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Key West Flats Fishing
"Fish With a Talented Guide"
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| What you come to the Key West for - a great
day on the water. This is a world-class flats fishing. |
Want to have an amazing time on the water while in the Florida Keys?
Then reserve our Key West flats fishing charter. Your guide will lead
you on a hunt after the great shallow-water gamefish - Bonefish, Permit,
and Tarpon.
Experienced flats anglers know - when you see a fish's fin rise out of
the calm, glass-like water, its heart pounding excitement.
Your fishing guide, using a push-pole, expertly maneuvers the boat silently
across the shallows - with you on the bow (that's the front of the boat)
looking for a fish to "sight cast" at.
Ideally, you'll spot the fish 40 feet away, in the crystal clear water
feeding. When the moment is right, make your best cast and hope to hook
into a Key West bonefish, permit, tarpon, or other exciting gamefish.
If your cast is successful, moments later, you'll feel a slight tug and
then an explosion of water as the fish surges across the shallow flat.
The reel in your hand will scream as fishing line is quickly peeled from
the spool. Congratulations...you are now enjoying the rewards of Key West's
world-class flats fishing.
Searching for and sighting fish to cast at is what the sport of flats
fishing is all about. Fortunately for Key West visitors, The Florida Keys
are surrounded by shallow water: one or two feet deep. And, due to the
barrier reef, the nearshore water is often calm as glass.
The bottom of these shallow and clear "flats" are mostly covered
in a carpet of seagrass, known as Turtle Grass. This seagrass is an important
link in the eco-system of the shallows. And it is in this environment
that the most challenging fish come to forage. Bonefish, permit, tarpon,
barracuda, and sharks are commonly found in the shallows.
The most important piece of equipment that you will use is your fishing
guide. Have the right one, and you are going to enjoy a day of fishing,
learn a few tips, and get your money's worth. Pick the wrong guide and
wish you were driving the boat instead. With that said, below are our
favorites for:
Key West Flats Fishing Guides Available for
Hire:
Guide
#1
Captain Lenny -
- Sightcast for bonefish, permit, tarpon, barracuda, and
other flats gamefish
- 12 years experience fishing Key West
- 16' Maverick flats skiff - great for shallow water
- Convenient downtown/Old Town marina
- Fly fishing and/or spin fishing available
- $400 1/2 day, $450 3/4 day, $500 full day
For availability,
please e-mail
us or call 305-304-0337 |

100+ pound tarpon - released after huge battle near Key West. |

Key West bonefish, caught on fly with one of Capt. Lenny's
shrimp patterns. |

With this talented flats guide, you will fish aboard his Maverick
16' skiff - built for the shallow water of the Florida Keys. |

The grand-daddy of the flats, Tarpon are one of the many reasons
to fish in Key West. |

The ultimate challenge in salt water fly fishing is this fish,
the Permit. Here is a beauty being released. |
For
availability with Capt. Lenny, please e-mail
us or call 305-304-0337 |
Guide #2
Fish with one of Key West's most seasoned, talented, and professional
guides: Captain Phil Thompson.

- Experienced: Over 10 years as a flats guide in Key West.
- Fly Fishing or Spin Fishing
- From Beginners to Experts
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Capt. Phil's Proven Flats Skiff: the Mako 186 - Provides a dry
ride and a comfortable casting deck. |
$400 half-day (4 hours)
$400 night
tarpon trip
$500 3/4 day (6 hours)
$600 full day (8 hours)

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Have a great day flats fishing in Key West with Capt. Phil. Don't
delay...a guide this good stays busy. |
For
availability with Capt. Phil, please e-mail
us or call 305-304-0337. |
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| Suggested Video DVD |
"You will want to watch this DVD over and over. "
"Secrets of Fishing The Keys"
More Info & Ordering |
| Suggested Reading |
"Outstanding...if
you fish Florida, a must-have"
Sport Fish of Florida
by Vic Dunaway
More Info & Ordering |
| Keys Fishing Fact |
| The Florida
Keys are located in the most biologically diverse area of the Atlantic
Ocean. Due to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean sandwiching
the islands, while the warm Gulf Stream current meanders close by,
the ocean surrounding the Keys contains more species of fish than
anywhere else in the Atlantic.
"A
Fishing Paradise" |
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