Located South of Naples, Marco Island is the gateway to the 10,000 Islands National Wildlife Refuge, the Everglades National Park, and some of the best fly fishing in the world. The third largest wilderness area in the Unites States, the Everglades lives up to its reputation as one of the country's wildest places. The Everglades, when accessed via water, reveals itself to be one of the greatest shallow water fisheries in the world as well as one of the most accommodating places for anglers of all abilities to chase the fish of their dreams with a fly rod. The part of the Everglades that we fish is a tidal coastal ecosystem comprised of thousands of miles of shorelines protected from the wind by mangroves that provide the perfect habitat for the gamefish we pursue. Mud, sand, oysters, or the combination of the three compose the bottom of these mangrove estuaries and the tannic water that flows over them creates an environment that fish thrive in and provides anglers an experience only found here.