Key West Fishing Report
Updated fishing reports for the flats and offshore
February 7, 2009
There has been some down time this week with a brutal cold front that moved through the Keys. Just prior to it I was fishing with my Dad and our best bet during the warmest part of the day was to hunt for barracuda on the ocean flats. There were plenty of cudas around and they were willing to eat. We hooked quite a few on tube lures. We had some shots at a couple of nice bonnethead sharks one of which took the fly without thinking twice.
What is yet to come is the warm up. The forecast says we'll get warmer weather after this weekend. That is when the flats will come alive again. The water needs a few days to get back to normal temperatures before we'll see some permit back on the flats.
February and March are prime time for permit. There are a lot of big permit in the Lower Keys - more so than the Upper Keys have to offer. What will follow with warmer water temperatures are the silver flash of big tarpon. They can appear as early as now and can stick around well through the summer months.
You can reach Captain Justin Rea at 305-744-0903 or email justin@flyfishingthekeys.com
Capt. Justin Rea
Sugarloaf Key, FL 33042
www.tarponfishingkeywest.com
justin@stingreacharters.com
305-744-0903
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