tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79143475429153082132024-02-20T15:15:59.768-05:00The Key West Flats AnglerFish tales from the flats and backcountry waters of Key West, Marquesas and the Lower Florida Keys.Captain Mike Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09779764247836243525noreply@blogger.comBlogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914347542915308213.post-33304134223340329282014-05-04T21:07:00.001-04:002014-05-04T21:27:06.586-04:00Key West Flats Slam<div class="mobile-photo">
Strong north wind, overcast and cool conditions this morning, I was not looking forward to fishing today. Tried to talk my anglers Rich and Matt from New Jersey out of going fishing today. They are here to fish and so we went. </div>
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Headed to Key West Harbor to start in hopes there would be some tarpon around. Fortunately, there was a few big schools rolling around and we were the only boat around. Matt jumped one and landed one about 40 pounds. That there made my day and I felt better about heading out this morning.</div>
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The poons soon disappeared so I headed up east to look for more tarpon and stay out of the whipping north wind. We had two more tarpon eat our offerings but didn't get a jump out of either. </div>
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By some miracle the sun came out. Of course the 20 mph wind never laid down as forecasted. I poled along a couple of the mangrove islands hoping to find some bonefish. Down the one stretch Matt caught a bonefish and a few minutes later a permit to complete the slam. Not long after that Rich caught himself a bonefish.</div>
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What started out as a day I was dreading turned into an awesome day on the flats with a Grand Slam and a fun day fishing with Matt and Rich. Thanks guys, looking forward to next year.</div>
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Captain Mike Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09779764247836243525noreply@blogger.com8Key West, FL 33040, USA24.5550593 -81.77998709999997124.4972903 -81.86066809999997 24.6128283 -81.699306099999973tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914347542915308213.post-59901896336989801832014-03-02T08:18:00.001-05:002014-03-02T08:18:07.632-05:00Ready for Season on the Flats<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJSQ1xK0xXX4kq3pGyyQ7nw7PMEGDYCyRmiKQHGH-rHMv49fJ-UXNeEZWuu0KOkUL5_txPZnRuLSAvwgf7dofYv7UZdG5M69JDbBw2K_sM8qcP8Xh18nGIbYCShRB7S-5ZqZDAfoCpRSX/s1600/IMG_1716-787633.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJSQ1xK0xXX4kq3pGyyQ7nw7PMEGDYCyRmiKQHGH-rHMv49fJ-UXNeEZWuu0KOkUL5_txPZnRuLSAvwgf7dofYv7UZdG5M69JDbBw2K_sM8qcP8Xh18nGIbYCShRB7S-5ZqZDAfoCpRSX/s320/IMG_1716-787633.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5986180629354296178" /></a></p>Season is here and the fly box is full and ready to go fish the flats around Key West and the Marquesas for Tarpon, Permit and Bonefish. Captain Mike Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09779764247836243525noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914347542915308213.post-5610867897509493762014-02-04T19:07:00.001-05:002014-02-04T20:16:51.864-05:00Permit on Fly<div class="mobile-photo">
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Permit on fly today with Captain Tony Skinner. Captain Mike Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09779764247836243525noreply@blogger.com2Key West, FL 33040, USA24.5550593 -81.77998709999997124.4972903 -81.86066809999997 24.6128283 -81.699306099999973tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914347542915308213.post-86147056008850461892014-01-04T17:08:00.001-05:002014-01-04T17:08:30.811-05:00captmikekw shared an Instagram photo with you<div style="padding: 20px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; border-radius:5px; width:550; margin:0px auto; font-size:18px; font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial"> Hello, <p> <span style="font-weight:bold">captmikekw</span> just shared an <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #2f79c2" href="http://instagram.com/">Instagram</a> photo with you: </p> <div style='margin:0px auto; width: 480px; text-align:center'> <a style="color:#2f79c2; text-decoration:none; font-style:italic; font-size:0.6em" href="http://instagram.com/p/iw1fZQBP67/"> <img style='margin-bottom: 0.4em; box-shadow: 0 0 10px #888; -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 10px #888; -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 10px #888;' src="https://distilleryimage10.s3.amazonaws.com/4ecfbfae758c11e393b112096d51461e_7.jpg"/> <br/>view full image </a> <p style="font-size:0.8em"> "What month are we in? Feels like October. #keywest is somewhere under the red. #weather #fishing #skinnywaterculture #flyfishing #flatsfishing " <br/> </p> </div> Thanks,<br/> The Instagram Team </div> Captain Mike Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09779764247836243525noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914347542915308213.post-43301294174724398982013-12-31T16:08:00.000-05:002013-12-31T16:21:23.550-05:00Early Morning Tarpon Fishing<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='400' height='326' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzI-7gjnm5wK_wnx5e_axpPYGwftshUjczijOuYIY_WuimIFrKHKIIXN5yodNGqUT6hJiz8Gv-j3v1OcD4J8g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />
