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