Florida Fly Fishing
10 Florida saltwater and freshwater fisheries — Keys flats for tarpon, bonefish, and permit; the Indian River Lagoon and Mosquito Lagoon for sight-fished redfish; and panhandle and Gulf-coast inshore waters.
Biscayne Bay
Virginia Key · Key Biscayne
Biscayne Bay offers one of the only urban permit fisheries in North America — anglers regularly sight-fish to permit on shallow grass flats within…
Boca Grande Pass
Charlotte Harbor · Lee County
Boca Grande Pass holds the largest concentration of adult tarpon documented anywhere on Earth — biologists estimate tens of thousands of fish moving…
Dry Tortugas
Garden Key · Loggerhead Key
The Dry Tortugas spring permit migration in April–May is considered by many guides to produce the highest density of permit encounters per day of any…
Florida Keys Flats
Islamorada · Upper Keys
The Florida Keys Grand Slam — tarpon, permit, and bonefish in a single day on the fly — is one of the most coveted achievements in all of saltwater…
Homosassa Flats
Crystal River · Citrus County
Homosassa held the IGFA all-tackle world record tarpon for decades — Tom Evans's 202-pound fish from 2001 — and remains the historic capital of giant…
Indian River Lagoon
Space Coast Estuary · Titusville to Stuart
The Indian River Lagoon system hosts over 4,300 species of plants and animals — including the largest manatee population and the greatest bird…
Key West
Lower Keys · Backcountry
Key West's night tarpon fishing under the bridges — particularly the old Bahia Honda Bridge and Boca Chica Channel — is among the most unique fly…
Mosquito Lagoon
New Smyrna · Canaveral National Seashore
Mosquito Lagoon's redfish flats hold the highest documented density of redfish in the United States — biologists estimate over 30 fish per acre on…
Tampa Bay
Apollo Beach · Port Manatee
Tampa Bay's tarpon migration moves through one of the most heavily-populated coastal areas in Florida — adult tarpon hold under the Skyway Bridge in…
Ten Thousand Islands
Everglades City · Chokoloskee
The Ten Thousand Islands form one of the largest contiguous mangrove ecosystems in North America — and the entire fishery sits within Everglades…