 |
Fishing Reports
Tarpon , Permit, Bonefish!
March 22, 2006
Posted by Capt. Scott Yetter
Ramrod Key, Fl 33042
Email: catchtarpon@hotmail.com
Current Report
It is show time in the
Florida Keys. The weather
has been outstanding. Water
temperaturess are in the
high 70s and low 80s. This
makes the fish and me very
happy. Lots of options on
the flats right now.
Tarpon, permit and bonefish
are all available this month.
The front runners of the
tarpon migration have
arrived. These fish are 90
to 150 lbs., 4 to 6 1/2 foot
long. They look twice that
big in the air. Rat packs
of tarpon from 1/2 dozen to
a dozen or more are cruising
the flats along the channel
edges and the warmer bays.
This makes for some great
sight fishing opportunities
with fly. My favorite way
to fish. There is not, much
more exciting then to see a
pack of 125 lb fish heading
your way in 4 foot of
water. Carl Hiiasen
compares a bone fish
encounter to defusing a bomb
and a tarpon encounter to
detonating a bomb. When
these fish are hooked, the
first thing they do is go
air born.
Permit fishing has been
great as well good number of
permit in the 20 to 30lb.
range ar cruising and
tailing on the flats. March
is an excellent month for
permit. We typically get a
little wind this month,
which makes it easier to
present a crab fly to these
spooky fish.
Don't forget the bonefish.
As the tarpon migration
heats up, most anglers focus
on the Atlantic and gulf
flats for tarpon. Great
time to hunt bones. The
Florida keys is home to some
of the biggest bonefish in
the world.
Come on down the water is
fine..
|
|
Email this link to a friend
Log In