Fishing for Tarpon with Poppers | The Holy Well | Official 2023 Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T)Selection

For 15 years, a group of friends have battled budgets, bad timing, and bad luck. From weathering hurricanes, to being marooned on an uninhabited island, they’ve seen it all. Well, except for good fishing.
But then, they joined forces with a sage of flats fishing, Nick Denbow, who just might have the key to unlock their fishing misery. All signs point to the “Holy Well.”
What follows is an insane combination of clear water tarpon fishing that crecendos into mayhem when an "angry frog" popper is tied on to the hook.
Hold on your seat.

[@BlueLineCo]

🙌Tarpon on top?!?!?! Yes please. Incredible shots. Great job Dorsal Crew.

[@ANewYorkerLostInFlorida]

that tarpon footage is priceless! tight lines and thanks for the great vid

[@dorsaloutdoors]

Glad you enjoyed it! Stick around... got some more coming!

[@matsnaslund2940]

This was awesome! 👍

[@dorsaloutdoors]

Thanks, Mats! We appreciate it.

[@matsnaslund2940]

@@dorsaloutdoors So did I! 😄🎣

[@gerhardstrydom5249]

Super vid👍👏

[@danmstory]

So sick!

[@dorsaloutdoors]

Thanks!!

[@JupiterGeorgeFishing]

Small tarpon love poppers. Fly poppers or regular poppers doesn't matter, they love em...

[@dorsaloutdoors]

And we love them for that!

[@estefanyortega2694]

Freaking AWESOME

[@dorsaloutdoors]

Thanks! It was wild to come back from that day and see it all come together

[@by.purefilms]

Welcome to Punta Allen 😎

[@dorsaloutdoors]

Close! But actually a different part of Mexico where Nick Denbow roams 🤙

[@by.purefilms]

@@dorsaloutdoors Arrrr almost. Anyway, great stuff. Hope I’ll be back someday for filming 😍

[@HighHoleFishCo]

As always, a pleasure to watch! Good stuff Dorsal Team!

[@dorsaloutdoors]

Thank ya kindly! Appreciate you checking it out

[@Samsonebug]

Fantastic story and film! Love it guys.

[@dorsaloutdoors]

Thanks dude! It was a dream project.

[@ronwhetstone3144]

Awesome video! Love tarpon fishing.

[@dorsaloutdoors]

Thanks! It truly is addicting and obsessing... poppers makes it worse.

[@wherethefishare]

Incredible.

[@dorsaloutdoors]

Thanks!

[@fishhandsfranky]

Absolute banger

[@dorsaloutdoors]

Thanks yall!

[@mikekuczynski1552]

Sweet , how much fun was that . Thanks for sharing

[@dorsaloutdoors]

An absolute blast for sure!

[@mikekuczynski1552]

Heading to Mexico in February for juvenile tarpon and in May to Florida for some big ones I’ve been tying up some gurglers and poppers just to see if they would work . Glade to see they can . Heading to Kelly’s for some green foam to tie some froggy things :-)🐸

[@DenisBurke-vb6vh]

Great video

[@dorsaloutdoors]

Thanks, Denis!

[@rodneystock8595]

Nice footage. Thanks for sharing. I’d love to fish for tarpon on the fly.

[@dorsaloutdoors]

Do it man!

[@davescheer5038]

🌴 the slo-mo shots are kick azz ! Got a bunch of crease flys I made gonna try ‘em out this spring, hummm, 🤔 maybe sooner !

[@dorsaloutdoors]

Do it do it do it! Disclaimer: it’s highly addicting. Use with caution 😂

[@davescheer5038]

@@dorsaloutdoors 🌴 Oppp’s to late ! I’m an addict ! 😆

[@permitfisher]

Incredible filming! These are the pieces of water Trapper Rudd (RIP) fished on paddle boards back in the ‘90s…he made some vids that are here on KZbin.

[@dorsaloutdoors]

Very cool! Paddle boarding those lagoons is next level

[@FLYSHOPBRASIL]

Next trip use the ZANETTI GENESIS FLY for tarpon... they don't miss the hit with this fly. By Rainy's flies.

[@dorsaloutdoors]

Oooooo. will have to check that out!

[@brentmcbride8661]

I've fished with Nick before and know where you all were! What weight rod were you using for the tarpon fishing?

[@dorsaloutdoors]

We really loved throwing 9s in this context. A little more punch than an 8… but more precision than a 10. As technical as that sounds it was more for keeping the poppers out of the mangroves and into the water haha

[@betrickey]

OMG!!! Great video fellas!!! Can you share the guides contact info?

[@dorsaloutdoors]

Thanks!! Hit him up on instagram “Nick Denbow”

[@Joey_Randazzo]

Hope this dude got a faaattt tip

[@badm.d]

All these videos, waaaaay too much talk not enough fishing