posted by admin on May 17

Key West bone fishing is done on the flats from a small, shallow-draft flats boat. Most Key West fishing guides will whisk their customers out the back country for flats fishing, as this is where most of the flats are in this area. They either travel north, northeast or west for the best Key West bone fishing territory. If you go south of Key West, it’s patch reefs, Hawk’s Channel, deeper water, and the reef. The flats south of Key West just aren’t there. Fishing Dry Tortugas is another option for flats fishing out of Key West.

Bone fish like to feed in such shallow water, they become visible to the naked eye if you can elevate yourself a bit. You’ll see that flats boats have a perch above the engine, where your guide can stand and look for bonefish, and also get good leverage to push the boat along with a pole. The large platform at the bow of a flats boat is also good for standing and looking for bone fish. Key West bone fishing will take you into water that’s sometimes as shallow as six inches! The guide will cut the engine, trim it up, and propel the boat by poling silently through the extremely shallow water. Key West flats fishing can be done with fly tackle spinning reel tackle.

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