Steady east wind veering, finally, for an hour or two into the southwest. We fished the high falling tide in the morning, a lot of water in the Islands, quirky winds, still we got into them in several spots. We are fishing the more esoteric pools, the small ponds and hidden lagoons. Each spot may have three to six or more tarpon in them. Conditions have to be just right to be successful, wind, water clarity, depth, visibility, etc., so that means a lot of hopping around. We had several shots at visible sleepers today as well as a few rollers but, in spite of a couple of good strikes, we were unable to get one in the air.
P.S. There are a lot of snooks around, some really nice ones, and they’re on the bite. We can see them under the mangroves while we are tarpon hunting. Use whitebait imitations, small ones, with weed guards and hit the high falling tide. Look for birds and schools of baitfish.