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Jumping tarpon last spring during a flat calm morning fishing the flats near Key WestCaptain Mike Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09779764247836243525noreply@blogger.com1Key West, FL 33040, USA24.5550593 -81.77998709999997124.4972903 -81.86066809999997 24.6128283 -81.699306099999973tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914347542915308213.post-50681317987066276832013-07-15T13:44:00.000-04:002013-07-15T14:07:43.025-04:00Bonnethead Sharks<br />
One of the silly things to do on a slow day of fishing is to tease bonnethead sharks that come up to the boat following the scent of crabs and shrimp dangling in the water. It's good for a laugh if anything.<br />
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I had the pleasure this morning to fish with Cole and his younger sister Katelyn - fighting a 5 foot lemon shark pictured above - from Delray Beach, FL. Cole and Katelyn do quite a bit fishing are in Key West with their parents and other siblings for a few weeks of fun in the sun on the family boat. I met their father Martin the other day on the dock at Garrison Bight Marina and asked if I would take them out for some fishing. I was more than happy to oblige and we decided on some shark fishing. </div>
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Shark fishing on the flats of Key West can be very exciting and sometimes downright simple. It's a great way to spend a day on the water with younger anglers, sharks are just awesome. Once we get them chummed up and a bit excited we can keep them next to the boat for hours. At one point we had 15 lemon sharks all 4-7 foot long next to the skiff trying to get to my chum bag full of stinky, bloody goodness. </div>
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Katelyn and Cole each hooked and landed a couple of sharks before one them finally got his teeth on the chum bag. We had time to hook one more as all the bait floated away down the flat which fortunately was near the end of our trip.</div>
Captain Mike Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09779764247836243525noreply@blogger.com2Key West, FL 33040, USA24.5557025 -81.782591424.4979335 -81.8632724 24.6134715 -81.7019104tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914347542915308213.post-10942964370243322232013-06-18T20:07:00.001-04:002013-06-18T20:47:14.719-04:00Marquesas Bonefish on Fly<div class="mobile-photo">
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Got to fish with my buddy Capt Ward Kowalyk from Fort Myers - <a href="http://www.captainward.com/">www.captainward.com</a> - a few days ago. We traveled west to the Maequesas and we were greeted immediately by a school of bonefish, in which Ward landed his first one of the day. Capt Ward ended up with 4 bonefish on fly and three permit followed his fly to the boat but we were not able to entice a bite. We got clouded out half way down the flat otherwise I think many more bonefish would have been caught and there would have been more chances at permit.<br />
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<br />Captain Mike Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09779764247836243525noreply@blogger.com1Key West, FL, USA24.5557025 -81.782591424.4979335 -81.8632724 24.6134715 -81.7019104tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914347542915308213.post-6143000232529866042013-06-01T19:33:00.001-04:002013-06-01T19:39:40.376-04:00Key West Fishing Video<a href="https://vimeo.com/67182515">https://vimeo.com/67182515</a>
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Thanks again guysCaptain Mike Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09779764247836243525noreply@blogger.com1Key West, FL, USA24.5557025 -81.782591424.4979335 -81.8632724 24.6134715 -81.7019104tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914347542915308213.post-35187417985219879912013-05-09T05:35:00.000-04:002013-05-09T05:36:03.566-04:00Key West Permit on Fly<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxUurEskTgQIiqGezhSLccpb1451EgXYAbs4cWtDEs48Po1d3PkZLeM27rNC04qGqcmAWArcB0oy3lDM-6FrbcG0E_t4eqHr_gpj8ASdbv_7j2xM-L3klP7D04_MVS2eWifZo93yPXxvr/s1600/IMG_1283-763567.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxUurEskTgQIiqGezhSLccpb1451EgXYAbs4cWtDEs48Po1d3PkZLeM27rNC04qGqcmAWArcB0oy3lDM-6FrbcG0E_t4eqHr_gpj8ASdbv_7j2xM-L3klP7D04_MVS2eWifZo93yPXxvr/s320/IMG_1283-763567.