Fishing Reports by Capt. Dexter Simmons

Key West and Lower Keys - March Winds and Permit Angling March 5, 2004The March winds have dominated the weather pattern here in the Keys during the past week. Die-hard Permit fishermen love windy days because the Great Pompano are less spooky. Shots at Permit on windy da more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Fishing Every Day! Feb. 22, 2004Permit are Marching, Tarpon are rolling and Bonefish are schooling here in the fabulous Florida Keys, so we are fishing every day! Today and tomorrow the temps should rise to nearly 80 degrees fahrenheit and the wate more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - February Tarpon on Fly! The Fishing Report. Feb. 15, 2004Tarpon, Permit and Bonefish made an appearance this past week while the weather was warm and sunny. Lewis Eagle of Orange, Connecticut landed two Tarpon estimated to be around 80-90 pounds du more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Here they come! The Fishing Report. Feb. 10, 2004You can cut the anticipation with your push pole. This is the time of year when the Tarpon begin rolling en masse, the Permit begin their Marching, and the Bonefish are schooling from the channels on more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Winter's January Thaw is Approaching! Jan. 24, 2003Geoff and Betsy Spillane are two of the nicest people I have been fishing with. Betsy hooked, landed and released this BIG barracuda a few days ago in very cool weather here in the Keys. We have b more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Winter is a Mixed Bag! Winter fishing in the Keys provides anglers with a mixed bag of Atlantic and Gulf species. This is the time of year when we are able to catch Spotted Sea Trout as well as Ladyfish, Jack Crevalle, Pompano, Mackerel, Barracuda, more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Winter Bonefishing Outstanding Dec. 18, 2003Mike Mulvaney of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania weathered the recent storms and cold weather on the Key West flats this week and caught five Bonefish from 5 to 8 pounds, Pompano from 6 to 7 pounds, Jack Crevalle more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Winter Bonefishing Dec 8, 2003When I first started fishing the flats of the Atlantic basin some 20 years ago I was instructed to monitor the fluctuations in water temperatures. During the past two decades I have come to realize that Bonefish, Tarpo more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Big Barracuda starting to show. Nov. 21, 2003The past several weeks have been pretty windy for the most part, blowing primarily out of the North-Northeast from 15 to 25 nauts. There have been a few Bonefish and Permit available mid-day wherever you more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Blustery Bonefishing Bonefishing has still been very good in early November, up until the past few days when the winds really started to blow in from the Northeast. We expect the winds to continue to blow for a few more days, subsiding during the mi more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West