Monday, January 11, 2010

When the going gets tough





It has been as cold in Key Largo as I have seen it in my 57-years. Cold weather and windy conditions make its as tough as it can be when flats fishing. So sometimes you have to think outside of the box and go in another direction. On a trip last week with longtime client Don Asher that is exactly what we did. With water temps. in the fifties Don suggested we venture out to the reef to find warmer water. This is not our thing and we were flying by the seat of our pants. We anchored the skiff in about 20-feet of water close to a patch reef and began to try our luck blind casting with the fly rod. Before it was over we landed cero mackerel, jacks and an african pompano. Blind luck, but we will take it. Have also caught some cold water bonefish.

I was on a mission for Bonefish Tarpon Unlimited today looking for dead bonefish from the cold.I only found three. That was bad enough!
Tight Lines Capt. Dave

1 comment:

  1. Bones dead from the cold... that's some cold weather!

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