Tarpon Town!

84 year old Jim McCunes 15 year old Grandson Bond and his best friend William were visiting from Atlanta. We started out targeting juvenile tarpon. It was exciting because the fish were rolling on the surface frequently. We jumped several fish on artificial lures before Bond finally got one boat side. Bond also caught a nice Black Drum on light tackle right in the heart of downtown Jacksonville. We then got on a good bite of small spotted searrout drifting live shrimp beneath Bomber Paradise Popper popping corks. We got a few mangrove snapper as well. This fast Duval County fishing Action will contine thru October on the St. Johns River.

Rob Johnston booked a 4 hour "Afternoon Blitz" for 2 anglers. We opted to fish with artificial soft plastic lures. Right Off the Bat we got 4 jumps out of a Tarpon right off the bat. The Tarpon were scarce so we made a transition. Our next fish was a decent Black Drum. We finished the day with a true Trophy Class Bull Redfish over 40 inches long. We fished very close to the boat ramp because there were some afternoon thunderstorms and I wanted to stay close to the ramp not to endanger my customers. It's been extremely hot lately, this late afternoon excursion was a great way to beat the heat. Quality not quantity has been our moto lately aboard Blue Cyclone. Fishing is Good right now and it should continue to get better in the coming weeks.

I launched the boat in the dark so I could castnet some premium bait before picking up James and his 12 year old son JJ. I hate watching the sunrise in line at the bait store knowing the best bite is taking place. The Great St. Johns River Shrimp run has begun. I stuffed Blue Cyclone's livewells with live shrimp and finger mullet. We departed from the public dock Downtown Jacksonville. We started out drifting live shrimp beneath our Bomber Paradise Popper Popping corks. The action was fast on Spotted Seatrout, Jack Crevalle and Mangrove Snapper. Next stop we caught multiple snook up to 28 inches also on live shrimp. After that we decided to target Tarpon with Artificial Lures. I made the 1st cast to demonstrate the retrieve. I ended up hooking a tarpon on that cast. JJ landed his first ever tarpon. Next James hooked up and landed a tarpon as well. Needless to say these guys were talented Anglers. Next stop JJ hooked up immediately with a nice 30 inch Black Drum and then finished the day with a nice Bull Red. This Spectacular Action will continue aboard BLUE CYCLONE through the end of October.