hi to all the tarpon have a arrived in the tampa bay area and  the bridges in big numbers. big sardines or threadfins are the best bait to catch them but by far the best place to catch tarpon is boca grande pass. with live crabs or jigs they are in there by the 1000,s with some boats hooking 10 fish or more in a 5 hour trip. so if you want to catch a tarpon the time is now also the trout bite is good in the deep grass flats 0f 5 feet deep or more. scaled sardine are the best bet! there is also a lot of spanish macks all all the bridges as well. sardines are also the bait of choice! there are also some snook biting as well but please be careful to release the snook unharmed. as they try to make a comeback after this years big fish kill do to the cold! so now is time to book your charter tight lines capt tony frankland.