Anyone can find great, affordable flats fishing if you know where and how to look for it. As a full time guide, I’ve fished many of the better known spots throughout Florida and the Caribbean for tarpon, bonefish, permit, snook, and redfish. This site is designed to help steer both novice and experienced anglers to places I feel offer the best bang for your buck and shallow water's most exciting species.
Are you looking to hire a guide in Florida for tarpon or wade on your own for bonefish in the Bahamas? Do you want to try fly fishing for permit or want to use spinning gear for redfish? Local knowledge is always the key and I’ll share as much of my own as possible on these pages. I started with this sport in Key West over fifteen years ago and have been at it ever since. I currently split my guiding year between the islands of Vieques, Puerto Rico and Pine Island, Florida. For those areas I haven’t fished yet but look promising, I’ll get firsthand reports and update them regularly.
Planning a great flats fishing vacation takes a lot more than just booking a guide. Travel tips , accommodations, places to eat and drink, and gear advice can all be found here. I’ll also throw in as much advice as possible for the non-angler as well. It’s always easier to sell a bonefishing trip to your significant other if some awesome beaches are included with the deal.
This site, like the sport itself, will be constantly growing, so check in often, new pages will appear every couple of days. Our main focus has been the fantastic island of Vieques and now we're branching out to cover the excellent waters of Southwest Florida. Since we're be constantly expanding and changing please feel free to contact us with any questions or suggestions. Tight Lines.
Best Saltwater Flies The fly of the week for better flats fishing with tying instructions.
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Tarpon Flats Fishing Tarpon flats fishing is the ultimate shalllow water thrill ride. Here are some of the hot spots and how to fish them.
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Tarpon Flies Tarpon flies. The best and most proven patterns for Florida and the Caribbean.
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Bonefish If there is one species that will send anglers around the globe with their fly rods in search of a single hook-up, it’s the bonefish.
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Seeing Ghosts Spotting bonefish one the flats is one of the most difficult things for a first time angler. Here is some advice to help you finally start seeing ghosts in the shallows.
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Bonefish Flies Successful flats fishing for bonefish involves deciding on which patterns are best for your destination.
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Flats Fishing For Permit Flats fishing for permit is the ultimate challenge in saltwater, especiall with a fly rod.
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Permit Flies Permit flies are some of the most specialized patterns in all of saltwater fishing.
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Barracuda On The Flats Barracuda on the flats is one the greatest challenges and most rewarding species out there.
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Sharks On The Flats Sharks on the flats are a common sight and an occasional danger. Here's how to know the difference between the two.
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Shark Fishing Shark fishing is one of the most exciting and surprisingly easy things for the do-it-yourself angler, especially in Florida or the Bahamas.
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Mutton Snapper Mutton Snapper are are rare and beautiful flats species, a prize on both the hook and dinner plate.
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Fly Fishing For Jacks Fly fishing for jacks is one of the easiest ways to hook an incredibly powerful fish from almost any shoreline.
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Flats Fishing Guide Booking Tips Booking the wrong flats fishing guide can be a painful experience. Here's how to aviod it.
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Flats Fishing Guides, Booking Tips Part 2 Flats fishing guides can make or break your vacation. Here's how to book the best ones.
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Fly Fishing Rods Fly fishing rods for the saltwater flats come in all price ranges these days. Here's is a brief guide to what you'll need.
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Fly Fishing Reels There are are lot of great fly fishing reels made for saltwater but the best come from Sage and Tibor. I own several different models and they never let me down.
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Fly Casting Advice Saltwater fly casting is all about being able to hit your target quickly and accurately. Follow this piece of fly casting advice and you'll be successful anywhere.
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Vieques Vieques is the latest undiscovered fishing hotspot in the Caribbean. Here is a complete guide to this affordable island paradise.
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Vieques Do-It-Yourself Flats Fishing Vieques is one of the easiest places for the do-it-yourself angler to find great flats fishing. Here's a quick guide to get you started.
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Vieques DIY Fishing Spots DIY Fishing on Vieques is easy and this page will list all the best hot spots.
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Fishing Encampment Beach Fishing Encampment Beach on Vieques, PR is one of the best ways for a do-it-yourself angler to catch a bonefish on a fly.
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Fishing Laguna Kiani Fishing Laguan Kiani is a Vieques hotspot for tarpon and snook that is easy to access from shore.
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Fishing Isabel Segunda Fishing Isabel Segunda, the captial of Vieques, is incredibly productive and here's all the information you'll need.
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Fishing Esperanza Fishing Esperanza is one of the easiest spots for visitors on Vieques to hook up with jacks, snapper, and the occasional tarpon.
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Fishing Playa Grande Vieques Fishing Playa Grande on Vieques is a tricky but productive spots for snook and also large blue crabs.
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Fishing Puerto Ferro Fishing Puerto Ferro on Vieques is one of the most uniques tarpon spots in all of the Caribbean.
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Fishing Green Beach Green Beach is one of the most beautiful and popular spots on Vieques. Here is a quick guide to fishing Green Beach and the species you'll find there.
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Fishing Blue Beach Fishing Blue Beach is easy on Vieques for a variety of species such as bonefish, small tarpon, and barracuda, Here is a quick and helpful guide.
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The Best Flats Fishing Fly Patterns for Vieques These are the four best flies to take with you on your flats fishing trip to Vieques, Puerto Rico
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Vieques Fishing Guides There are very few full time Vieques Fishing Guides but they are very talented and affordable.
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Vieques Tides Some useful links to predict the Vieques tides throughout the year.
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Flats Fishing Article Catching permit on the flats doesn't always take a $1000 high tech rod and reel. Here's how I learned that on Vieques.
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Vieques Fishing Articles Here is a selection of Vieques fishing articles that I have written and published online over the last severals years.
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Vieques Hotels Vieques Hotels are some of the best bargains in all of the Caribbean and can accommodate any budget.
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Vieques Car Rentals Renting a car on Vieques is easy but requires some planning in order to get the right vehicle at the best price. Vieques car rentals.
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Vieques Ferry The Vieques ferry is an easy and inexpensive way of getting to the island if you plan it properly. Here's a quick How-to guide from a full time resident.
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Vieques Air Link Flying is easy if you take Vieques Air Link from Isla Grande Airport in San Juan.
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Fishing Southwest Florida Fishing Southwest Florida is easy, inexpensive, and should be at the top of any serious angler's list.
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Redfish Redfish are one of the most prized species on the flats and catching them is much easier than most anglers realize.
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Snook Snook are the best tasting and most prized gamefish in all of Florida and many locations in the Caribbean.
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Sea Trout Sea Trout are one of the most common and best tasting gamefish on the flats. They're not that hard to catch, either.
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Fishing Pine Island Fishing Pine Island, FL is
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Cayo Costa Florida Cayo Costa, Florida is a true gem on the Southwest coast of Lee County. This stunning State Park has miles of perfect beaches and some of the best snook fishing in Florida.
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Fishing Matlacha, Florida Fishing Matlacha, Florida is a rare hidden gem on the Southwest Coast and some of the best snook and redfishing anywhere.
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Flats Fishing the Florida Keys A detailed guide to the great flats fishing opportunities up and down the Florida Keys.
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Seafood Recipes Here are some great recipes for cooking the seafood you catch on the flats.
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Ciguatera Poisoning In Fish Ciguatera in fish is a potentially dangerous poisoning that is also easily avoidable.
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Crystal Schminnow Snook Fly The Crystal Schminnow snook fly is a perfect all around pattern for any inshore species in Florida.
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Apte Too Fly The Apte Too fly is one of the best all around patterns for tarpon, especially in the Florida Keys.
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