Although sight-casting on the open flats is perhaps the most exciting fishing, working some of the endless miles of mangrove shorelines can be quite productive. Snook, jacks, and redfish all live in, under, and around the mangroves. Mangroves provide excellent protection from the wind, making fly fishing easier when the breeze is up. Skilled fly casters who can place a fly back under overhanging mangroves may be rewarded with some very large snook or redfish. But even beginners can usually entice fish along the edges of the mangroves and in the flats and potholes between mangrove clusters.

I provide a wide variety of top quality fly tackle for your use, as well as all the flies you'll need. However, I always encourage you to bring your own equipment since most fisherman are usually more comfortable with their own.

Fly outfits from 5-weight to 9-weight will handle most of our fishing, except for tarpon fishing where a 12-weight is more appropriate. The vast majority of the fly fishing around Sanibel, Captiva, and Fort Myers involves floating lines and intermediate sinking lines. Full-sinking lines are rarely called for when fishing the flats and mangroves.