Flats fishing Big Pine and the Lower Florida keys with Captain Shelby Bentley. Give us a call at (305)797-3665!!! Trips starting in March and into June fill up fast so call soon.
2010 Tarpon season! There are some days still open, call soon....
March there is still plenty of days open as of now!!!
April has 10 days open as of to date!!!
May has 6 days that just open back up to be yours (call now)!!!
June there is 11 days open as of now!!!
July has plenty of days open
Each month has plenty of evening and night time fishing still open. These are 4hr trips with Fly or Bait casting to rolling fish in or around channels and bridges!!! For people who do not want to stand on a bow of a skiff all day and get sunburned, but want a sure fire shot at catching some giant tarpon this trip is for you.
Fly or Spin for Tarpon, Bonefish, Permit, and lots of others such as Big Sharks, Barracudas, Redfish. Come have a blast with our Sea Trout and Snappers, Big Jacks with tons of Lady Fish.
We also offer Night time Tarpon fishing with Fly or spin which can produce large amounts of hook ups in a short amount of time. Tarpon trips fill up fast, Give us a call (305)797-3665
We offer Corporate and Group trips that can accommodate up to 8 people with 2 people per vessel. With 4 guides working together as a team on a daily basis sharing info, we can cover allot of water in a short amount of time to make sure everyone gets plenty of opportunity at a fish of a life time!!!
The Florida keys offers some of the best shallow water sight fishing period. With our clear water and bright sunlight you will have plenty of opportunity to catch some of the finest sport fish in the world. Fish like Tarpon, Bonefish, and Permit along with sharks and barracudas move along our shallow flats and are ready to do battle with you. We cast flies, live bait and plugs to these fish and to watch one of these fish turn and grab your bait can make any seasoned pro's knees shake.
Florida Keys Tarpon fishing
Florida keys Tarpon fishing kicks off around March and runs until early fall. Tarpon also called the silver king migrate along the Florida keys moving across our flats in schools sometimes in the hundreds. Seeing these fish is no problem as they move across large areas of white sand bottom and clear water. We also fish local bridges and channels with live bait which is as easy as it gets to catching one of these beast. Just one tarpon hooked up will make anyone come back to the keys to fish them year after year, as they can make a 150yd run in a very short time and with 100lbs of fish jumping about eye level will make anyone understand why they are called the silver king. Fly fishing for Florida keys Tarpon is considered to be one of the ultimate Big Game challenge.
Bonefishing in the Florida keysThe Grey ghost, bonefish live in our shallow flats year around as long as the water temps are warm enough. We fish bonefish anywhere there is good current and shallow waters, sometimes as shallow as 4-5 inches of water. Stealth is the name of the game here as these fish are super spooky and a well placed cast is what it takes to catch Mr. Bonefish. To see a school of 5 or 6 bonefish feeding in 8 inches of water with their tails sticking out of the water is why I go and fish for bones on my days off. Bonefishing in the Florida keys with a Fly Rod can be a challenge but a well placed cast with the fly in front of the fish gets rewarded.
Permit The Holy Grail of the flats, to catch a permit on the flats is like winning the super bowl. Permit can be found just about anywhere and are found year around. This fish is very smart and very spooky which makes them very hard to catch, but with some luck and a well placed cast permit will eat. Fly or live bait they are a challenge, but catching one well make all of that hard work worth it.
Come down to the Lower Florida keys with Captain Shelby Bentley and give us a try. You will fall in love with the flats and want to return year after year.
A simple phone call is all it takes to set you up for a day on the flats.
Captain Shelby Bentley
(305)797-3665
