Flats/backcountry fishing florida keys

This is the fishing report for the father and son team of SkinsandFinsCharters.com During the months of August and September the fishing has been pretty good in the islamorada and everglades national park. Close to islamorada up on the flats we are targeting some bonefish, permit and still some smaller tarpon. In our shallow water boat we are able to get up in the ideal flat and wait for these great fighting fish to swim by. The prefered bait is either a fly rod with a crab fly or on the spinning rod a quarter size blue crab on a weightless hook. Now back in the everglades capt Ted and myself are fishing along the trees and deeper run offs for some black drum and snook. We like to use a buck tail tipped with shrimp and pitch it along the trees waiting for a glimps of life of these great fighting fish! When the mullet is runing threw we also take a jig head and cut a pilchard in half and drift it down the current waiting for the bigger snook to eat. Also in the deep channels the big sharks are bighting! Big bulls, spinners, and Lemon sharks are all great fighters. Ranging in sizes of 5 -15 ft long. These fish put a true test of the anglers skills useing large spinning rods we place cut baits on the bottom and cut several more baits for chum. We'll that's what's been going on down here in the keys want to give it a try? Give us a call till then this is capt Donnie and Ted Benbow asking you to keep it in the shallow grass.