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class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While fishing shallow areas is not a modern invention, flats fishing as it is known today was developed in the 1940s in Florida and the Bahamas.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As this style of fishing has gained popularity, so has its exposure in fishing related media. One example includes a flats fishing specific television series, <i>Flats Class</i>, created by <a href="/wiki/World_Fishing_Network" title="World Fishing Network">World Fishing Network</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Methods">Methods</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flats_fishing&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Methods"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fishing on flats is often done with <a href="/wiki/Fishing_bait" title="Fishing bait">baits</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fishing_lure" title="Fishing lure">lures</a> or light <a href="/wiki/Spinnerbait" title="Spinnerbait">spinning tackle</a>, or by <a href="/wiki/Fly_fishing" title="Fly fishing">fly fishing</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Weather changes, such as barometric pressure and ambient temperature may affect anglers' success due to effects weather has on fish feeding patterns and tide levels. Other factors contributing to an anglers success in catching fish may include sunlight<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and wind.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Flats fishing can be done by wading,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> form various types of boats including <a href="/wiki/Flats_boat" title="Flats boat">flats boats</a> designed primarily for the activity<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or other watercraft such as micro-<a href="/wiki/Skiff" title="Skiff">skiffs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kayak" title="Kayak">kayaks</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Standup_paddleboarding" title="Standup paddleboarding">paddle boards</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> making it accessible to a wide variety of anglers.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some anglers may choose to hire fishing <a href="/wiki/Guide" title="Guide">guides</a> who are knowledgeable about the local <a href="/wiki/Fishing_ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Fishing ground">fishing grounds</a> and feeding patterns.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The increase in popularity of flats fishing as a destination activity has created additional job opportunities for fishing guides in some destinations.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When flats fishing from a boat, a guide or other angler may stand on a "poling platform" at the stern of the boat and use a pole to guide the boat (by pushing against the sea floor) as silently as possible toward fish, which are easier to spot from the platform due to its elevation above the water.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Locations">Locations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flats_fishing&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Locations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Flats fishing is a popular type of fishing in <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> particularly, which is known for its large variety of flats fish species.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Anglers may also travel to destinations to fish on the flats<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and perhaps especially destinations known for a certain species, such as <a href="/wiki/Bonefish" title="Bonefish">bonefish</a> in <a href="/wiki/Andros,_Bahamas" class="mw-redirect" title="Andros, Bahamas">Andros Island</a> of <a href="/wiki/The_Bahamas" title="The Bahamas">the Bahamas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While other locations such as <a href="/wiki/Christmas_Island" title="Christmas Island">Christmas Island</a> may be considered iconic destinations for traveling anglers as well, flats fishing techniques have been employed in diverse areas of the world outside of its original heritage by both local and traveling anglers.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Targeted_species">Targeted species</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flats_fishing&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Targeted species"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fish species often targeted in the United States include <a href="/wiki/Red_drum" title="Red drum">redfish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Common_snook" title="Common snook">snook</a>, juvenile tarpon, bonefish, permit, pompano, sea trout and others.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span 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title="Tailrace fishing">Tailrace fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenkara_fishing" title="Tenkara fishing">Tenkara fishing</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="7" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Deepsea.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Deepsea.JPG/140px-Deepsea.JPG" decoding="async" width="140" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Deepsea.JPG/210px-Deepsea.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Deepsea.JPG/280px-Deepsea.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;">Fish</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bass_fishing" title="Bass fishing">Bass</a></li> <li><a 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release</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poaching" title="Poaching">Poaching</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;">Catch records</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Angling_records_of_Europe" title="Angling records of Europe">Europe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angling_records_in_the_UK" class="mw-redirect" title="Angling records in the UK">UK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Wisconsin_fishing_records" title="List of Wisconsin fishing records">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_West_Virginia_State_Fishing_Records" title="List of West Virginia State Fishing Records">West Virginia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;">Organisations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bass_Anglers_Sportsman_Society" title="Bass Anglers Sportsman Society">Bass Anglers Sportsman Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conf%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Internationale_de_la_P%C3%AAche_Sportive" title="Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive">Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Game_Fish_Association" title="International Game Fish Association">International Game Fish Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nippon_Bass_Club" title="Nippon Bass Club">Nippon Bass Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Albert_Angling_Society" title="Prince Albert Angling Society">Prince Albert Angling Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_Fishing_Association" title="Sport Fishing Association">Sport Fishing Association</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;">Literature</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Angler%27s_Mail" title="Angler's Mail">Angler's Mail</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Field_%26_Stream" title="Field & Stream">Field & Stream</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gray%27s_Sporting_Journal" title="Gray's Sporting Journal">Gray's Sporting Journal</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_pseudonyms_of_angling_authors" title="List of pseudonyms of angling authors">List of pseudonyms of angling authors</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Marlin_(magazine)" title="Marlin (magazine)">Marlin</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Outdoor_Life" title="Outdoor Life">Outdoor Life</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rod_and_Line" title="Rod and Line">Rod and Line</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Book_of_the_Black_Bass" title="Book of the Black Bass">Book of the Black Bass</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Salt_Water_Sportsman" title="Salt Water Sportsman">Salt Water Sportsman</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sports_Afield" title="Sports Afield">Sports 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Fly_fishing" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Fly_fishing" title="Fly fishing">Fly fishing</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;"><a href="/wiki/Fly_fishing" title="Fly fishing">Fly fishing</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fly_fishing_tackle" title="Fly fishing tackle">Fly fishing tackle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bamboo_fly_rod" title="Bamboo fly rod">Bamboo fly rod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fly_rod_building" title="Fly rod building">Fly rod building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fly_casting" title="Fly casting">Fly casting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fly_Casting_Analyzer" title="Fly Casting Analyzer">Fly Casting Analyzer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Furled_leader" title="Furled leader">Furled leader</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spey_casting" title="Spey casting">Spey casting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reach_cast" title="Reach cast">Reach cast</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flyfishing.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flyfishing.jpg/140px-Flyfishing.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flyfishing.jpg/210px-Flyfishing.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flyfishing.jpg/280px-Flyfishing.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;"><a href="/wiki/Artificial_fly" title="Artificial fly">Artificial flies</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Artificial_fly" title="Artificial fly">Fly lure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fly_tying" title="Fly tying">Fly tying</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adams_(dry_fly)" title="Adams (dry fly)">Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amadou" title="Amadou">Amadou</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexandra_(wet_fly)" title="Alexandra (wet fly)">Alexandra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clouser_Deep_Minnow" title="Clouser Deep Minnow">Clouser Deep Minnow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crazy_Charlie" title="Crazy Charlie">Crazy Charlie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cul_de_canard" title="Cul de canard">Cul De Canard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave%27s_Hopper" title="Dave's 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href="/wiki/Pheasant_Tail_Nymph" title="Pheasant Tail Nymph">Pheasant Tail Nymph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Tag_(artificial_fly)" title="Red Tag (artificial fly)">Red Tag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Coachman" title="Royal Coachman">Royal Coachman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Wulff" title="Royal Wulff">Royal Wulff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sakasa_Kebari" title="Sakasa Kebari">Sakasa Kebari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trolling_tandem_streamer_fly" title="Trolling tandem streamer fly">Trolling tandem streamer fly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tube_fly" title="Tube fly">Tube fly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woolly_Worm_(imitation)" title="Woolly Worm (imitation)">Woolly Worm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woolly_Bugger" title="Woolly Bugger">Woolly Bugger</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;">Organizations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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