Isla del Sabalo - 2024
My annual trip to Isla del Sabalo was another incredible success. 50 miles of untouched mangrove shoreline, with tarpon virtually everywhere!
First things first...setting up our rods.
The long, one hour run brought us to a pod of tarpon feeding on the offshore flats, and it didn't take long to start appreciating those high flying jumps along the mangroves, too.
As usual, after the long run, we start working our way back to Isla del Sabalo, exploring estuaries, rivers, and mangrove shoreline.
In addition to the offshore flats, tarpon could be found cruising the shallow shoreline.
My partner, David McKenzie didn't take long to connect with a nice IDS tarpon!
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After developing a small, light weight shrimp pattern for Tarpon Cay Lodge, I was anxious to fish this pattern along the shallow flats of IDS. It was a big success!
The LT Shrimp, up close and personal!
On this trip we witnessed something amazing. Thousands of large dragonflies were buzzing overhead, and we found tarpon actually eating them under the mangroves! Who knew?
The guides always had shady places for lunch. Terry and Larry did well too, and we enjoyed hearing about their success.
posted by Lee Haskin at 2:02 PM
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