Fall Bonefly Tournament & Permit

Congratulations to Captain Tim Klein for guiding Carl Hiaassen in their 5th victory of The Islamorada Invitational Fall Fly Bonefish Tournament! Carl & Tim weighed in and released 3 bonefish over 8 pounds, the largest being 10 pounds 4 ounces. They released 8 bonefish under 8 pounds during the 3 day event as well. Tim Mahaffey guided by Duane Baker were the runner up team. Extreme high tides made for some difficult bonefishing, but half a dozen permit were caught because of the big water.

Flip Pallot guided by George Hommell won the first Islamorada Invitational Fall Fly Bonefish Tournament in 1975. The 34 year old event was cancelled in 1999 for Hurricane Floyd and again in 2005 during Hurricane Katrina.

Tim and Captain Steve Huff have now guided anglers to seven wins each. Carl Hiaassen has now won the tournament five times as has yours truly, moi! Congradulations again guys, its among the toughest fields of competitve guides and anglers on the planet!

Tight Loops,

Sandy Moret

What a week!

What a week this has been with Gustov passing on our west and Hanna brewing in the East. As of this Labor Day weekend it looks like the Keys have been spared any ill effects & we hope those on the north Gulf coast pull through with as little harm as possible.

Very little fishing went on this past week, but between the weather systems, redfish, snook and baby tarpon have been chewing flies in the Flamingo area. Bonefish have been mudding pretty well on the flats around Islamorada during the higher tide phases. A surprising number of dolphin are close in for the offshore flyrodders.

The Redbone Slam Tournament is next weekend September 6 & 7 preceded on Friday by the Florida Keys Outfitters SLAM. That’s a one day, one fly pattern event targeting bonefish, tarpon and permit.

The Florida Keys Outfitters Fly Fishing School upcoming session on the weekend of November 14 will mark the end of our 20th full year of operation! I really think we have got the hang of it now and have a great lineup of instructors scheduled. Chico Fernandez, Steve Huff, Tim Klein & Diana Rudolph will be here. Everyone will work with casting. Chico will explain fly lines and flies in depth. I will show how to make a simple effective leader. Tim, Diana & Steve Huff will demonstrate working with a guide making presentations, communicating effectively and fighting fish.

We have added a couple new features on our website:

First, you can book guided trips in the Islamorada area with us on line. Pretty simple, just pick your dates, fill out the personal info & submit the form! We will confirm your guide information and get back to you within 48 hours.

Second, we now have a lot of our store items available on line. Many of the products we have are posted and we are adding items weekly. If you don’t see items you need, please feel free to ask about them.

Tight Loops,

Sandy Moret

Slam!

Florida Keys Outfitters Fly Fishing School graduates, Heidi Nute & her husband Paul, spent a steamy August day fishing with Capt. Eric Herstedt in Biscayne Bay… The result was Heidi’s first Grand Slam with 2 out of the 3 on fly!

Check us out on the Web to learn more about our Florida fly fishing school.

Back from the Everglades....

I just finished 4 days of snook fishing in the Everglades with Captain Steve Huff. It was off the chart! There were gazillions of small fish taking flies and I have never caught so many large snook. We probably caught 7 or 8 fish over 10 pounds with the biggest around 18 or 19. The new Bass Rod from Sage is an absolute rocket for throwing big bushy snook flies. I set the camera incorrectly and did not get a photo of the big one. Oh well!

Sue & I are going to Deep Water Cay with Marshall Dinerman and Roy Katz tomorrow for bonefishing. Marshall, Roy and I were in Den 1, Pack 84 of the Cub Scouts about 1954. Sue is going to have her hands full being den mother for us this week!

Sandy Moret

Sandy's Tip of the Month - October 2007

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Introducing Our Blog

Hello Friends,

I am finally embracing technology and the internet! We will be launching our new website shortly (tease on left) and today I am happy to announce that we are now commencing with “Tight Loops” – the Official Blog of The Florida Keys Fly Fishing School and Florida Keys Outfitters. This blog is for our many friends, alumni and avid fly fishermen and women around this watery planet.

Please feel free to email us with suggestions or comments about things you would like to see on the blog. We will do our best to update frequently so check back often or subscribe to “Tight Loops” in the upper right hand corner beneath the logo. By subscribing, you will receive an email when we post a new text or video update.

I’m off to the Everglades for a few days of snook and tarpon fishing with Captain Steve Huff and hope to have something interesting to share with you when I return!

Tight Loops,

Sandy Moret