferraris was fishing in Charlotte Harbor, Florida, when he hooked this 80-pound tarpon on a purple-and-black bunny with grizzly hackle tail.
Dan Ferraris hooked this 100-pounder on a Temple Fork rod and Orvis Mirage reel in May. Fly Fishing in Salt Waters wants your best fly fishing photos. Think bigger than your own Facebook page. The images you take fishing on your favorite salt waters or remote locations could end up in the pages of Fly Fishing in Salt Waters or on our website. Send your photos to: ****editor@flyfishinsalt.com.
