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Fished with Darryl Jim and John on Friday. Awesome. Each of them caught a permit with Darryl's weighing in over fourteen pounds. We also sight fished barracuda lemon and bonnet head sharks on the flats. In addition we caught jacks mangrove snapp

Over the last week I’ve been fishing lots. John O’Hearn and I were invited to fish in the IGFA Permit Invitational tournament a new-but-welcomed addition to the Key West tournament scene. While Wednesday through Friday were the tournamen

August 25th 2018 – Summer conditions prevail here in Key West making this years Key West flats fishing Season just awesome. Just enough breeze to keep it from being hellishly hot and plenty of fish to keep even the itchiest flats fisherman occu

Permit fishing in Islamorada has been great on the wrecks back in the gulf as of late. Capt. Rick Stanczyk fished with Lee and Mike Corson yesterday evening and today. Last night we snuck out after the squalls came through to tarpon fish. They each

Rules to live by Permit or Trachinotus falcatus is probably the hardest flats fish to catch on fly.Below are some images of the fish and the flies we use to catch them.  The most important part the game is making a quick and accurate cast. 

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I am still behind on these reports so I’m trying to catch up as best I can. Given that these are fishing reports that have morphed into a blog of sorts (at the expense of an update of current conditions on the flats) I thought it might be prud

Ryan caught his first permit this week in Islamorada. The water was very warm. Pro Tip: Water temp is one of many variables in catching fish. Paying close attention to it helps to determine technique and species sought after. A couple of degrees can

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Cuba Permit Fly Fishing Report 2015! By WCA President Mike Dawes Cuba Permit Fly Fishing Report 2015: With my expectations in check as I landed in the Cayo Largo International Airport I had plenty of questions floating around my mind.  Are ther

Permit fishing today. Hooked 7 landed 4. Eric and Ryan with a nice one.

This week I spent the majority of my time on the flats in search of bonefish and permit. A high pressure system set in over Key west so we had plenty of sun and wind. The fishing has been very slow on the flats and this

September is not one of the top months for permit in my region although we do catch a fair number of these fish. The best permit months in the East Region are from April through August although we catch them year-round and do see a lot of the smalle

The permit fishing remains hot in Miami’s Biscayne Bay. Summer time permit fishing is one of the best times of the year to fish for them. The juvenile tarpon fishing is starting to get in full swing with plenty of shots early in the morning bef

April-May is my favorite time of the year in the Florida Keys. One of the many reasons has to do with what I feel is the most exciting species to pursue: Permit. Members of the jack family permit (Trachinotus falcatusare) are one of the most sought

Islamorada Fishing report by Capt Joe Bonvetti – yellowtails inshore amberjacks up to 50 lbs 1 or 3 on Permit and 5 kings further offshore. Check out Joe’s Florida Keys  audio report here!

One of the most popular and sought-after gamefish in my area are permit and we find most of these fish in deeper water on the nearshore wrecks. The permit show in my region starting in May with the prime time in August and September. We want hot wea