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Fishing Tampa Bay and Southwest Florida
Southwest Florida is where a slam is genuinely on the table. Snook in the mangroves, reds on the bars, tarpon rolling off the beaches at Boca Grande. Mangrove fishing means you are casting into cover and brushing branches, so sleeves take abuse as well as sun.
Ports and launches 08
- Tampa
- St. Petersburg
- Sarasota
- Boca Grande
- Fort Myers
- Naples
- Chokoloskee
- Everglades City
What you are chasing 05
- Snook
- Tarpon
- Redfish
- Speckled trout
- Permit
> Readout 01
What to wear
Sleeves that survive the mangroves and dry after a wade. Tarpon season means long days holding a rod in open sun, which is where a hood and a high collar stop being about looks.
> Readout 02
When to go
Tarpon peak from May into July. Snook fish year round with the best months either side of summer. Winter is the calm, clear, sight-fishing stretch.
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What we would take to Tampa Bay and Southwest Florida
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Fishy Performance Hooded Fishing Shirt
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Hogfish Sticker
Questions
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>What should I wear fishing in Southwest Florida?
A hooded UPF 50+ long sleeve, a hat and sun gloves. Sleeves that survive the mangroves and dry after a wade. Tarpon season means long days holding a rod in open sun, which is where a hood and a high collar stop being about looks.
>When is the best time to fish Southwest Florida?
Tarpon peak from May into July. Snook fish year round with the best months either side of summer. Winter is the calm, clear, sight-fishing stretch.
>What do people catch around Tampa?
Mostly snook, tarpon, redfish, speckled trout and permit, depending on the season and how far out you run.
The journal
Read before you launch
Tarpon season at Boca Grande, dressed for the fight
What to wear for tarpon season at Boca Grande and around Charlotte Harbor. Long fights, open sun and gear that has to move with you.Open logTarpon and snook
Where the southern Gulf fisheries run, from Boca Grande to the Keys, and why long fights change what you want to be wearing.Open logNight run
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