Thanks for the seasonal fishing guide, we will be in Marathon for 2
weeks starting May 20. In past years we have gone in the fall, early
spring and dead of winter in New England, got something each trip
though. We actually never pick just one species to "go for" and have
gotten several nice mackerel and jack's, you never set yourself up to be
disappointed if you don't just look for one species.
We picked May as it looked a good time down there and at Cape
Hatteras on the way back.
Peggy Brenner
Allen,Ginger M wrote:
Yes, still would love to fish with you Don O. Jerry G. must get so
excited when you're in the state he loses his head. Maybe he has you
confused with Prince Charles. Just kidding. For those of you who don't
know Jerry G. misplaced my phone number when Don O. was in town last.
Left us sitting in our driveway with boat hitched wondering where Waldo
was. Here is a good guide for seasonal fishing. Looks like snook,
mackerel, seatrout are your best bets. Snook and some reds will be up
the mangrove creeks.
AVAILABILITY
1=Scarce
2=Spotty
3=Available
4=Good Months
5=Best Months
Species Availability Guide
SW Florida
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Amberjack 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 5
Barracuda 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3
Black Drum 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 5
Grouper 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5
Cobia 1 1 3 5 3 2 1 2 4 5 5 4
Flounder 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 5
Jack Crev. 3 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 4
Jewfish 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3
K. Mackerel 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5
Ladyfish 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5
Lane/Mangrove
Snapper 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 4
Mutton
Snapper 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1
Permit 1 1 1 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 1
Pompano 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 4 5
Redfish 2 2 3 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 3
Red Grouper4 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 3
Shark 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 2
Sheepshead 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5
Snook 3 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 2
Spanish
Mackerel 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 4
Seatrout 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5
Tarpon 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1
Tripletail 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 4 3 4
Yellowtail
Snapper 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 1
Ginger M. Allen
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of DonO
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 12:01 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [VFB] Florida Keys Flyfishing
I'm planning a trip this year's-end down to the Bagwan's area (aka
JerryG- yeah, I know- I'm a glutton for punishment) and then down to the
keys (never been there- Sanabel is as far as I've gotten).
What's the best fish to target for late Dec/early Jan. in the S. Florida
area? I'll have my Mokai and Jerry would have his kayak, so we'll be
targeting inshore species mostly. But if anything big (marlin,
sailfish) is running, I'll charter a captain and we'll try for those,
too.
Ginger, if you're around, maybe we can actually get to fish this time.
Any help would be appreciated. If anyone wants to go along, let's do
it.
DonO
