“Ever since I jumped my 1st Tarpon in a Canal in Gulf Harbors in 1983, I have been Hooked. No other Fish have captured my attention, the way the Silver King has."
David W. Jamison
Owner/Founder
Tarpon Dreams™
Fishing, travel, field research, digital marketing & destination storytelling finally found a shared home inside Tarpon Dreams™
Florida Based Angler
Founder, Tarpon Dreams™
"The Tarpon of Boca" Show
Digital Marketing Veteran
Founded Anglers Addiction
Field Research / Destination Expert
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Tarpon Dreams™ Worldwide
Tampa Bay, Florida | +1-813-665-0012
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· Angler, field researcher and destination strategist
· Digital marketing and web development background
· Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf Coast focus
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David Jamison, Florida | Meet the Founder of Tarpon Dreams
AnglersAddiction.com ( Sold )
Early Concept for Preferred Guides Networks & Tampa Bay Fishing Mapping Service
2000-2001
TurboChum.com ( Sold )
Tampa Bay Bait / Sardine Chum.
Marketing at Frank Seargeants Outdoors Expos & Similar. Developed Large Network of Distributors in Florida & Southeast.
2002-2007
"Tarpon of Boca" - Outdoor TV
Tarpon of Boca was an adventure sports television series hosted by Steve Pennaz that originally aired across two seasons starting in 2008. The show focuses on the intense sport-fishing culture of Boca Grande Pass on Florida's west coast, widely known as the "Tarpon Capital of the World" during the spring migration. Fished with Capt. James Goodwin of https://gofloridafishing.com/
2005-06
Founded MMT Media Florida - DMA
Digital Marketing Agency Focused on HIGH Value, Conversion Focused Industries. Over 700 Projects completed between 2010 & 2025 (Retired) https://davidjamison.com/
2010-25
The Gallery does not contain all "Catches" (unfortunately), which could clearly be considered total B.S.
But that is what FISH TALES are Made Of! 
Big Girl Jumps in the Boat.
Boca Grande Florida, Early 2000s
BIG Boy, Slimy Male Tarpon!
Egmont Key Florida, Early 2000s
Nice Juvenile Tarpon
Laguna Torrecilla PR, 2025
Smackin' Em w. Capt. Carlos!
Loiza PR, 2026
Tarpon - Disco Days? 1990s
Boca Grande Florida
More Long Tim Ago Tarpon...
Tampa Bay Florida
Boated 12 Tarpon in a Day.
AMI Florida, Passage Key + Beach
Put my Bro on a Big Girls, 120lbs
Passage Key, New Moon 2013
Exploration First. Seeing Stuff, Being Curious and Using Simple Tools before I start!
Long before Tarpon Dreams™ existed, I was documenting fishing trips, mapping productive areas and building a personal intelligence system around the places I fished.
The photographs captured the fish. The real fishing journal captured everything that helped explain why the fish were there.
I began using early digital mapping tools, including Keyhole and later Google Earth, to record productive shorelines, flats, channels, bridges, docks, potholes and deeper transition zones.
These were not simply pins marking where a fish had been caught. I documented how fish entered an area, where they held during changing conditions and which routes they appeared to follow as water levels, current and bait movement changed.
Each trip added another layer of information.
I tracked tides, current direction, wind, water depth, bait concentrations, structure, seasonal patterns and the results of the day. Just as important, I recorded what did not work.
Over time, isolated observations began forming recognizable patterns. A dark pothole on a shallow flat could become a resting or safety zone. A narrow channel could serve as a travel corridor. A subtle depth change could become the edge tarpon, snook or baitfish used as the tide moved.
Years of time on the water taught me how to study satellite imagery before arriving at a new location.
I learned to identify likely ambush points, current funnels, deeper depressions, shoreline edges and routes connecting shallow feeding areas with deeper water. The map did not replace fishing experience. It helped me apply that experience faster and begin each trip with a more informed plan.
That preparation became especially valuable when exploring unfamiliar fisheries. Instead of arriving completely cold, I could identify the areas most likely to deserve time, observation and a closer look from the boat.
That early Google Earth fishing journal was the beginning of what is now developing into the Tarpon Dreams™ Destination Intelligence Layer.
