Fishing Florida's Gulf Islands

Species	Availability	Lures	Flies
Bluefish	September-November	Walk-the-dog plugs in red-and-white, soft jerk baits and small bucktail jigs	Poppers and Clouser Minnows in various colors
Spanish mackerel	March-October	Spoons, Gotcha lures and small bucktail jigs	Sparsely dressed streamers and Clouser Minnows in various colors
Pompano	March-October	Small bucktail (or synthetic) jigs in orange, pink or yellow	Clouser Minnows and small crustacean patterns
Jack crevalle	April-July	Large chugger-type poppers	Large popper flies and long baitfish streamers
Redfish	October-June	Gold spoons and bucktail jigs	Bunny strip patterns and Clouser Minnows
Trout	March-October	Soft-plastic jerk baits and soft- plastic shrimp imitations	Gurglers, sliders and small baitfish streamers
Flounder	September-November	Small brightly colored bucktail jigs and soft- plastic shrimp imitations	Chartruese and white Clouser Minnows
Bonito	December-February	Chrome spoons and bucktail jigs worked fast	Glass minnow streamers and Clouser Minnows

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