Fishing Reports by Capt. Dexter Simmons

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

Key West and Lower Keys - Tarpon Despite Wind, Rain! The Fishing Report. May 28, 2007. I recently had a great couple of days Tarpon fishing with Matt Reno of San Diego, despite the windy, rainy weather. Matt leadered a 100+ pound Tarpon taken with a Black Death on the fla more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Thundering Fornicating Herd Pouncing on the Keys! May 14, 2007. The THUNDERING FORNICATING HERD (TFH)of Tarpon is poised to pounce on the Keys flats. Today we had shots at several schools of 30+ Tarpon. There are also plenty of laid up Silver Ki more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Tarpon Staging for Migration April 21, 2007. Tarpon are staging off the Florida Keys ready to migrate through Keys flats in big numbers and it could bust loose as soon as the water temperatures reach 80 degrees again this coming week. In the meant more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Tarpon Season! April 10, 2007. Tarpon have been the main target species during the last few weeks. They have been migrating into the channels and basins when the water warms to the upper 70's and 80 degrees. The action above was shot in the Lower K more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West