The visitors and patrons aboard tarpon fishing charters in
Boca Grande are generally focused on two things – one is snagging a “silver king” and
watching one of these majestic fish leap 6 feet out of the water while the other is the subsequent adrenaline pumping action of fighting the fish.
What’s rarely considered is how tarpon fishing came to be in
Boca Grande, a tiny island town at the mouth of Charlotte Harbor in southwest
Florida. Just how did this sleepy little town and paradise become known as the
“Tarpon Capital of the World”?
