Jacks are some of the most aggressive sport fish on the saltwater flats. This nice 10 pound fell for a fast stripped fly! NICE!

A nice Cuda on the fly is hard to beat! These under rated sport fish prowl the flats of the tropics ready to pounce and attack any bait fish that might swim by!

Tarpon flats in the Florida Keys are some of the most beautiful sights in the world! The Keys offers the BEST fly rodding for tarpon in the world bar none! "BIG DADDY" owner of Mission Lodge in Alaska is an avid tarpon fly rodder! WWW.BRUCECHARD.COM

The Marquesas Keys 17 miles west of Key West is considered by man yas permatopia! Surrounded by deep water the shallow flats offer a killer opertunity for permit to come up and grub in the shallows then fall right back to the saftey of the deeper water! Late July - Late November offer the best times of the year with hardly any fishing pressure and many tailing fish as far as you can see! For more info please email me at captpermit@aol.com

The Florida Keys has some of the best permit fishing the world has to offer, but another permit hot spot is in the beautiful country of Belize! Join Capt Bruce as he hosts The Permit School, a Fly Fishing for permit School at the Garbutts Permit Lodge, a brand new permit fishing lodge in the south Belize city of Punta Gorda. Check out Capt Bruce Chards website for more info on the permit school and what it includes! WWW.BRUCECHARD.COM

The Ultimate Bonfish School hosted by Capt Bruce 2 times a year anually at teh famous Andros South Boefishing Lodge located on the southern end of Andros Island in the Bahamas. This school is the best way to learn about the sprot of fly fishing for bonefish and gain an increadible amount of experience in a short time. The Sweet bonefish above is held by the owner of Andros South Bonefish Lodge, and Deneki Outdoors - Andrew Bennet! Check out more info about the Bonfish school at WWW.BRUCECHARD.COM

ABOUT CAPTAIN BRUCE! Captain Bruce is a full time Florida Keys Flats guide. For over 16 years now he has guided many anglers to their catch of a lifetime. As a Federation of Fly Fishers MASTER Certified Fly Casting Instructor, Capt Bruce has conducted, and taught many of his own personal fly fishing schools internationally in the Bahamas, Guatemala, Belize, and all over the U.S. As a paid speaker at sportsman shows around the U.S., Bruce has had the opportunity to establish a working relationship with many of the largest companies in the fly fishing industry, leading to the development of the Capt Bruce Chard - Jim Teeny Professional Grand Slam Series of fly lines - The Chard Permit Fly Line, Chard Tarpon fly line, and Chard Redfish-Bonefish fly line, by Jim Teeny Co. (a leader in the development of the most specialized fly lines in the world). New this year is the release of a full line up of Captain Bruce Chard - Jim Teeny Professional series premium hand tied saltwater leaders. These hand tied to perfection leaders cover all the angles from special tapered permit leaders to extra stealthy bonefish leaders, and easy to use barracuda/shark wire tippit leaders to super strong tarpon leaders in both traditional and Kick butt designs. These superb saltwater leaders are some of the best saltwater leaders on the market today. Bruce is an elite member of the Ross World Wide Professional Staff , and the Simms Ambassador program where he helps extensivley in the design , promotion, and testing of future fly fishing products. Capt Chard is also a top pro staff member with a number of other well know fly fishing companies like Ross Reels USA, Jim Teeny Fly Line Company, Cliff Boxes, Gamakatsu Hooks, Buff Headwear,Seaguar, Whiting Farms, and Yellow Dog Fly Fishing Adventures. Bruce has also been featured in many major fly fishing catalogs with Ross Reels, G-Loomis Rods, Thomas and Thomas Rod Company, Riverborn Fly Company, Jim Teeny Fly Line Company, and Yellow Dog Fly Fishing Adventures. Ross Reels and Ross World Wide has used Bruce extensivly in their advertising in over 8 different fly fishing magazines and online websites. You can find Capt Bruce on the cover of 5 major fly fishing magazines, numerous fly fishing articles, and televised fly fishing shows. As a new innovative fly designer, some of Capt Chard's flies are being sold world wide trough the Riverborn Fly Company. Chard has over 27 Fly Patterns available through Riverborn Fly Company, ranging from Bonefish, Permit and Tarpon Flies. Many more flies are being added to the Chard collection through Riverborn every year. Look for more exciting things to come from Capt Bruce in near future. Check out Capt Bruce Chards website WWW.BRUCECHARD.COM

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