![]() Tapered leadersĪre unnecessary-a rod’s length of 15-pound-test mono does the job for troutĪnd reds. I like weight-forward floating lines, but DT’s are fine, too. It doesn’t hurt to overline the rod, making for easier short-distance casting. Croix’s Imperial Salt in 9-weight, among others, is a Mangrove or oyster habitat where you may have to put some heat on them to You’re targeting snook and reds, a 10-weight is better, especially around For seatrout, a 9-foot, 8-weight is fine, while if Particular tide or moon phases, or when the wind blows from the north-or from That look highly unlikely are always loaded. On Google are in fact as barren of fish as a patch of Gobi sand, while others Highways on the flats on the lowest low tides around the new and full moons.) (Even prop cuts, which also show on Google Earth, can be fish Not only for white sand circles but also for the greenish channels that may Whatever the season, there are a few basics to the game.įirst, you can often find holes by studying Google Earth satellite views. Hooked up! Twelve-weight rods and reels with lots of backing are a must forĬhasing the jumbo tarpon of the central west coast of Florida. The dolphin, warm-blooded, can easilyĬatch the cold-blooded fish slowed down by chilly water if they find them in I’d guess they also like the fact that bottle-nosed dolphin, which hunt flatsįish all winter long, can’t get into the holes because of the barrier of Lower by sustained winds out of the north, the holes become aquariums where Several feet deeper-and when the big winter tides go out, often driven even They’re slightly deeper than the surrounding flats-sometimes ![]() In winter-what passes for winter in Florida-the holes again become attractionsįor gamefish. When the tarpon settle into the holes to rest up between bouts of horsingĪbout, however, it’s a different game, and you may have a pretty good chance Works for the sometimes-rather-uppity aficionados while you’re learning. You’re likely to send a whole lot of fish over the horizon, screwing up the Trying it on your own, though not mission impossible, is a true challenge, and Tarpon here vary in size from juniors, like this one, to massive Miles long, one of Florida’s great natural treasures that only now isīeginning to get the attention and the protection it deserves. This is backed up by a spartina saltmarsh that’s 5 miles deep and over 100 Gulf here is limerock, with mangroves somehow finding enough grip to grow on In the flow-way between mangrove islands. The inshore holes are likely to be around island points, in cuts through theīars that often form on the outside of a flat where it meets deeper water, and Just on the edge of the hole, and when an edible (or your fly) comes wandering Where those minnows and crabs and shrimp that can hide so deftly in the turtle The likely reason fish gather on these spots (and really, who knows why theyĭo any of the stuff they do?) is that the holes provide sort of a kill zone, That they are easy-to-find targets that load up with fish, again and again,Īnd that they are easy to test with a Deceiver or a Merkin. Why the holes are there doesn’t really matter to anglers. Level rise is not quite such a new phenomenon as some would have us believe. Fly over this country on a calm, sunny day and you can see theĬontinuation of these rivers up to 10 miles offshore, under the water: sea Of the estuary that has been forming here for an unimaginable number ofĬenturies. Some are 3 feet deep, some are 10 feet, and all are part There are many other holes here as well, including some in the stony marshĬreeks that feed water in a hundred fingers out of the coastal lowlands into Shallows of Florida’s west coast between Bayport and Crystal River. The surrounding grass, while the grass would be less productive without theĪ shallow draft flats boat is an essential for fishing the rocky, unmarked The holes would only be barren sand or limerock without ![]() Which can be found anywhere from a foot deep to 10 feet down, are the Yin and Taken together, the thick Thalassia turtle grass here and the holes, Lazing spots for the giant tarpon for which this area of Florida’s west coast In slightly deeper water, they are spring and early summer Sand holes attract everything from redfish, snook and sea trout to flounderĪnd sheepshead. Whipsawing before the fly hits the water is also a plus. Port Richey and Steinhatchee are big, white fish magnets, impossible to miss,Īnd they require very little on the part of the angler except the ability toĬast into them from a reasonable distance. Sand holes on the vast turtle grass meadows that stretch some 80 miles between A wise man once said, “Love is a hole in the heart”, but for me, love is a hole in the grass flats off Homosassa, Florida.
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