Spring 2009 Florida Fly Fishing: Waiting Out The Wind

Posted under fly fishing news by Dave Teper

I don’t know where to begin…its been a long two months since we got back from Louisiana.  I found myself sitting in the Rathole for about 6 weeks, just waiting on the weather.  When it finally came together, we made the most of it.  We fed 7 permit in 2 days, my friend Shane Smith landing his first, and friend from up the road, Capt. George Wood, came down for 1 day and got his paws around his first permit on fly in 18 years.  We also whacked a bunch of bonefish.  Jeremy Cameron caught his first Florida Keys bone on fly, and I caught my first ever in the Keys using nothing more than man power – my kayak, some wading boots, and my favorite 10wt.  Jeremy was also lucky enough to catch his first laid up tarpon on a calm afternoon.  I think there is a video and fish tale coming this week on fliesandfins.com.

Jeremy’s tarpon was my cue to head back north.  The tarpon are showing up, and I needed to get back home to put in some serious bow time for the tarpon portion of the Everglades movie that we are filming.  Before I could go home, I stopped by the Fly Fishing Film Tour events in both Stuart and Orlando.  Both shows were rocking, but the venue in Stuart was epic.  Thanks John and Mike, RA, and Chris’s crew at Orlando Outfitters for throwing down.

So now, back in Naples, I once again await the good weather.  We play this same game every year, and its always worth the wait.