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5875911102534769074" /></a></p>Paul from England with his first permit on fly. Captain Mike Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09779764247836243525noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914347542915308213.post-71990541383367574392013-04-18T19:05:00.000-04:002013-04-18T19:05:16.078-04:00Awesome Week of Tarpon Fishing off Key WestTarpon fishing has been incredibly good this past week. It started last weekend with a couple of flat calm mornings and continued through this morning. I've been getting my clients out early and they have been jumping tarpon within minutes of turning off the motor. Some of the highlights this past week include a few tarpon on fly, a morning my client jumped a dozen tarpon and giant tarpon that dragged a couple miles from where it was hooked. This morning was the first morning we didn't land a tarpon but my client did manage to jump on and have another one briefly hooked up.<br />
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It was a long time coming but we finally got a great stretch of weather that lasted about 5 days. We experienced light winds, clams seas and sunny skies, something I haven't seen in quite a while down here. It was so enjoyable and fishing was awesome.<br />
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I fished a couple of days at the Marquesas, where I had the place to myself. I saw one other boat out there both days. I took my clients to a couple of channels that just get chock full of fish. We caught dozens of fish including jacks, pompano, ladyfish, snappers, bluefish and lookdowns. And when all this life is congregated in an area, there are plenty of sharks around. We saw a lot of blacktip sharks, occasionally up close chasing and sometimes catching a hooked up fish. But we got our revenge hooking several of those blacktips. They are so cool to watch when they are fired up.<br />
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I finished up the days at the Marquesas poling the flats in search of permit, barracudas and sharks. We never saw a permit, but the barracudas didn't disappoint. The flats were loaded with barracudas of all sizes and since we weren't seeing any permit my clients were just casting around and getting chased about every cast.<br />
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These same flats held a lot of lemon sharks as well. As I poled down the flat dragging a couple of cut up ladyfish, we got the shark train going. Once we had several sharks following us, I would stop and toss out a hunk of meat. When my anglers had their fill of sharks, I pulled in the chum and we continued on our way.<br />
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At the end of the first day at the Marquesas as we're idling out we encountered very large nurse sharks just off the flats. As were checking them out a very large, 12-14 foot hammerhead appeared next to the boat. I wish I had my camera out to get some photos of that beast.<br />
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Fortunately, this last week the weather was back to normal and the water temperatures warmed quickly, bringing a huge push of tarpon near Key West. It was a much welcomed sight to see schools of tarpon rolling and everyone who was out jumping the Silver King. Not only did we have tarpon in the harbor, we were finding lots of tarpon on the flats that were very eager to eat a well presented fly.<br />
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Mother nature is hitting us again with another strong cold front passing over Key West this morning. Near forecast is calling for cool temps during the day, cold nights and windy this week. Not good for anyone this time of year. When the weather turns back to normal, tarpon will move right back in with it.<br />
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This is the first manatee I've seen this year at <a href="http://www.garrisonbightmarina.net/" target="_blank">Garrison Bight Marina</a> located in the middle of Key West. It was very interested in the props of my Lenco trim tab trolling motors and the back of the Yamaha. Maybe just looking for something to scratch its face on as it had a little green mustache growing. </div>
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Manatees are always looking for a free drink and many times people at the marinas will give them the end of the hose which a manatee will suck on for several minutes. I've also seen folks scratch a manatees back and belly with a deck brush. That must feel so good for them with all the funk growing on them. </div>
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It's been a cold, windy, rainy and all around crappy week with three cold fronts in the last seven days. The nights have been very chilly but somehow the water has been relatively warm. After another chilly night last night and a high of 68 degrees forecasted today I was happy to get out and actually catch a few fish on fly. Water temps on the oceanside are still in the upper sixties and though permit, tarpon and bonefish are nowhere to be found, sharks and barracudas haven't seemed to mind as much.</div>
