{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Tampa bay/Fort De Soto on the fly

Check out Honeymoon Island and Caladeesi Island (if you can get to it). A bit of a hike to the end of Hog Island (part of honeymoon island) will be worth it for access to some great grass flats and mangroves dotting the shoreline. Redfish, Speckled Trout, Snook, Ladyfish and the occasional pompano will be your targets. 

On Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at 9:04:22 AM UTC-4, Lukas D wrote:

Thank you both for the help. Yeah I'm trying to keep an eye out for the red tide and I may end up emailing some fly shops to see what the extent of the damage is. I hope it hasn't been affected too badly

On Monday, October 1, 2018 at 5:44:37 PM UTC-4, Lane Thurgood wrote:

I second Dalton.  I generally fish a little further south and wade the mangroves.  I generally throw an 8-weight with floating line.  Gurglers, EP flies, clousers are my mainstays.  On a sad note, but one you should be aware or, stay tuned to the red tide updates because that entire area is in serious jeopardy right now with the worst red tide bloom in more than a decade. 

On Monday, October 1, 2018 at 2:24:00 PM UTC-4, Dalton Terrell wrote:

Lukas,

I have a little experience fishing that area from a boat, but have a lot of experience fishing Snook, with occasional Reds and Tarpon in Southwest Florida.

From my experience, the Snook aren't on the beach that late in the year, and the ones you can catch on the fly will be in the mangroves and around docks/structure to some extent. Looking at Google, there are a number of kayak and canoe rental places that situate you in fairly prime looking water, and I'd recommend trying this over wading. One example is Sweetwater Kayak; I have no experience or affiliation with this company, I can just see it's in an area that looks good and is fairly protected if you run into wind. At higher tide (i.e. water under the mangroves), I would drift a mangrove shore line and put flies right against the trees. At lower tide, I'd drift a flat and look for fish as well as casting into potholes (in a grass flat, this is a spot without grass). With all of this fishing, I like to fish a neutral density fly like an EP Baitfish or Schminnow without weight, but also carry some clousers, shrimp, or crab flies lead eyes if you need to get down.

Good luck!

Dalton

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