Boca Grande Charter
Boca Grande Is The Tarpon Fishing Capital Of The World
Boca Grande tarpon fishing is world renowned. We are blessed every spring when thousands of migrating tarpon decide to take up residence in our back yard. Although May and June are considered prime. We’re able to fish them from April through August. They begin showing up to the south in Pine Island Sound and soon spread out throughout all the bays and sounds that surround Charlotte Harbor.
Boca Grande the island is unique in its own regard. It’s located on the middle of Gasparilla Island. This is one of the barrier islands separating Charlotte Harbor and the Gulf of Mexico. A quaint laid back sea side town with its own lighthouse, few cars, no stop lights and where many get around on golf carts. The name Boca Grande means Big mouth in Spanish and most likely comes from its close proximity to the largest and main pass, Boca Grande, into Charlotte Harbor on Gasparilla Islands southern shoreline.
Tarpon are what make this time of year such a special place. However, if the wind makes tarpon fishing difficult there are backcountry options in many of the adjacent bays and sounds. From Gasparilla Sound down through Bull and Turtle Bay there are ample opportunities for snook, redfish, and spotted sea trout.
Most Popular Fish Around
Boca Grande
- Tarpon
- Snook
- Red Fish
- Spotted Sea Trout
- Sheepshead
Places To Fish Near Boca Grande
- Cayo Costa
- Gasparilia Sound
- Lemon Bay
- Bull Bay
- Turtle Bay
Boca Grande Fly Fishing
What makes fishing the flats so special is the visual aspect or when we combine the sport of casting with seeing. It’s the thrill of sight fishing and casting to a laid up or moving game fish then getting a chance to experience the take or eat is incredible. Moreover, to stand on the bow of a skiff in this few feet of water and wait for a group of tarpon as they get ready to cross your path is special. There is no game fish more exiting to cast to than the tarpon or Silver king. In most cases, it’s about the eat, pull, and jump. Getting one to the boat is the ultimate experience.
On fly, when you cast to a sighted fish and as you’re stripping it tracks and eats your fly as you watch makes for truly one of the most remarkable experiences there is.
Boca Grande fishing report
The backcountry fishing around Boca Grande has been consistent through the heat of summer in part due to its proximity to the cleaner and a bit cooler water flushing in from the Gulf. Flats on both sides of the Intracoastal are worth poling around and exploring. At...
