Big tarpon are rolling all around the local beaches in the Venice-Englewood-Boca Grande area. They have been very cooperative this season. Boca Grande pass is still loaded with Tarpon but don't forget to try a little bottom grouper fishing in the pass while you're there. My son pulled up a nice Gag Grouper weighing 12 pounds while drifting for Tarpon. Offshore has been incredible. I'm not sure if it has anything to do with the oil spill but we ran into several massive schools of Mahi as close
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