Spring has arrived!
February 20, 2018
Big Pine Key
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Permit
Trip Summary
Trip Summary
Water Temperatures are up from a pretty cold winter that we had here in the Florida Keys and the big topic in this report is that Permit are up on the flats feeding really well. One of the photos above was a recent client of mine with Beautiful Permit that he caught on a live crab.
Permit will more likely be around until the end of March when they will more than likely make their way offshore to spawn. Spawning months are typically April and May. However last year in May, I was finding a decent amount of Permit on the flats during the annual Tarpon migration run. So it's interesting to see what this year will hold on the next upcoming months.
Tarpon are starting to show up early in the shallow water areas and channels in the backcountry which could make for a great Tarpon that we have coming up.
Bonefish are around but scarce at the moment but should improve as we get further into spring.