Thursday, May 24, 2007

Ed's Best Bet: Tarpon on the prowl


By ED KILLER
edward.killer@scripps.com
May 24, 2007

They're here! That was the email I received last week from Capt. Joe Massaro with a photo of a leaping silver king at the end of someone's line.

In the background appeared to be High Point — the tip of Sewall's Point marking the spot as the Crossroads — the intersection of the St. Lucie River, Indian River Lagoon, St. Lucie Inlet and Manatee Pocket.


The annual migration of tarpon begin to show in good numbers along the Treasure Coast anywhere from late April into late May and generally the tarpon fishing can be quite good throughout the entire summer until the end of the fall mullet run in late October.

The windy weekend will likely prevent anglers from sight fishing opportunities for the silver kings, but with luck, we'll be able to start chasing them next week. Until then, look for them in residential canals and spots where land-based anglers can cast to them.

Here I'll try to run down a few spots to be on the lookout for the tell tale roll of the king of the game fish.

1. Roosevelt Bridge, Stuart. How is it that no matter what I'm writing about, this spot comes up.
2. C-23 Canal spillway, Bessey Creek, Palm City.
3. Crossroads, Stuart.
4. Big and Little Mud Creek, Hutchinson Island. Have to go into Big Mud down the road on the north side.
5. Blind Creek, Hutchinson Island.
6. North Fork, Five Fingers area, Port St. Lucie.
7. C-24 Spillway, Port St. Lucie.
8. Fort Pierce Inlet Jetty.
9. Taylor Creek, Fort Pierce.
10. Barber Bridge, Vero Beach.
11. Sebastian River.
12. Sebastian Inlet Jetty.

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