After growing up in upstate New York, Tony Ludovico was “blown away by the ocean” the day he moved to Florida. He has since concentrated his efforts on photographing large pelagic fish like sailfish and marlin in open water, shooting underwater film for numerous television shows. He’ll “continue to push the envelope with underwater stuff, always thinking about a new angle, another species to target.”
Finally the much needed rain has begun to fall. This should really turn the fishing on according to Captain Rich Smith.
In the Everglades, Snook are starting to show up at all the creek mouth points due to the beginning of the rainy season. Some tarpon have been seen inside Whitewater Bay. More should be funneling in following the mullet. Snook and reds are all over Snake Bight flat on the morning falling tides.
Islamorada has been the most consistent for tarpon. Most of the migrating tarpon have been in the lower keys awaiting the worm hatch that started last Thursday afternoon in Bahia Honda Channel. The tarpon follow the worms out to sea with the falling tides and then spawn. After this is all over they will disperse and head their separate ways, returning to more predictable environments.
Chris Hunter at Worldwide Sportsman in Miami reports that the canal fishing remains good for largemouth and peacock bass as well as snook and tarpon. Fishing for snook and tarpon is best at dawn and dusk right now with large numbers of tarpon hanging where Tamiami (C4) and Corral Gables Waterway (C3) connect.
Tarpon and snook are biting on the beaches and jetties with pompano the thickest in the surf heading north.
Dorado, blackfin tuna, and wahoo are being caught regularly offshore. Mutton and mangrove snappers should bite best on the approaching full moon. The swordfish should turn on with the full moon cycles in June and July.
Check back every Wednesday for a new report and make sure to listen to Chris Hunter on the Florida Sportsman radio show on 1080 AM Saturday at 7 am.
-Tee Clarkson
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