Suggestions for Flamingo these days

FreeFlyFree

Going to a lake in Flamingo for the first time, What size and color pattern are you guys throwing these days?

Thanks,

Felipe

JWT

for small tarpon & snook or even bass, streamers in a baitfish or dark color. size anywhere from a 1/0 down to a #4 depending on the size of the fish. All those lakes have the potential for really big fish - dropping down to a 20# tippet is a sure way to find one:)

FreeFlyFree

Thanks! Will gather some flies and give it a try.

Felipe

oleflorida

Make sure you have a variety of weights on your patterns. You want some light that suspend above the weeds, bead chain eyes that get work in mid water column in shallow stuff or heavy for deeper water or for fish on the move. Rusts, browns, purple/black work in the darker stuff and in cleaner water try Tans, Chartreuse/White and Pinks. Weed guards are a must. These are some I'd recommend:

EP Pinfish (no weight): http://www.oleflorida.com/SPD/ep-pinfish---ia1272730729399.jsp

Colby's Love Bug (bead-chain): http://www.oleflorida.com/SPD/colby%27s-love-bug---ia1329579489975.jsp

Red Jig Slider (heavier eyes): http://www.oleflorida.com/SPD/red-jig-slider---ia1307636672710.jsp

Darren
Ole Florida Fly Shop

Perez3611

I'm going next saturday in a small 15' for the first time, any suggestions on where should I go and keep it fun, I'm a little worry running into very shallow waters.

I have a little over 400 hours of experience in boating, but never on shallow waters.

Got a Stick-it pole, Got a GPS and sonar combo, besides al safety gear.

My plans are to keep inside de channels and deeper water as possible, please any comments and suggestion are very welcome.

Thanks.

Zhunter

Perez3611 wrote: »

I'm going next saturday in a small 15' for the first time, any suggestions on where should I go and keep it fun, I'm a little worry running into very shallow waters.

I have a little over 400 hours of experience in boating, but never on shallow waters.

Got a Stick-it pole, Got a GPS and sonar combo, besides al safety gear.

My plans are to keep inside de channels and deeper water as possible, please any comments and suggestion are very welcome.

Thanks.

I would suggest NOT fishing Flamingo blind the first few times without someone who is well acquainted with the waters.

Flamingo, and The Keys in General has a lot of local knowledge required well beyond a chart and or GPS with a map.

Just my thoughts

Good luck

Permit Rat

As has already been suggested, the lakes are great this time of year (Bear and Mud Lakes for example) No problems with getting lost.

You'll be OK on the outside, navigation-wise, if you stay close to Flamingo for your first few trips. Suggest a trip to Snake Bight. You'll need a push pole and I hope your boat is real light. Poling there is a real chore from a conventional skiff, due to the ultra soft bottom. The tendency is to lose all your forward momentum with each push, simply by trying to pull the pole out of the muck. IMO, canoes and kayaks are the way to fish that area. But yeah.....don't even attempt Whitewater or Hell's Bay for a while. This is an area that is best learned gradually.

JWT

The good news is that most days you don't have to go very far to find fish. Just take it slow, especially when its low.