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Fishing Reports
Tarpon..tarpon.. tarpon
January 26, 2006
Posted by Capt. Scott Yetter
Ramrod Key, Fl 33042 USA
Email: catchtarpon@hotmail.com
Current Report
Tarpon..tarpon tarpon..
Yesterday was a perfect day
here in the lower
keys...felt more like May
then January. Warm, sunny,
82 degrees and hardly any
wind. Even better I had the
day off.. I was hoping to
find some juvenile tarpon to
try out my new rod. Did we
find them... Schools of
juvenile tarpon from 2 to 3
1/2 foot long were sliding
out of a deep channel onto
the warmer flats. These
juvie tarpon will readily
take a fly. Gugler is one
of my favorites. The tarpon
love it.. Just cast it in
front of the school..when
they get near..give it a
couple of twitches or long
slow strips..get ready.. I
love watching them eat on
top.. These fish have hard
mouths, so it is important
to strip strike and sweep
low with the rod to set the
hook.
We also had a couple of
shots at some large permit
floating near the surface at
the edge of the channel. It
was a little too calm to get
any thing near them with out
spooking them.
Bonefish are also moving
onto the flats with the
incoming tides on these
warmer days.
The fishing in between cool
fronts has been great for
this time of year. But even
during the colder spells
(60s and low 70s) there are
lots of fishing
oppertunities here in the
Keys. Large barracudas flood
the flats this time of year.
They can sometimes be
tempted with a fly twitched
in front of thier face or
stipped fast. When they
decide to eat the takes are
fast and aggresive.
Also most larger sharks and
rays are accompanied with
jack crevelle. These fish
are aggresive and
powerfull.
It is always worth tking a
cast at rays. as they
cruise the bottom they kick
up shrimp, crabs etc.. You
never know what is following
them this time of
year..cobia, jack, bones and
sometimes permit..
Fishing in the back country
on the gulf edge remains
good. A jig tipped with
shrimp or a clouser results
in a mixed bag of sea trout,
jacks and lady fish.
It will not be long now
untill the tarpon migration
starts to trickle in to the
lower keys. I usualy start
to see the big guys, about
the middle of Feb rolling in
the deeper channels. As soon
as the water temps get into
the mid 70s they move into
the shallow and you can
catch them on the flats.
Tight lines
Scott Yetter
www.sightfishfloridakeys.com
305-304-6132
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