Islamorada Fishing Report
Guided Fly Fishing and Light Tackle
Florida Keys and Everglades
Fly Fishing and Light Tackle Florida Keys and Everglades
Beautiful Weather for December!
Well we couldn’t be asking for better weather this time of year. Calm, warm, and sunny days in December? Sounds good to me. The fish haven’t been hating it either. We have had cooler mornings that are typical for this time of year but the days have been warming up into the upper 70s’ and 80’s keeping water temps up and keeping some fish like tarpon happy. The wind has been down so far too making sight fishing on the backcountry flats an absolute blast! Snook and Redfishing has been killer and it looks as though its going to stay that way for the next few weeks.
Fly Fishing in town we have had shots at bonefish, tarpon and weary permit. We have caught a few bones and hooked some tarpon! For this late in the season hooking a big silver king on fly is a real treat! The solid action has been in the Everglades. Snook and Reds are on the flats and banks and we have had an awesome time sneaking up and getting sight casting opportunities to these fish weekly. Being able to stalk and cast at fish on backcountry flats is a blast especially on a fly rod. When these fish are on flats they’re almost always eating, and watching them devour your fly is pretty intense!
Fishing light tackle for the past few weeks has been a blast as well. Bonefishing in town with live shrimp is always a blast, those fish can rip some line off a spin rod! A few tarpon have been hooked in some of the channels around town as well! I have also been taking my spin fisherman out back to fish for snook and reds and we’ve been crushing them on shrimp and artificial baits on flats, channels, and banks. Good fishing to be had by all in awesome conditions these past few weeks!
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 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