

Though you must remember, just about every guide is fishing at these times too (many during the day, and many at night) so the fish have a ton of pressure on them during these months. April and May are traditionally thought of as the peak months of tarpon season and this is definitely true – you probably have more tarpon here at these times than any other, as there are a large number of migrating fish here then plus many of the residents. One things for sure though – if the weather is calm and warm, you should have a very good chance at catching tarpon in Islamorada. Some years it stays like that and we have a good early spring for them, other years we are bombarded with late cold fronts and the tarpon fishing doesn’t get consistent until a little later. Though we usually start catching some in February whenever the water temperatures consistently get in the mid 70 degree range. Generally speaking, your best tarpon fishing months are April through July. Sometimes the ‘off season’ is even better fishing than in prime time as these tarpon aren’t seeing near the pressure that they do in the spring time.

What’s also unique about the Keys is we have tarpon that live here year round, unlike many other areas of the U.S. Purple narrow spoon, spinners, shads and shiners.The Florida Keys are home to one of the premier tarpon fishing destinations on the planet! Every spring, thousands of tarpon migrate through our waters from both the Atlantic and Gulf sides, offering some of the best opportunities you’ll find for catching tarpon on bait, fly, or artificial. Make sure to take equipment that can cast far but not too heavy, the fish aren't big there. Oregon is also a good map, trout pay well and give good XP.

Shiners, minnows and shrimp are good baits. 14g medium spoon, bass jigs, casting spoons and 1m crankbait are great lures.

The snook, red drum, gar and bowfin do not pay well in terms of credits, but the bass and tarpon are good for credits. It is a great location with many different pegs and also very large fish at the Salty Delta. There are no fish over 3kg.įlorida is very profitable too but you must stay for a few days because travel and license fees are so high. Take a light but far casting spinning rod such as the Elemental. Purple narrow spoon, black shads, casting spoons and shiners are key. However, it is a small lake and casting to the same spots can get boring fast. Technically, New York is the most profitable, because it costs only ~3300 with advanced license and you can catch walleye and pike, which are almost 200 credits / kg.
