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Fishing Report from Islamorada  Dear Flyfisher: For the past few weeks through the end of February, I’ve been fishing in the Florida Keys, scouting the potential for offering my flyfishing clients an opportunity to hook up with tarpon, bonefish, permit and redfish as a way to celebrate the New Milennium. While I was able to fill my personal quest to catch a permit on a fly, the Flats fishing was only moderate to good in January, although things are shaping up this month as big tarpon begin to move into the lower Keys. They should be spreading out across the flats and throughout the length of the Keys this month, and then start up the west coast of Florida toward Fort Myers. For the most part, I’ve been fishing around Islamorada with a few local guides. If you’d like to take a trip this month, drop me a note or an e-mail, or leave a message on my machine (607-722-2482, and I’ll be able to arrange it. We can either get together to pole the flats with one of the guides, or we can do some off-shore flats wading together. I’ve also been prowling the flats on my own, searching for prime fishing spots and regular feeding areas for bones, and cruising lanes for tarpon. I’ve picked up a good number of bonefish and several small tarpon. But, my big catch was the 25-pound permit you see me holding. Based on my smile, you can tell it was a fun moment. I caught the permit while fishing beneath
the lights at one of the connecting bridges between the Keys. I could see several fish
working, and tossed my fly onto the nose of this one. Obviously, he ate it. Permit are a
great fighting fish, and this one was no exception. After the photo, I released him and
he’s out there now, getting At the moment, I’m exploring the potential for offering regular flats fishing to my clients during the early months of the year 2000. Stay tuned, and I’ll let you know what happens. See you on the river. Captain Adrian LaSorte |
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