Key West Inshore 8-12-10
August 12, 2010 by Capt Mike Bartlett
Filed under Fishing Reports, Key West Inshore
Fished the backcountry this morning. What a day. Weather was great and we had fish in front of the boat all day. Water temps in the morning around 82 - 83 degrees. Lots of baby tarpon in the morning and big schools of small permit. Finished the day off with three nice bonefish. It was [...]
Captain Marlin Scott – Key West Flats Grand Slam
August 2, 2010 by Capt Mike Bartlett
Filed under Fishing Reports, Key West Inshore, Uncategorized
Last Thursday afternoon I called Captain Marlin Scott to go flats fishing with me on Friday. In particular I wanted to take him bonefishing. I got his voicemail and left him a message telling him we have perfect weather and the fishing is incredible right now. A couple hours later I got the return call [...]
Fishing Report July 26th
July 26, 2010 by Capt Mike Bartlett
Filed under Fishing Reports, Key West Inshore
Water is clear, about 83 – 85 degrees and really good tides. No ill affects from Tropical Storm Bonnie. The day Bonnie was near it was the calmest day we have had in over a week. It’s been a bit cloudy making sight fishing pretty tough but not impossible. Found a lot of bonefish yesterday, [...]
2010 Tarpon Season Review
June 20, 2010 by Capt Mike Bartlett
Filed under Fishing Reports, Key West Inshore
The 2010 tarpon season turned out to be a great season after the record cold winter we experienced here in the Florida Keys. And it didn’t seem to matter what method of fishing was employed; fly, artificial or bait.
Key West Flats – First Flats Slam of the Year
April 14, 2010 by Capt Mike Bartlett
Filed under Fishing Reports, Key West Inshore
Last week was one of the best weeks of fishing in Key West that I can remember for a long time. After a brutal winter both on the flats fishing and on business, it was a great relief to finally get some warm weather and east winds. My week started out on Sunday fishing with [...]
Key West Flats – March Madness
March 12, 2010 by Capt Mike Bartlett
Filed under Fishing Reports, Key West Inshore
March Madness is back and we’re not talking college hoops. We’re talking flats fishing around Key West. Tarpon and Permit take top billing this month on the flats and in the backcountry channels and basins. March is a time of change in the weather pattern in the Keys. More warm days and nights and [...]
Key West Flats – February
February 2, 2010 by Capt Mike Bartlett
Filed under Fishing Reports, Key West Inshore, Key West/Dry Tortugas
February is finally here!!! After an extremely cold and windy January we can now look forward to warmer days ahead and great fishing on the flats. In February we start getting longer periods of time in between cold fronts allowing the water on the flats and surrounding inshore areas to get into the temperature range [...]
Barra-bones
February 1, 2010 by Capt Mike Bartlett
Filed under Fishing Reports, Key West Inshore, Key West/Dry Tortugas, Lower Keys
Last week we had a few days of good weather and good fishing on the flats of Key West. All the elements were in place last Thursday for me to go hunt for bonefish. We had a warm, light breeze out of the east, a sunny sky and a good incoming tide on the oceanside. [...]
Wahoo Are Definitely Here!
January 20, 2010 by Capt Mike Bartlett
Filed under Fishing Reports, Key West Inshore, Key West/Dry Tortugas
Attached are a few photos of the wahoo we caught the other day. The boat was a bloody mess and we were too tired to hold the fish up for very long. We tried turning the fish to get the cleaner side, but just dropped them back in the blood on the deck. Needless to [...]
The Flats
February 17, 2009 by Capt Mike Bartlett
Filed under Key West Inshore
The flats from Key West to the Marquesas offer the finest shallow water sight fishing for Tarpon, Bonefish and Permit.