The system is expanding beyond personal fishing notes to include destination research, seasonal fishing patterns, guide access, lodging, travel logistics, local experiences, field observations and firsthand documentation.
Observe carefully. Record what matters. Look for patterns. Return with better questions. Share what can help the next angler plan a better trip.
Tarpon Dreams™ is not being built from generic travel copy or a collection of fish photographs. It is being built from decades of fishing experience, mapping, field research and a natural habit of turning time on the water into useful intelligence.
I was almost obsessive about using Satelittel Imagery to map Flats, Channels, Mangroves and really understanding how fish would use an area for staging on the flood tides and then making assumptions on how they might follow the underwater topography as the water would push out of an area.
Relating alot of what I learned from some of the Best Guides on the West Coast of Florida. I became an Armchair Marine Biologist. And being curious by nature and a nature lover made it an addiction of mine.
I was always ADDING New Field Data to my Journals.
The funny thing was that I was really the last person to keep a journal of anything. But this was different.
I tracked everything about each outing. And it was amazing how I learned the most on the least productive days. I have always been a pattern person. So these repetitions were building a solid layer of fishing intelligence that would help each future outing be more productive than the last. Last Count I am at OVER 100 over 100lbs.
I am Officially Done with the BIGUNS! Juvies is the Juice.
This was more than a Catchy Phrase. The more I fished an area. Especially after getting a Tower for the Bay Boat, I found myself correlating all of the Sat. Imagery with what I was actually seeing on the water. I think the 1st year of having a Tower in the Boat had me Fishing less than ever and spending "HIGH TIME" understanding the areas I had been fishing for years. It was like, ALL OF A SUDDEN, I could See for the First Time. An Epiphany of Sorts.
But after adopting this NEW Method of Research, Documentation and Understanding... And "GETTING READY" it was TIME to FISH! And FISH I DID!
I cannot even tell you how much time I spent on the water. Between the Job I had in the early days being super flexible and taking clients fishing, and then starting an Agency... I was on the Water, Fishing... Let me rephrase that.. CATCHING Very Often! I mean a lot! Lots of REPS!
Coming Soon...
The Atlantic & Carribean Field Guide
15 Years as the Owner of MMT Media FL
Over 700 Projects Completed.
Facebook, Instagram, Google & YT Ads.
Sales Funnel Performance Coach since 2018
My #1 Focus with Online Presence Building.
Brand Building since 2005
The "Secret Sauce" for us and our Partners.
1 Piece of Content, 10 Channels, 20 Repurps.
Without an Audience, the Rest is Pointless.
The Real Power. The Web "Force Multiplier".
FISH: We Find and Fish with Great Guides. We Refer You to them.
TRAVEL: We Find and Stay at Great Places. We Refer You to those Property Owners.
EXPLORE: We Explore the Areas we Travel to, Find the Best Places. Share with You.
WEAR IT: We Fish. We Wear OUR Identity. We Use Our Own Gear! We Share with You.
Fishing, Sight Fishing
Sight Fishing for Tarpon:Read the Fish before you Cast. See More. Read More. Cast Better.The Cast Starts Long Before the Fly or Lure Hits the WaterSight fishing for tarpon is not simply about spotting a fish and throwing something in front of it. The real advantage begins before the cast, when you recognize how the […]
Destinations, Puerto Rico, San Juan & Northeast Puerto Rico, Tarpon & Fisheries
Loíza Puerto Rico Tarpon Fishing: Exploring Laguna La Torrecilla Laguna La Torrecilla: “The Fishery” Where mangroves, brackish water and protected lagoon habitat create one of northeast Puerto Rico’s most interesting juvenile tarpon environments. Laguna La Torrecilla sits just east of San Juan in the Loíza area, forming part of an interconnected coastal lagoon and mangrove […]
Juvenile Tarpon, Tarpon & Fisheries
Tarpon Fishing: Juveniles and Giants Understanding the Fish, Life Stages, Fisheries and Experience Tarpon fishing can mean very different things depending on where you are, what size fish you are pursuing, and how you choose to fish for them. A juvenile tarpon rolling in a mangrove lagoon and a giant tarpon moving through an open-water […]
