Its begun. In the past week Ive been seeing the reds tailing well on higher tides. Found a spot last week with at least a dozen tails flicking in the air.
Love this time of year!
Did you catch any or no?..This will be my third year attempting to catch a tailer on the flats…Maybe just maybe I will get one this year!
Fishing Nerd
“you win some, you lose some…but nothing beats getting some!”
Yes. Caught one but spooked off the rest. Learning to fly fish has really helped me catch shallow spooky reds.
With a spinning rod I prefer a Zman trout trick or paddler-z riigged weedless with a flutter hook
that is awesome news! I tried to pick up a tailer last year October (first year out) with a fly rod but only managed to scare them off. I have been working on my fly presentation and am hoping to have better luck this year.
I need to get down there. That’s some of the most fun I’ve ever had. It’s really fun when you’re standing in 10" of water and watching a Red tailing 30’ away, and next thing you know you’ve spooked them all because one moved in within 10’ of you & you didn’t even see that one! 
I waded a few days ago at mid-morning high tide and this was the first time wading with tailing reds. I mean, REAL tailing reds. I’ve been wading for the last couple of months trying to get a feel for this new (to me) kind of fishing. They were everywhere! I was in water over my knees and tails seeming to go be going 3-4 inches out of the water straight up, fluttering and just having a good old time. I’d be casting to one thirty feet away and turn around and another one would be twenty feet over my shoulder. It was pretty magical. My heart was pumping more than a few times and while I couldn’t get any to eat it was a great experience. I stopped seeing tails right at high tide, which also was when the wind kicked up a little bit so perhaps that had something to do with it.
I have yet to see a redfish tail, but I imagine they are this time of year. The carp are starting to tail as well everyday at dusk. The “golden bonefish” is extremely hard to catch on fly.
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Originally posted by calsmith1990I have yet to see a redfish tail, but I imagine they are this time of year. The carp are starting to tail as well everyday at dusk. The “golden bonefish” is extremely hard to catch on fly.
Please don’t disrespect the majestic bonefish by associating it with a carp…(just kidding with ya)
2014 Key West 203DFS
1987 Landau
carp disrespect themselves
The funny thing is the carp is held in high regard to the freshwater anglers across the pond. They’re as popular as largemouth bass are to freshwater fishermen here in the states. Good tug on the line but that’s where I draw the line.
In the future, where every stranger poses a potential threat, knowing the predator mindset is the only safe haven.
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Yamaha 115 SHO
Have yet to catch a bonefish, so I don’t have anyway to compare the two. However, I would suggest y’all try for one on a fly, but not use human remains.
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Originally posted by calsmith1990Have yet to catch a bonefish, so I don’t have anyway to compare the two. However, I would suggest y’all try for one on a fly, but not use human remains.
I’ve never smoked crack, but it can’t compare to catching bones on the fly.
2014 Key West 203DFS
1987 Landau
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Originally posted by bonecrusherquote:
Originally posted by calsmith1990Have yet to catch a bonefish, so I don’t have anyway to compare the two. However, I would suggest y’all try for one on a fly, but not use human remains.
I’ve never smoked crack, but it can’t compare to catching bones on the fly.
2014 Key West 203DFS
1987 Landau
There are more people around here smoking crack than catching bones on the fly so the numbers would argue your claim. Just saying. LOL!!
In the future, where every stranger poses a potential threat, knowing the predator mindset is the only safe haven.
Xpress H20B Bay Series
Yamaha 115 SHO
I’ve never caught a Bonefish on any type tackle. I have caught numerous carp on flies, and didn’t have to spend a small fortune to fish for them. Without having the experience with Bones, I can’t compare, but IMO carp are well worth the effort as an alternative to traveling & spending a lot of money. From my own experiences with them & what I’ve read from others they can be as exciting & frustrating to target as any fish alive. That’s why they call them the “Poor Man’s Bonefish”! 
A now departed fishing buddy of mine who I fished with for about 15 years and myself used to target them in the winter with flies in brackish rivers when we couldn’t locate anything else. We fished for catfish with bait much of the time, but on a warmer winter day the carp would often get active, and since the water was usually much clearer than in the warmer months, we could stalk them sometimes. We fished from a jon boat most of the time, and carried our fly gear just in case we might find other fish. But, there was many times those carp made our trips a lot more interesting & exciting. We even had a few occasions they would be sitting up in the edges of grass & over hanging trees near shore like Snook or bass, and we would sight cast to them. Bones are wonderful I’m sure but they don’t go 30 or 40 lbs either!
All in how your mind set is about targeting them. We had a blast with them!
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Originally posted by bonecrusherquote:
Originally posted by calsmith1990Have yet to catch a bonefish, so I don’t have anyway to compare the two. However, I would suggest y’all try for one on a fly, but not use human remains.
I’ve never smoked crack, but it can’t compare to catching bones on the fly.
2014 Key West 203DFS
1987 Landau
I’m glad you’ve never smoked cracked then