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September 06, 2007 - Islamorada Flats Report

      

   September is here and so begins our three month snook season.  First reports point towards another great snook catch is to be had out there.  More and more guides are reporting great catches of bonefish very close to downtown Islamorada, big fish and good numbers of bones are being found tailing and mudding up a storm.  Out in the waters of the Everglades National Park reds and snook are being found up in the real skinny water and eating plastics like big dogs.

   The first reports coming in about the start of snook season have been good.  Some are reporting great catches of these great fighting fish just inside of the new minimum length of 28 inches and plenty of fish right inside of the 28 to 33 inch slot limit.  This time of the year you will find plenty of small sub 24 inch fish out there.  These fish will be found in huge gatherings and will take most any offerings that pass their way.  The bigger slot fish are not that much more picky in their eating habits.  You just might not find these fish stacked like cord wood, but you will find go numbers of them.  The bigger fish seem to be found up in the skinny stuff right now and usually in close to mullet schools.  As the tide drops, guides move off the flat and work the edges.  Mullet look a likes such as Zara Spooks and 5 to 6  inch jerk baits let you cover some ground and are easy to work for most any fisherman. 

   Reds really come to the dinner table from here til late November ( only taking the REDBONE weekend off some times)  you will find puppy drum, sub 18 inch fish,  on up to some real toads, well over the 27 inch maximum length.  Capt. Kerry Wingo and Chris Jones told me of some true bigguns that they have been targeting as of late.  They are eating live baits, shrimp and soft plastic baits as well.  Capt. Larry Syndor actually complained of too many reds on a late afternoon trip last week!  Larry was looking to score a few snook to finish out a backcountry slam or two for some clients and the red bite was just plain way too hot to give a snook a chance at a bait. Damn bad luck Larry!

   Capt. Chuck Shafshaw and Mike Cosma reported to me for my radio reports that they have been keying on a great bonefish bite lately.  We see bones all year long here but at times they can be tight lipped on our offerings.  The fact that we are talking bones here is the reason that I can tell you only this. . . some fish are being found on the bay side flats and some on the ocean side flats and the tide was . . . well that’s just too much info.  As a matter of fact the bandanna brigade will tar and feather me if I type any more info on the ghost of the flats.

   Check out my live radio reports on SUN 103.1 fm daily at 8:10 – noon – 4:40 and take a look at www.BambooCharters.com    

 

 

 
 

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