Wayne Johnson

Captain Wayne Johnson fishing out of Regatta Point Marina in Palmetto, Fl; Friday March 23rd what a Tarpon trip! We ran out at 7am to catch Thread Fins in the Manatee River, then arrived at the Sky Way Bridge at 8am by 8:20 it was fish on, hooked up on a 100lb Tarpon. The fight lasted for about 50 minutes and after a few jumps we finally landed the beast. Once we were wrapped up and back to the anchor within 30 minutes we were hooked up again, we jumped a total of 5 Tarpon and landed the first in four hours of fishing. Tarpon fishing is heating up; come spend the day on the beautiful waters of the Tampa Bay with Captain Wayne Johnson.

Fish Species: Tarpon
Bait Used: Thread Fins
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Water Depth: 30
Water Temperature: 78
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Wayne Johnson

About The Author: Captain Wayne Johnson

Company: RWJ Yacht Management

Area Reporting: Lower Tampa Bay, Anna Maria Island, Bradenton, Sarasota, Longboat Key

Bio: Being raised in the small town of Palmetto, Florida (Southern Tampa Bay) Captain Wayne Johnson grew up fishing the local waters of the Lower Tampa Bay, Terra Cia Bay, Manatee River, Anna Maria Island down to Sarasota Bay with more than 25 years of experience fishing the local backwaters targeting Tarpon, Snook, Redfish, and Trout. Captain Wayne; U.S. Coast Guard Licensed in 2004 and has been charter fishing every since. Fishing the lower Tampa Bay is worth the drive from St. Petersburg, Tampa, and surrounding cities with our natural mangrove lines and grass flats, the water clarity is as beautiful as anywhere in the Caribbean and the fishing is fantastic year round! Captain Wayne welcomes you to come spend a day on the beautiful waters of the Tampa Bay. "My biggest motivation is creating unforgettable experience as your charter captain! To each individual client charter fishing is a big event, from a child catching there first fish, a novice hooking up on a big fish; these are all experiences in life that everyone deserves to be positively memorable!" Captain Wayne

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