The Mullet Run Fishing Blog

Tarpon Fishing From The Beach during the Fall Mullet Migration The fall Mullet Migration is the best time to catch Tarpon from the beach . As the bait travels down the coastline they are chased and corralled close to the shore and often trapped in corners of inlets and jetty. Depending on your beach you can expect the beach to get crowded with other happy baiters trying to catch a Snook or a Tarpon or even doing extreme beach shark fishing. Thats why it is a good idea to fish with a friend. You will often have to wade out in waist deep surf, and with sharks and barracudas mixed in the surf its better to have another person with you. Almost all of the Florida shark attacks happen during the Mullet Run , from Sebastian to the Keys. Once the shark attack reports start popping up regularly in the news, you can bet the bait is in that area. Also its alot easier to land a Tarpon or Shark with an extra set of hands, the last thing you want to do is throw your combo onto the sand to free u...

One Handed Cast Net Throw - Lunkerdog Its already starting to feel like Summer and its the tail end of April, reports are coming in from Fort Pierce and north that bait is already starting to show up. This would indicate an early start to pre-pod this year and that means one thing, you better get your cast nets ready. They call Pre-pod and the Mullet Migration - Happy Bait, and thats because this is the season that almost anybody can get live bait. Be it, white bait, pilchard or mullet, and one of the best ways to maximize your Happy Bait experience is to throw a Cast Net. There are many different ways to throw a cast net, and there are thousands of videos on YouTube that can show you all different types of methods for throwing a net. With todays technology there is no excuse for not being able to throw a cast net, and even more to the point be able to throw a cast net and get bait without having to out the net in your mouth or get soaking wet by throwing the net over your shoulde...

Ryan Joupi's River Tarpon fishing with Captain Jeff Maggio March and April were pretty epic for Tarpon fishing in Fort Lauderdale Florida. Ryan Joupi, a well known Snook and Redfish guy from the Treasure Coast, took full advantage of the Spring Tarpon bite by coming down and fishing multiple sessions with his girlfriend. On his first trip he hooked this monster river Tarpon fishing with Captain Jeff Maggio aka The Lunkerdog. River Tarpon fishing is a little different than other places that hold big Tarpon like Boca Grande for several reasons. The biggest reason is that you are targeting these fish inside a canal that is only 30 to 40 feet wide. Other reasons are the depth of the water is as little as 6 feet most of the time, and often much less. THis fish was caught using live mullet on 20lb class (mono) with a 60lb leader (mono). Unlike Boca Grande, South Florida holds big Tarpon 12 months a year . Not always in the same spots, and not always on the same baits. For examp...