This is the time of the year Permit move from the shallow flats and spawn over reefs and wrecks. Pound for pound Permit are one of the most hardest fighting fish in Key West. The bait of choice for Permit are live crabs. It is not uncommon to pull up to a reef or wreck and see 100’s of Permit on the surface. Here at Fish Key West Florida we practice the catch and release method only when Permit fishing. Although you can eat them and some people do we feel they are much more valuable to release them for another day.

If you have never caught a Permit on light tackle this is the time of year to come to Key West to do so.

Capt. Chris Garcia