Florida Keys To Key West Flats Fishing

Florida Keys And Key West Flats Fishing

When asked, people find it hard to form the words to describe a day of flats fishing here in the Florida Keys. Mot are tangled up in the respect for the authentic way to fish the Florida Keys.

 Some will tell you of the Stoic Veteran Fishing Guide poling the skiff along with eagle eye vision to spot anything that moves in the shallows as he pushes along guiding you to the catch of a lifetime. Throughout the day your respect for your guide grows as he sees things you don't showing you where to cast and how far. Sharing with you secrets of how to catch your trophy, secrets that have been passed down to him by generations of flats guides before him mixed with his own flair to make it his.

Anglers will also try and describe the environment and the surroundings of the beautiful untamed waters of the Florida Keys Backcountry with the mention of the vast mangrove islands loaded with exotic birds and marine life, the gin clear waters, clean air and silence.

 Others, well, they talk about the fishing. As the excitement lights up in their eyes they tell stories of tailing bonefish up on the flats seemingly unaware of the boat as he casted a shrimp or a fly in anticipation of the long drag burning fight. Then there was a permit tailing the flat looking for a crab, Getting closer, closer then presenting the cast to have the permit inhale it taking off in an unpredictable fury. Then he will tell of the schools of tarpon well within reach that ate the fly or crab and came busting out of the water to crash down into a dead run after feeling the steel of a hook secure a hold in the fishes powerful jaw. All within just feet of the boat and well within site.

 Now that's a fishing trip.. And not out of reach for you to enjoy right here in the continental United states.

Fly fishing is becoming a popular way to enjoy our flats fishing here in the Florida keys. We have dedicated a section to fly fishing guides and their charters for you to chose from.

Upper Keys

Flats Fishing in the Florida Keys varies very little up and down the keys. The few things that change are the names of the guides and the fish you will be searching for. The upper keys like Islamorada and Key Largo hold some of the biggest bonefish in the keys, Flats fishing was practically invented in the Upper Florida Keys and many of the great names in the history of guiding are from there. Key Largo and Islamorada guides target the Redfish, Trout and Snook regularly along with Bonefish Tarpon and Permit.

Middle Keys

 The Middle Keys such as Marathon offer a great diversity to flats fishing, with your fishing guide being able to fish the upper or lower middle keys any given day or just stay in his own backyard for some great shallow water sight fishing. All the same species apply with a great advantage on baby tarpon in the fall.

Lower Keys

The Big Pine and Cudjoe lower Keys keys flats fishing guides have it made, some of the richest flats fishing in the Florida Keys with huge numbers of wiling to eat Bonefish, tarpon and Permit these guides have the tides dialed in.

Key West

Down in Key West you have the versatile fishery of Key West and the Marquesas keys without a doubt the BEST permit fishing in the world along with a year round tarpon fishery mixed with numerous bonefish, redfish, huge barracudas on the flats and trout. A trip to the Marquesas is truly a great fishing experience.