|
Fishing Report: Hello again from The Saltwater Angler in Key West Florida. The fishing this week was not very good obviously with the passing of hurricane Rita just to our south but there were some encouraging signs out there. It’s really interesting to see just how different each storm is when they pass through the keys. Hurricane Katrina brought torrential rain which flooded the island pretty good. Rita didn’t drop much rain at all but the storm surge was unbelievable. You could visibly watch the water rush in from the Atlantic flooding Key West for about 4 hours before the surge began to go back out. Another difference was the direction of the storm which seems to have had a big affect on the back country flats. When Katrina passed, it basically moved form east to west along the keys in the Gulf of Mexico which had the flats from Harbor Keys to Barracuda Keys blown out for the better part of a week. This time the storm came from the Atlantic and passed by to our south which gave those flats a bit of a break which means the water cleared up much quicker. As we all know the water clarity is very important when fishing on the flats. When storms have just passed and you can find clean water, you can usually find the fish.
After a storm passes the fish that seems to show up first is the tarpon. This case was no different with baby tarpon showing in the backcountry about two days after the storm. The fish weren’t jumping all over the fly but they were active enough to give them a shot for a little while. The good thing about the tarpon is that when they go back to their spots after a hurricane they go back to eat. A lot of fish will go back to the flats but it will take a few days for them to become comfortable and eat again which brings me to my next fish, the bonefish. The bones showed up right after the hurricane in good numbers which was very surprising to me. They were moving fast and not stopping for much but there were some nice schools out there which is a great sign of things to come. This week would probably be a good time to break out the chum and bring some bonefish to you, especially if you’re fly fishing. Trying to fly fish for fast moving bonefish is like trying to find a needle in a hay stack. This way you can keep the fish around you a hopefully calm them down a bit, giving you a much better shots. The forecast is showing south-east winds near 10 knots which should mean some excellent fishing to come for us. So lets but last week behind us and get back to business out there. From all of us a The Saltwater Angler we wish you tight lines and fish boat side.
|
Welcome fellow anglers to Fintalk's Florida- SE Regional Report and other sport fishing reports for fresh and saltwater regions of the USA and world. We have a long list of up to date fishing reports for various USA hot spots along with some select international hotspots. If you don't see the fishing report you are looking for then feel free to post your own report about any type of fishing you do. You are more than welcome to become one of the Fintalk.com fishing report authors. These reports are for everybody from the surf and pier angler to the angler on an offshore charterboat. From Alaska fishing reports to Maine fishing reports to Florida- SE Regional Report.
Send to friend
Email the author
