A boy on a recent trip with captain Griffin Deans smiles as the group reeled in a tarpon while fishing in Tampa Bay. Courtesy of Griffin Deans Captain Griffin Deans is a grinder, running more than 300 ...

Tarpon: Fishing for tarpon is good for Tampa Bay area anglers. Fish are biting in the passes, around the bridges, along the beaches and up in the bay. Strike Zone, 3 ...

2: At Madeira Beach, good numbers of Spanish mackerel are off the beaches and on the nearshore reefs out to about 40 foot. Starting around a depth of 60 feet, bottom fishing is producing plenty of ...

Captain Jason Wightman holds a tarpon. He runs a charter fishing business called Grande Tarpon Charters out of Palmetto. Provided by Jason Wightman It’s the middle of May. Seas are calming, Gulf ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Tarpon fishing is very popular in Florida because there’s a lot of them, and they can get quite big. Captain Tyler Kapela from Hit and Run Charters in St. Petersburg sees them ...

1: At Big Pier 60 in Clearwater, the Spanish mackerel bite is steady and good numbers are coming over the rails every day. Speckled trout, sheepshead and black tip sharks have also been caught. Other ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Although it is illegal to keep or harvest tarpon, or even take it out of the water at all, they are super fun to catch and can give you a great fight. They are around the Tampa ...

Matt Bauer poses with a tarpon he caught while fishing for trout with captain Griffin Deans in Tampa Bay. Courtesy of Griffin Deans Captain Griffin Deans is always one to leave a big bait soaking ...

Anglers, get your hooks and bait ready! Tarpon season for the Gulf of Mexico is here, with many dedicated fisherman across the nation heading to Florida to see if they can catch the world’s most ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The infamous ‘silver king’ has returned to the Tampa Bay area. Tarpon are a migratory species and only come around for three months out the year, around May through July. They ...

1: At Big Pier 60 in Clearwater, good numbers of both Spanish mackerel and speckled trout have been each day this week. A few sheepshead and pompano have also been caught. Regular local anglers are ...