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Username: Saltangler
Post Number: 20
Registered: 7-2005
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Votes: 0 | | Posted on Friday, April 14, 2006 - 4:14 pm: | |
Greetings to everyone from The Saltwater Angler in Key West. Mother
nature decided to take a break on all the fisherman this week and
brought us some fabulous weather. The tarpon fishing was definitely the talk
of the town, with the fish happy and rolling all over Key West. Not
only were they thick in the channels, but the fish were up shallow and
laying up and very willing to eat a fly. A number of patterns were getting
the job done, but I had particular luck with a yellow grizzly pattern
once the sun came up a little. Once they saw that fly glistening in the
water, it was hard for them to refuse. A natural looking fly was
getting a good response in the morning from the fish. A tan or charcoal bunnt
strip pattern is a good choice. On the real calm days which we had
plenty of, you could wake up at the crack of dawn and fish for rolling
fish which are actively feeding now and as we all know the sunrise and
sunset are some of the best times to target tarpon.
> The permit fishing which is slowing down has been pretty decent
with not a lot of fish being seen but the ones on the flat are eating
good. It has also been a case of either really small fish travelling in
big schools or very large fish in the 30 to 40 pound class traveling
solo. It seems that the fish have gone to spawn on the wrecks now, so
there will be a few fish on the flats in the coming weeks but not many.
Bonefishing has been on the rise this week with some really large schools
being seen. There has also been some large singles and doubles around
on the same flats. It's a real blessing to see the bonefish in such good
numbers with all the permit off on the wrecks.
> The tarpon fishing on fly this week was really exceptional, but
if the fly is not in the right place you'll never get an eat. I see
people all the time that cast the fly in front of the fish but when you
move the fly it is past him; too far for him to see. The best way to
present your fly is 3 or 4 feet past the fish, making sure your fly line is
not over them. This way you can move your fly into position and your
first strip will be right past their nose. It's important to note that if
the fly line lands over them they will almost always spook, but it is a
better alternative than the fly not being close enough. It is
definitely a fine line in getting a fish to eat and and watching him swim away.
From all of us at The Saltwater Angler we wish you tight lines and fish
boat side.
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