Fishing at Cape Florida can be excellent.
The Cape Florida Channel that runs parallel
to the Southern side of Key Biscayne is the main channel on this side of
the finger channels that separate the
flats where the stiltsville houses are built. This means that there
is a tremendous
current that passes through this area.
If you get here on the seawall at the right times, when the tides are moving
in
or out, there are dozens of different
types of gamefish that travel along with them. The Cape Florida Channel
moves
paralell to the sea wall on the southern
side of Cape Florida State Park. On the other side of the lighthouse,
you
will find that there are different type
of gamefish present on the grass flats and sand on the windward side of
the
island of Key Biscayne. You can
simply cast from shore when you see the bonefish or permit tails breaking
the
suface of the water very close to shore,
or, if you canre to wade out and cast, this is equally as effective.
If you use live bait such as live shrimp,
or live crab you are close to being guaranteed a catch.
All in all, the fishing at Cape Florida
is excellent, and typically it is difficult to find a spot close to the
lighthouse where
the current from the Cape Florida Channel
is most evident.
Enjoy, and as they say in fisherman's
terms....Tight lines.
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