CrustaceanadvancedFlorida Keys & South Florida
Avalon Permit Crab
$10.95
Available Sizes#2 - #4
Color Variations
TanCream/OliveBrown
Born in the legendary waters of Cuba's Jardines de la Reina, this crab pattern made the ninety-mile crossing and never looked back. The flat profile lands on the bottom and sits there looking like a crab that has made peace with its circumstances. Permit approach it with the cautious interest of a museum patron examining a questionable acquisition, and then they eat it, because they are still fish.
Quick Facts
TypeCrustacean
Difficultyadvanced
SeasonsSpring, Summer, Fall
Target SpeciesPermit
Sizes#2 - #4
Best LocationsMarquesas Keys, FL; Key West Flats, FL
Where to Fish It
Marquesas Keys
FL · Flats
Key West Flats
FL · Flats
Map unavailable. Locations for Avalon Permit Crab: Marquesas Keys, FL; Key West Flats, FL
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