Key West Flats Fishing with Capt. Mike O'Brien Fishing Reports

Tarpon fishing is getting good.  Water is 85 .

Bones are around in good numbers and Permit too?

Now is a great time to fish the Lower Keys and Key West.  Practice your casting because April is usually WINDY.

We are gearing up for the March Merkin next week. Looks like a big cold front is coming the night before the first day of fishing. I tied up some sweet flies and the skiff is ready. Alan and I got a nice permit in the Del Brown last July and hope to do as well or better in the MM.

I fished the Cuda Bowl this year with Jay Decker and his son Kai.

Jay got a scoring fish on fly the first day and Kai killed it on the second day to win the Junior division .

I had a great time with good friends and hope to do it again next year.

Pete Kutzer from Orvis fighting and landing a nice Barracuda in the Sugerloaf Showdown run by the Lower Keys Guides Association.

Shots at permit , tarpon and Bonefish.  Got a nice bonefish to the boat on the 9wt. flyrod.

Alan got a permit on the last day of the Del Brown.  We also fed several tarpon and bonefish during the three day event.