Miami's Biscayne Bay and Biscayne National Park | Florida Fly Fishing Reports & Conditions

Presentation: There are times where you need to approach fish in stealth mode. This is especially important in slick calm conditions. Slowing down your presentation to reduce the amount of splash your fly makes can make a huge difference. It usually goes two ways, they eat it or swim the other way at light speed. Practice finesse casting in calm conditions, and you'll get more bites on sensitive fish.

Fishing Report Last Updated:

3 / 11 / 2019

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Fishing Conditions

Fly Fishing Miami's Biscayne Bay and Biscayne National Park is currently Excellent

Orvis-Endorsed guides nearby:
Capt. Raul Montoro

Fishing conditions: We had a mild front move through mid week and brought breezy conditions and cooled the water temperature a few degrees. Not enough to make any changes in the fishing patterns. The weekend looks great and the tides will be great for permit fishing.

Inshore temperature: 72 Degrees F

Offshore temperature: 74 Degrees F

Type of bait fish are feeding on: Tarpon are feeding on shrimp and pilchards, Permit feed mainly on crustaceans such as shrimp and crabs. Bone fish are mainly feeding on shrimp this time of year, but will also take a small blue crab.

Fish species: Bonefish, Permit, Tarpon

Fishing season: Year round

Nearest airport: Miami and Ft. Lauderdale

Recommended fly fishing leader: 12 Foot Leader

Recommended fly fishing tippet: 12 Lb. Tippet

Best fly fishing rod: 9' 9 Weight Fly Rod

Best floating fly line: Saltwater All-Rounder WF Fly Line

Best sinking fly line: Clear Sink Tip Fly Line

Fly Name:	Fly Color:	Fly Size(s):
Merkin Crab		2
Skittal Mantis Shrimp		2
Malzone's Black Death	Black/Purple	1/0
Simon's HoverCrab	Green	1

clouser	Pink and white	2-
clouser	brown and orange	2

Miami Area & Northern Biscayne Bay Description

Biscayne Bay is a large expanse of water that is bounded by Key Biscayne to the north, Key Largo to the south, the mainland of south Miami-Dade county to the west and numerous flats and Keys to the east. The ecosystem lies within the water of Biscayne National Park. This unique geography allows us to fish out of the wind on most days when necessary.

Techniques & Tips

The fishing overall has been steady for the past couple of weeks. The tide is going to be a high incoming in the morning, and coming in hard with the new moon. Permit love this, so keep on a look out for big schools on both sides of the bay.

7-Day Forecast

AMZ630-091015- Biscayne Bay- 410 PM EST Fri Mar 8 2019 TONIGHT East southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers. SATURDAY East southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters light chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. SATURDAY NIGHT East southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers through the night. SUNDAY Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning. SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters a light chop. TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters a moderate chop.