Fishing Reports by Capt. Dexter Simmons

Key West and Lower Keys - Permit, Tarpon, Bonefish all available today! February 7, 2008. Permit have begun to show on the backcountry flats of the Keys. With warm weather this February and March, we should be in store for some outstanding Permit fishing. Today we found B more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Fishing great in between cold fronts! January 15, 2008. The new year ushered in a cold spell for the entire Florida Peninsula including the Keys. The good news is that the water temps are back up into the 70's again and we jumped a Baby Tarpon yest more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Keys Flats Fishing Still Good with Mild Weather December 28, 2007. Happy Holidays to all anglers! The fishing has remained better than average for December in the Keys with a continued mild temperature flow and moderating Easterly winds. So come j more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Mild Fall = Great Keys Flats Fishing November 22, 2007. Happy Thanksgiving to all anglers! The fishing has turned on here in the Keys with a mild temperature flow and moderating ESE winds. So come join us for some outstanding late fall flats fly f more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Bonefish Schools Swarming the Atlantic Flats! November 13, 2007. For two consecutive days on the flats, we have encountered large schools of Bonefish on the Atlantic side of the island chain, west and east of Key West. The Bonefish have apparently more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - North Winds Cool Off Keys. November 6, 2007. Every November we get some cold fronts that cool the temperatures here in Key West and the Florida Keys. Our water temps on the flats have dropped from the mid 80's to the low 70's during the past two we more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Fall Bonefish, Tarpon and Permit Action! October 23, 2007. Late October on the flats. Bonefish magic. Baby Tarpon and Permit also available. Most guides are Grand Slam fishing themselves this year.The Bonefish are really swarming on the flats thi more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Tailing Bonefish + Schooling Permit + Baby Tarpon = Fall Grand Slam Season! October 1, 2007. Luke Lucas was recently fishing with Capt. Dexter and caught this nice 7 pound Bone on the backcountry flats! It is tailing Bonefish season!Tom Connor and more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Bonefish Flats Hot! Grand Slam Season in Full Swing!! September 10, 2007. Chip Willimon had a great day on the Bonefish flats with Capt. Dexter Simmons. Chip caught three Bonefish and had shots at many others on a beautiful morning near Key West. more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Tarpon Season Dedication The Fishing Report. June 13, 2007. Tarpon Season pales in importance compared with the health of Family members. Recently, my older brother was stricken with a liver and kidney disorder that took his life. My mother was al more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West