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The tarpon run is peaking — where the fish are stacking, how to read the passes at first light, and the bait that's holding them. Plus a fuel-dock closure on the southwest coast and how the summer heat is reshaping the inshore bite.
In this episode: Boca Grande and Skyway pass reports · reading the morning roll · bait pod movements · a fuel-dock closure · beating the midday heat inshore.
Chapters
- 0:00 The week on the water
- 0:50 Tarpon stack the passes
- 5:20 Reading the first-light roll
- 8:30 Fuel-dock closure
- 10:40 Beating the heat inshore
Sources
Transcript
Alright — the silver kings showed up in force this week, so let's start where the action is and work out from there.
Tarpon stack the passes
From Boca Grande up to the Skyway, the passes are loaded. Hundred to hundred-and-fifty-pound fish rolling at first light, and the bait's holding them tight. If you've got a window this month, this is it — the run won't stay this thick for long.
Reading the first-light roll
Here's the thing about the morning roll: it tells you where the fish are sitting before you ever make a cast. Watch the direction they're rolling and the tide, and you'll save yourself an hour of guessing.
That's the tide. Go get on the tarpon. This has been The Weekly Tide — I'm Graham Morton.
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