Islamorada Fishing Report
Fly Fishing and Light Tackle
Florida Keys and Everglades
Fly Fishing and Light Tackle Florida Keys
Full moons and glassed out conditions for the past two weeks have made for some difficult bone fishing on the fly. We have had some shots here and there but who cares when the back country has been so good? More on that in a few. The flats in and around town have had a good amount of fish on them but due to the full moon they tend to munch at night making day time fishing a bit of a challenge. With the new moon right around the corner things should start to pick up in the anglers favor. We have been gettin bones on live bait, but the sight fishing action requires patience and accurate casting. There have been tarpon in town that are willing to eat and I have been focusing my time and energy on the Silver King!
Fly Fishing and Light Tackle Everglades
I feel like every time I write a report, at least for the past few weeks on the Everglades and Backcountry, it’s the same old story, great fishing all the time. Well its not going to be much different this time around either, with the exception of a few giant tarpon mixed in!
I have had mostly fly anglers for the past few weeks in the backcountry which has put me up on flats. The fishing in the shallows has been gone from great to ok, with fish being able to chow at night with the full moon . There have been tarpon rolling around in the Everglades making for fun afternoons if the wind stays down. The water out back has been clean and casting to rolling fishing is a sight for sore eyes after casting to weary fish on flats. The tarpon are willing to eat and have been in the fun size 20-60lb range. Perfect on a fly rod.
If you’re looking for a quiet time of year to come enjoy the Florida Keys and Everglades and hook up with some of the amazing species we have to offer down here October is a great month to fish. Typically this is the last month before the first cold front comes in making water temps drop and pushing fish into their winter holding zones, tarpon head way up into the the Everglades and offshore, not to ben seen in great numbers until the spring.
I still have some availability for the last two weeks of October, and weather permitting there should be tarpon around through the first few weeks of November. There are always snook and redfish around too!
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Capt Josh