Fishing Reports by Capt. Dexter Simmons

Key West and Lower Keys - Bonefish are Running, Streaming Video is Hot! The Dog Days of Summer are here and so are the Bonefish!!!Bonefish and Permit are found on the flats, in the channels and channel edges, and on coral patch reefs during the summer months. There are also more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Tropical Weather! Barry, et al, keeps us indoors and off the flats. Fortunately for the Keys, it was a Tropical Wave and not a Tropical Storm when it came through here. Nevertheless, we have had steady rain for most of this week, and little fishin more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Big Bonefish Tailing on Flats...Lobster Mania Spooks them off! Bonefish and Permit are tailing up on the low tide flats on the Gulf side of the Keys, when the winds are down. Here is a 13 pound beauty that was taken when tailing on the Sugarloaf fl more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Tarpon, Bonefish, Permit = Grand Slam Season! Who said Tarpon season is over? No way, Jose! These fish are averaging 30 to 90 pounds, with the occasional junvenile baby Tarpon. Here is Eric with a 40 pound fish. Here is Capt. Dexter bowing more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - July Tarpon Runs Happy Birthday America, Capt. Dexter and all you other anglers out there who were born on this national holiday! July has begun with a real BANG!!! We have been jumping and landing Tarpon daily. Who said Tarpon season is over? N more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Red Hot Tarpon Action Continues! June continues to provide RED HOT TARPON FISHING. The Silver Kings are still streaming across the flats and collecting in the channels and basins. We have been jumping Tarpon daily and landing some too. These fish more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - June Brings the Tarpon! June has brought sunny skies and Tarpon to the boat! On one particular four day stretch, we were able to hook up 20 Tarpon, jumping five, and landing three. The best fly this season has been the Black Death, with the Sand D more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - May a Tarpon Feast for Sharks While we have had a few good days during the past two weeks, May has been very difficult and the lousy weather has kept the Tarpon down. Let's hope that June will bring us fair southeast winds and sunny skies!When pre more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Cold Water = Cold Tarpon Fishing Four weeks of Northeast wind has kept the Tarpon Migration offshore and in deep cuts and channels, making the fly fishing for silver kings very, very difficult at best. There are SOME resident tarpon and SOME baby more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - The Great Florida Noreaster of 2001 We have seen 22 consecutive days of Northeast wind blowing 15-25 nauts, keeping our water temperatures in the sub-78 degree range. Therefore, the Tarpon migration has been kept offshore, with a few fish showing a more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West