The one type of tarpon “fishing” I do not offer to my clients is “jig” fishing inside Boca Grande Pass. Most of my returing clients as well as potential clients that are familiar with tarpon fishing in or around Boca Grande are very familiar with what the term “jig” fishing means in relation to Boca Grande. It has become clear to me that new anglers to the area may not know exactley what I’m trying to describe when I just say I will not or do not “Jig” fish. Boca Grande Pass “jig” fishing is a method that a lot of novice fishing guides use, not only is it very annoying to do it is very disruptive and very harmful to the Boca Grande Tarpon fishery. Basically, the fishing “guide” will CHASE down a school of tarpon with his outboard, throw his boat in reverse and have his clients drop 6 ounce pieces of lead with the hook attatched to the top of the lead below the school of tarpon. The tarpon will swim into the line and become snagged. This type of tarpon “fishing” is the exact opposite thing that a angler would want to do in order to catch a tarpon, if of course the angler wanted to catch their tarpon inside the mouth. I encourage you to please click on the links below to see why I do not “jig” fish for tarpon and why I think it is a bad thing for our fishery. You can make the judgement call if you want to fish this way or not for tarpon, if you do that is fine, you just won’t fish that way with me.

Charter Details

Boca Grande Tarpon Fishing– Boca Grande Tarpon Fishing Charters are 6, 10, or 12 hrs. Please call or email me for rates.

Boca Grande Backcountry and Flats Fishing Charters– Boca Grande Flats Fishing Charters are 4, 6, and 8 hour trips.

What are your rates? Please call or email for current rates. My tarpon fishing rates may vary from year to year depending on the price of fuel as well as the price of tarpon crabs.

How many anglers can fish? The perfect number of anglers for a tarpon trip is 2, although 3 anglers is not bad. I allow 4 anglers on the boat but only 3 anglers can fish at any giving time. Four Lines is just too difficult to manage.

2024 Rates

My rates for the 2022 tarpon season are below. I provide everything that your group needs except food and drinks. 6 hour tarpon charters are limited in May and June, if you want to book a 6 hour trip in May or June please know that those trips are on a very tight time schedule. Six hour tarpon charters those month will run from 6am-noon or 1pm-7pm, I do not have any flexibility with 6 hour charters to adjust the time or to add more time to your charter. The only way to ensure that you will be on the boat for the best bite for any particular day is to book the entire day. Tarpon are very unpredictable, the bite varies from day to day and hour to hour. My rates are for up to 3 anglers, there is a $100 charge to add a fourth angler. A $200 per trip deposit is required to hold your days. Deposit is refundable if I have to cancel your trip due to weather. If the client cancels their trip outside of 60 days then the deposit is will be refunded, if the client cancels with less than 60 days notice then the deposit is forfeited by the client. The reason I need 60 days notice is that in order for me to rebook the day most people I fish need time to book flights, hotels, etc. The majority of my trips are booked well in advance.

6 hours- $1000

8 hours- $1300

10 hours- $1600

12 hours- $1800

Tarpon Guarantee

Although I do not have a tarpon guarantee due to the fact that it is impossible to guarantee anyone that they will actully LAND a tarpon there are a few guides in my area that do have some sort of guarantee. Please keep in mind that there is NOT a fishing guide that offers a guarantee that you will actually CATCH a tarpon. All the guarantees that I have found from my direct competition in regards to tarpon charters are simply that an angler is guaranteed to “JUMP” or “HOOK” a tarpon. All of the guarantees I have found are for 12 hour full day charters only for May and June. I will MATCH any guarantee that you find on the internet for tarpon fishing in Charlotte Harbor or Boca Grande. Simply send me a link to the other guides policy or guarantee and I will match it. I will go one step further and MATCH any guarantee you find for Charlotte Harbor or Boca Grande tarpon fishing for any time frame, not just May and June. The reason I do not offer a guarantee is that in my opinion a tarpon guarantee is nothing more than a cheap marketing ploy that provides the potential client a false sense of hope that they will LAND a tarpon or not have to pay for their trip.