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I fished with Patrick from Pittsburgh, PA today. I was freezing all day and he was in a longsleeve T and shorts and comfortable. It was Patrick's first day fly fishing in the salt and after a couple of tweeks he was casting tight sexy loops and bonking bonnethead sharks on the head. Patrick caught four bonnetheads and a big lemon shark on fly. He also had some bad luck with barracudas with three straight bite offs and a few others not getting hooked. Regardless of what Mother Nature gave us this week, it was a fun, but chilly day on the water. Thanks Patrick.</div>
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It's been a good winter so far for fishing on the Key West flats and backcountry waters. Most days the flats have been loaded with big barracudas and Crevalle jacks. During the warm spells as we are in now permit fishing has been awesome and even some tarpon have moved into the area. Bonefishing has been okay, but with all the opportunity available close to home I haven't been venturing to the winter bonefish areas that much.</div>
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We are coming into season now, so if you haven't made arrangements to fish with your guide, now is the time to do so. The open spots in our calendars will fill quick in upcoming weeks, so don't miss out.</div>
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Jacks and Barracudas all over the flats. A few permit as well.Captain Mike Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09779764247836243525noreply@blogger.com1Key West, FL 33040, USA24.5557025 -81.782591424.4979385 -81.8632724 24.613466499999998 -81.7019104tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914347542915308213.post-49674823175420283842012-12-24T16:36:00.001-05:002012-12-24T16:45:18.780-05:00Christmas Redfish in Key West<div class="mobile-photo">
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Had a good day fishing for redfish with Andy and Charlie from Delaware. The guys caught four real nice redfish and we saw a couple of others. We had a few shots at barracudas and few follows while blind casting catching one small one. The barracuda fishing wasn't nearly as good as I thought it would be. Water is still very cold and it will take another couple days to get the water temperatures up to where they need to be.
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Captain Mike Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09779764247836243525noreply@blogger.com1Key West, FL 33040, USA24.5557025 -81.782591424.4979385 -81.8632724 24.613466499999998 -81.7019104tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914347542915308213.post-27955804121807526482012-12-21T18:12:00.001-05:002012-12-21T19:30:24.564-05:00Penguins in Key West?<div class="mobile-photo">
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Not sure what type of bird this is, but it really looks like a small penguin. He was swimming right up to the boats cast netting pilchards. Pretty cool.<br />
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Okay, I just read about this mystery bird on the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/MyFWC" target="_blank">MyFWC Facebook</a> page after posting the photos above. The bird is not a penguin, but rather a razorbill which has been moving into the Southeast US. According to the MyFWC facebook post razorbills spend their entire lives in the cold waters of New England and Canadian Atlantic Provinces. You can read the entire article on the MyFWC Facebook page.Captain Mike Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09779764247836243525noreply@blogger.com1Key West, FL 33040, USA24.5557025 -81.782591424.4979385 -81.8632724 24.613466499999998 -81.7019104tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914347542915308213.post-65752224090775710272012-12-15T19:52:00.000-05:002012-12-15T19:52:36.127-05:00Aeon 23 Offshore Key WestTook the Aeon 23 DLX offshore Key West for some yellowtailing with Captain Peter Heydon and Captain Rob Kramarz last Wednesday. We anchored on the outside of the bar in about 90'. Winds were from the south little over 10 mph, so a little lumpy, 2-4 ft seas but not too bad. Forecast was for the winds to lay down to under 10 mph, but that never happened. Wind instead increase and was closer to 20 mph than 10 mph. The seas churned up to 3-5 foot with the occasional 6 footer passing through. I was amazed that as sloppy as the ocean was we never took a wave over the bow at anchor or while running back in. What an incredible vessel. The video below shows somewhat of what it was like but really doesn't do it justice. I was sitting on the cooler in front of the console watching every wave come at the boat freaking out that the next set of steep waves was the set coming over, swamping the boat and sweeping us away. Fortunately that never occurred and we lived to tell the tale.<br />
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