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Florida Keys Flats Fishing

Some say Florida Keys flats fishing is best in Key Largo. It's true: Key Largo is a unique destination for anglers to visit. Coined as the dive capital of the Florida Keys, it’s only sensible to believe the Florida Keys flats fishing in Key Largo is every bit as good. The pristine waters of the Atlantic side are blanketed with tons of patch reefs. These clusters of live rock and sponges provide sanctuary to thousands of tropical creatures including sea turtles, moray eels and a wide variety of fish. These reefs are as shallow 3 to 4 feet and can be seen clearly. These habitats are always full of migratory bait fish (Bally Hoo, Sardines, Pilchards, and Cigar Minnows) and even larger baits such as blue runners. Where you find schools of bait there are predators, Mutton Snapper, Black and Red grouper, Gag Grouper, Hogfish, Barracuda, Cero Mackerel and Cobia. These patches are exceptional areas when it’s too windy to venture offshore. Any day when it's rough out, Florida Keys flats fishing is always a good choice, since your guide can take you to sheltered spots in the backcountry.

Further offshore anglers will find deeper reefs and wrecks to fish around and over. If you go 6 to 7 miles offshore you can expect to find another variety of finned species. Sailfish, King Mackerel, Wahoo, Tuna and Mahi (Dolphin Fish) are just a few that are waiting to be caught. So whether you are live bait fishing during the winter months or trolling for Dolphin during the summer your chances of hooking a trophy are pretty good. There’s nothing like a dancing blue marlin to hook you for life.

Perhaps the blue water may be a little too much for you? Let me interest you in some light tackle Tarpon fishing. In Florida Keys flats fishing we have the luxury of staying close to home and still pursuing big game. Keys waters fill up with massive schools of silver kings better known as Tarpon. The beauty of these expeditions has to be sight fishing in 4 to 5 feet of water where you can see the mainland your entire trip. To be honest, Tarpon can well exceed 100 lbs and give you the fight of a life time. Explosive runs coupled with acrobatic displays keep bringing anglers back year after year. Plenty of fisherman hone their skills in salt water fly fishing during our summer Tarpon run. That’s not all you can find close to home either. Inshore, Bone fishing has become the absolute pinnacle of serious anglers. Miles of ideal flats stretch the Florida Keys inviting people to tangle with a ghost (Bone fish). These bullet shaped fish not only posses physical strength compared to few pound for pound, but an intense ability to camouflage themselves and disappear into thin water. This my friends makes hunting bones a psychological roller coaster ride. Sportsman lives for these opportunities.

Wait there’s more. You can’t forget the last piece of the Florida Keys flats fishing puzzle. Permit a round bodied fish makes up the third species of the inshore slam. These tough fish can be spooky like bones too. So if by chance you are able to release a Tarpon, bonefish and a Permit all in the same trip you have accomplished by far one of the toughest achievements in saltwater fishing period.

Maybe you are the less serious angler wanting more scenery and less adrenaline. If you have time after your day of exciting Florida Keys flats fishing, experience a trip into Everglades National Park. Just miles from Key Largo is the boundary of our pristine Glades. These trips require you to bring a camera to document some of the most beautiful wild life you can only see here in south Florida. Gators and Crocodiles are just some of the creatures hiding in the interior. If you are a bird watcher than keep a keen eye out for Rosetta spoonbills, bald eagles and great Herons. I’m sure it’s possible you may even spy a species that’s unidentifiable. You really never know what you’ll come across. Fishing in the outback is wonderful too. Snook, Redfish and spotted sea trout are all fun to fish for. If you like light tackle angling in shallow water where you can see the fish sticking their backs out of the water; you must take a trip into the Everglades.

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