![]() ![]() The distinguishing feature of this area is that it’s cut through in many places by deep sloughs and swashes. From there, you’re pretty much in the middle of a shallow grassy flat that’s about 3 miles square, running from Snake Key south to the deeper Gulf waters and east to west from Waccasassa Bay to the Main Ship Channel. It’s best approached by running down the Main Ship Channel from the village of Cedar Key to marker #4 and then making an easterly turn, avoiding the shallow southern tip of East Bank (N29 04.665 W83 03.108). The Jug Bar, likely named that because someone once marked some part of it with a tethered jug or bottle, is a shallow bank located south of Snake Key, one of the smaller Cedar Keys. And two of the best flats to fish are Cedar Key’s Jug Bar and those near the ruins of the bird rack offshore of Big Grass Island, between Steinhatchee and Keaton Beach. Even die-hard offshore ‘diggers’ look for flat-bottomed ‘prairies’ where occasional rock outcroppings and ledges create a hiding place for grouper and snapper.īut on our Big Bend, particularly in the fall, when we think of flats we think of vast expanses of healthy turtle grass, crystal clear water–and spotted sea trout. ![]() ![]() Tarpon enthusiasts often find their prey on ‘flats’ that are six to eight feet deep, and everyone knows that redfish prefer shallows where the rough, rocky bottom holds crustaceans and other of their favorite foods. Bonefishers love to sight fish over stretches of shin-deep, pure white sand or marl. The term, ‘flats’, means lots of things to lots of different anglers. ![]()
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