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Florida Keys Fly Fishing

Fly Fishing in saltwater has become soSome purists will even venture to say it has
popular in the last twenty five years in thebeen the pinnacle of their saltwater fly
Florida Keys that the Bonefish census boardfishing. Permit are nervous all the time. In
determined each fish is "worth" aboutmy opinion they are a deep water fish who
3,000.00. This is mostly due to thejust do time on the flats to get food. A
overwhelming amount of tourist who visit thebandit of bait. They feed on blue crabs about
Florida Keys each year to go fishing.Flythe size of a silver dollar and shrimp.
fishing in saltwater has always been a knownTherefore fly fisherman tie up many forms of
sport amoung its enthusasts but not until thecrab patterns including the classic Merkin
last few decades has it sparked an interestcrab fly. This pattern in its many shapes and
in many more anglers. It provides theforms works best for fly fishing for permit
ultimate challenge to many, the cast must behere in the Keys.Some of the largest bonefish
perfected, take into account the wind, thein the world live here in the Florida Keys.
moving fish, the moving boat, and you haveLarge bonefish cruise the flats from Biscayne
your perfect saltwater fly fishingBay down to the Marquesas Keys west of Key
scenario.Many fly rodders flock to theWest. The most concintration of large
Florida Keys each year for the annual Tarponbonefish is in Islamorada. Many think this is
migration. Depending on the temperatures,because Islamorada hosts so many release
tarpon can start showing up in the lower Keysbonefish tournaments and these fish are
as early as February and tarpon fishing willrelocated after they are released at the
last well into the summer months. For a flytournament weigh station to grow up in
fisherman the first few seconds of a tarpon"downtown Islamorada" as many of the guides
hookup is the most exhilarating. The hook setcall it. Bonefish in the Keys range from
on one of these prehistoric silver monsters4lbs. to over 10lbs. and are not easy to
has to be strong and often you will strikecatch on fly but it can be done.Advice to the
two to three times to get the hook in theFlorida Keys visiting flyrodder, practice
tarpon's cinder block mouth. Once he's hookedyour casting as often as you can. Many
you will know it and most likely he'll takevisitors come to the Keys to try fly fishing
you on the ride of your life. Don't befor the very first time. It is a great way to
disappointed if after a few jumps he getseither fall in love with the sport or become
off, that's tarpon fishing and it should becompletely frustrated. There are casting
enjoyed for what it is... a great display ofclinics held at various fly shops in the Keys
gamefishing.Other fly fishing target speciesand Sandy Moret holds a fly fishing school a
here in the Florida Keys include the bonefishfew times a year.Loren Rea is an avid fly
and the elusive permit. Permit are consideredrodder and lives and works in the Florida
the ultimate gamefish taken on fly tackle.Keys.



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