Islamorada Fishing Report
Fly Fishing and Light Tackle
Florida Keys and Everglades
Fly Fishing and Light Tackle Florida Keys and Everglades
Cold fronts, wind, rain, and tight lines!
The weather has been throwing a lot at us! Winter is finally here and water temps have dropped. A big cold front blew in last week making for wet rides to the backcountry, but once we were there we were able to find fish eating shrimp and flies on banks and in channels. There were also fish on flats if we were able to find some clear water.
Fly fishing this time of year presents a lot of opportunities for snook and redfish. Fishing banks can be a lot of fun, especially if you come from a trout and river background. Fishing for snook on banks offers a target and structure to cast to as well as the chance to sight cast to laid up fish. Fishing the backcountry flats offers plenty of sight fishing for snook and reds this time of year and can be a blast for fly anglers, just bring a good pair of sunglasses and practice your casting! There are still some baby tarpon around eating flies and they seem to eat better on the warmer and calmer days, I love to target them early in the morning.
For the spin fisherman, channels, banks, flats, what more could you ask for?! This time of year can be epic for snook and reds in channels. With big tides these fish get stacked up in channels and chow on bait and makes for some awesome rod bending action on live bait. If you’re looking for a challenge, sight fishing for tailing reds on the flats is a blast too.
The Holidays are right around the corner and we are starting to get booked up! If you are looking to get dates for your holiday vacation make sure you check with us. Winter fishing is picking up as fish start to settle into their winter holding zones and its looking like its going to be another awesome winter season in the Florida Keys. If you’re looking to try and catch your first snook or bonefish on the fly give me a call and we’ll make it happen!
I still have some availability for the last two weeks of November and throughout December, though dates are getting booked daily.
Thanks for reading the report, if you have questions, comments, or just want to gimme a shoutout, check me out on Instagram, @mooncastanglers or shoot me an email josh@mooncastanglers.com
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Capt Josh