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Finding
Permit
Permit
are not as sensitive to water temperatures as bonefish
and can usually be anticipated on the flats when the
temperature remains between 72 and 80 degrees. Permit
like to congregate on flats that have a foot and a half
to three feet of moving water.
A
Permit's silver flanks perfectly mirror his surroundings
like the bonefish so they are very difficult to spot.
The Permit's only visual hindrance is its dark back
and tail that give it the appearance of a thin black
Y when traveling in the water. Permit generally tend
to travel in the same direction while policing small
cuts, channels, and ridges along the flat for crabs
and other crunchy morsels. They masterfully use these
channels or cuts to ambush food as it is sucked through
with the falling or rising tide.
If
you are lucky enough to stumble across a Permit tailing
in shallow water you'll have no problem spotting him.
Permit sometimes get so fired up finding a snack they'll
bury their nose in the sand and practically do a headstand.
The most common way of spotting Permit is to look for
nervous water. Like many other flats species, Permit
leave slight ripples or wake that reveal their location
and direction. Always remember to account for their
speed and cast ahead of the fish so that your fly intercepts
him at the correct spot and depth
Permit
are found throughout the Caribbean and Florida. The
lower Florida Keys offer some of the best Permit fishing
in the world, although they seem to disappear from the
flats in May.
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