Flyrodding Florida Salt- Table of Contents
Acknowledgements, 5
Introduction, 5
Section 1– How To
CHAPTER 1- GET READY! 7
Rods, 7
Reels, 8
Lines, 8
Leader Systems, 12
Accessories, 14
Knots, 15
Waders and Wading Gear, 20
Boats, 21
Guides, 23
Hazards and Safety, 24
CHAPTER 2- ANGLING TECHNIQUES, 26
Searching for and Finding Fish, 26
Sight-fishing, 27
Blind-casting, 29
Teasers and Teasing, 30
Wading, 31
Chumming, 34
Fighting Fish, 36
Handling Fish, 40
CHAPTER 3- THE FISHES, 41
An alphabetized discussion of all of the popular fly rod gamefish, including
habits, habitats, and tricks used to take them, starting with barracuda and ending with
tuna.
Fish/Tackle/Fly Quick Reference Chart, 66
Section Two, Where-to
Introduction, 68
-Amelia Island, 70
-Jacksonville, 73
-St. Augustine, 76
-Daytona and New Smyrna, 81
-Titusville, 85
-Cocoa and Melbourne, 90
-Sebastian, 94
-Fort Pierce and Stuart, 98
-Jupiter, 104
-Palm Beach, 107
-Ft. Lauderdale, 110
-Miami, 113
-Upper Keys, 119
-Middle Keys, 124
-Lower Keys, 128
-Flamingo, 135
-10,000 Islands, 140
-Marco Island and Naples, 143
-Sanibel and Captiva Islands and Pine Island Sound, 146
-Boca Grande, 152
-Sarasota, 158
-Tampa and St. Petersburg, 163
-Homosassa and Crystal River, 169
-Cedar Key, 174
-Steinhatchee, 177
-St. Marks, 180
-Apalachicola, 184
-St. Joseph Bay, 188
-Panama City, 192
-Destin and Ft. Walton Beach, 196
-Pensacola, 201
Section 3- Flies for Florida Salt
-Fly Selection for Florida Salt, 205
-The Florida Top Ten Flies List, 207
-Tying the Flies, 208
-Tying a Double Mono Prong Weedguard, 209
-Floozy Popper, 210
-Clouser Deep Minnow and its Derivations, 211
-Merkin Crab, 214
-Seaducer, 215
-Rattle Minnow, 216
-Spoonflies, 218
-Rabbit Strip Flies, 218
-Blondes, 220
-Lefty's Deceiver, 222
-Synthetic Minnows, 224
-The Bendback, 226
-Last Word, 228
Appendix
-Getting Licensed and State Fishing Regulations, 230
-Join CCA, 231
-Buying Sexy Fiber, 232
-Index, 233
-Resource Catalog, 235