Super light tackle or fly fishing gear is needed to present anything to these weary fish for consideration. There is a battle that can take as long as an hour in some extreme instances. Species of fish such as bonefish, permit and especially tarpon do not just come to the boat.
Once the angler hooks up the fight ensues. Part of the Florida Keys grand slam tarpon are here year round.
We have record numbers of fish that come through our area. The Florida Keys are the tarpon fishing capitol of the world. The mangrove islands are not just vital to the success of the eco-culture that surrounds them, they are a very important part of our erosion and hurricane protection as our first line of defense for a large storm surge here in the Florida Keys. On top of many shallow flats are the mangrove islands, not really an island in most cases just a group of trees that have found shallow water to root up in. There are thousands of square miles of flats here in the Florida Keys. Along with the many species of fish on the flats there are also countless numbers of crustaceans such as crabs and shrimps with a bountiful number of mollusks and snails. Starting at this level right on up the flats are about the most complete circle of life that anyone can imagine. They are all on the flats looking for one thing – Food. from the smallest glass minnows to large 100plus pound tarpon and sharks. On these flats surprisingly we find many species of fish in all shapes and sizes. Part of the Florida Keys grand Slam Bonefishing is how flats fishing got it’s start.
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