When planning a fishing adventure in Miami, you can choose from a wide array of species like snapper, kingfish, grouper, Wahoo, tarpon, marlin, tuna and many more. Amongst all these species the most popular type of game fishing in Miami, Florida after bass fishing is Tarpon fishing Miami. This saltwater species is famous for its strength, size, ferocity, fighting spirit and is regarded as the most thrilling game fish in Florida. The tarpon is also known as “silver king” for its majestic appearance, size and color. Now a day most of the fishermen indulging in recreational tarpon fishing Miami practice catch and release as this species is not considered to be of any food value.

When in Miami you can indulge in tarpon fishing all year round, but Most of the anglers come from all around the world here during the months of December to May when tarpon want to get out of the cold water in the hopes of getting a trophy tarpon fish.

Tarpon migrate near the shore for their mating rituals. You can find a number of them hiding under the fresh water holes and mangrove to spawn. Other places to watch for tarpon are jetties, docks, piers, estuaries and beaches. Tarpon prefers low light levels so fishing in the early evening hours during 5 pm to 9 pm would prove productive. Tarpon can weigh anywhere between 25 to 100 pounds on average.

Tarpon fish can be caught using different techniques. Some catching tarpon with fly rods while others use drifting, casting, trolling, a bow and arrow or fish from a kayak.

Tarpon fish can be called as garbage feeders as they can be easily caught using live or dead bait. You can choose any bait like mullet, dolphin (mahi) bellies, crabs, herrings, tuna bellies or any other live or dead bait and still get a perfect catch. But they are best caught with dollar crabs. Artificial baits like feather lures in bright colors or buck tail jigs are also productive in catching tarpon. Experimenting with different combinations of baits is also a good trick.




Always remember when fishing in an area where there are other hostile species then choose lures instead of baits. No matter which technique or bait you choose just remember that whatever the size tarpon will give you a good fight and wont give up easily.

In case, you are new to sport fishing then getting a charter boat that will take you miles away from the land in the deep fishing area would be a great idea. You can find a number of charter companies in Miami to suit your budget and requirements. The captain and crew of the charter boat will guide you throughout the fishing adventure to make sure you get a tarpon. Moreover in such charter trips you don’t have to worry about anything. The charter company will provide you with fishing gear, equipment, lures, and fishing license, and so on.