| As you might guess, South Florida offers just a | | | | Unless you live in south Florida and have a lot of |
| few fishing opportunities. Here is an overview on | | | | time to spend on honing your light tackle skills, |
| South Florida light tackle fishing. | | | | you really need an experienced guide. Luckily |
| When many people think of fishing in Florida, they | | | | there are plenty of them available and they are |
| think of either deep sea fishing or bass fishing for | | | | not prohibitively expensive. The guides are needed |
| a lunker in an inland lake. There is another type of | | | | not only to bring you quickly and surely to the |
| fishing that is drawing fisherman by the thousands | | | | fish, but also to give you the necessary training in |
| to south Florida. It is light tackle fishing on the tidal | | | | the use of the light tackle used. This is especially |
| flats. This is one of the most challenging fishing | | | | true for the use of the fly fishing techniques that |
| experiences that can be found anywhere. It is an | | | | are used in the extremely shallow water. |
| experience that combines just about everything | | | | Selecting the right guide is the key to a successful |
| that makes fishing worthwhile. | | | | South Florida light tackle fishing expedition. There |
| It is very often sight fishing. It involves pulling a | | | | are several factors to consider. Personality is |
| monster tarpon out of eight inches of water by | | | | important. It is always good to spend a bit of |
| dropping a fly right on its snout. The use of light | | | | time talking with a prospective guide before |
| tackle makes it much more sporting. The | | | | committing yourself. A good relationship between |
| challenge of pulling in a 30 pound fish with 8 pound | | | | client and guide is often a key to success due to |
| test line is what makes the true sports fisherman | | | | the close quarters involved. The boat is usually a |
| drool with anticipation. | | | | skiff or other smaller flat bottom boat. Another |
| One of the things that contributes to the overall | | | | factor is the location of the guide's take off spot |
| fishing experience is the scenic surroundings. It is | | | | compared to the fishing areas. You are paying for |
| hard to beat the Florida Keys and the offshore | | | | time here and want to spend it fishing and not |
| flats for natural beauty. The brackish waters on | | | | traveling. If you take a bit of time and select the |
| the edges of the Everglades is another place | | | | right guide, you will soon be off on one of the |
| where the surroundings compete with the fishing | | | | greatest and most challenging fishing adventures |
| experience for your attention. | | | | available anywhere. |