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Fishing Report: Hello again from The Saltwater Angler in Key West, Florida. The weather defiantly acted more like winter time with cloudy skies and cooler temps on the flats. The clouds in part are due to tropical storm Gamma that was spinning in the southern Caribbean and sending an outflow of clouds right over the Keys. It’s certainly been a year for the record books down here and I don’t think anyone is in a position to say why. I think we’ll see a lot of meteorologists walking away with there tails tucked between there legs when the season comes to an end. As long as Gamma stays at tropical storm strength I think everyone should be okay down here.
Now let’s get back to the fishing. The permit fishing that was pretty solid since Wilma has been tough because of the clouds. I don’t think its necessarily a lack of fish on the flats, I just think the fish are being overlooked with the tough sight fishing conditions. The baby tarpon are still around and have probably been easier to fish for than the permit considering the light conditions. Target these fish early in the morning as they have been moving to deep water later in the day. I have been getting reports of some smaller bonefish patrolling the ocean side flats but not with any great concentration. If you can find these fish they are veracious eaters and can be excellent fly quarry. Usually when I’m fishing for bonefish I like to use larger shrimp fly’s like the Borski’s fur shrimp. These fish will eat a fly that big but if you scale down the size of your fly a little you’ll get a better response from the fish. When it comes to small shrimp fly’s its hard not to beat a Crazy Charlie. I like to use a white or tan colored fly tied on a #6 or #8 hook. The fish eat it with a lot more aggregation than they would a larger fly probably because they feel more confident when doing so. Even though the fishing hasn’t been epic, it’s great that we can still talk about bonefish, tarpon, and permit on the flats. Hopefully the fish have brought their winter wear and will stick it out a little longer. From all of us a The Saltwater Angler we wish you tight lines and fish boat side
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