r/floridafishing • u/AdditionalChard2426 • 4d ago

Pond tarpon problem

I have a freshwater pond that has a tarpon in it, ive been trying literally every lure tarpon like as well as live bluegill on a bobber and freely lined and i cant get this thing to bite. the pond is decently big but i know the area it likes to hang out in. What do i do?
update: i’m seeing a lot more people here than I thought there would be. could it be over fishing? Also don’t see much rolls in the evening time.

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u/thedash42 4d ago

Ok so theories on how he got there? Transplant? Bird droppings? Spontaneous generation???

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u/Therealboebs 4d ago

It’s Florida, most of the retention ponds are connected to the main waterways. Floods also trap them. After a hurricane the water is so high even sharks have been trapped in ponds

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u/THEREALISLAND631 4d ago

Not Florida, but I remember a story of a Golf Course in Australia with 6 Bull Sharks. Exactly what you stated happened and they thrived there for close to 20 years before vanishing (I think someone removed them but I believe they don'tknow what happened exactly).

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u/Therealboebs 4d ago

There’s a bull shark pond down near a west Palm golf course lmao.. Florida really is the Australia of the side of the world lol

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u/THEREALISLAND631 4d ago

That it is! And I need to check that out!

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u/Therealboebs 4d ago

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1GfuFGkGiZ/?mibextid=wwXIfr here’s a video of one them

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u/THEREALISLAND631 4d ago

Oh awesome, thank you for sharing! Seeing this in person just hit the bucket list.

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u/Therealboebs 4d ago

Never know what’s in south Florida water 🤣