August tarpon fishing here in Key West is usually pretty good. This year is no exception. We have had a nice solid flow of very large fish and babies that are starting to move into the back country, which is typical for this time of year starting into the fall months, we have been seeing fish over 100 pounds on the regular and many have been caught.

August can bring great flats fishing as well as backcountry fishing. Typically it’s very warm for people who are not used to the heat this year though we’ve had some pretty nice winds keeping things cooler and the water temperatures down. This can be a great ingredient for keeping around those larger tarpon that like to leave for the spawn.

I often call August September and October the slam season where an angler can get on one of my boats go out and have at least a shot at all three species that have made Key West flats, Fishing famous the Tarpon permit and the bonefish. Add that to other species that are also lurking around in the channels and on the edges of the flats that could be good table fair to make a nice lunch such as mangrove, snapper, mutton, snapper, and yellowtail snapper..