Fishing Reports by Capt. Dexter Simmons

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

Key West and Lower Keys - Weather Delays Tarpon Season Another cold front swept through the Keys this week, further delaying the early Tarpon season. It got really windy and rainy on Sunday and Monday and the water temp dipped to a low of 71 degrees fahrenheit! This pushed more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Cold Front Pushes Fish Deep A cold front swept through the Keys on Tuesday, messing up what was a great early Tarpon season. It got really cold on Wed. and Thurs. and the water temp dipped by 15-20 degrees fahrenheit in some areas! This puts the f more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Tarpon Pre-Season has Arrived! Permit are still showing on the flats in schools and singles,though the numbers are down as the bulk of the Permit flock have begun to consider spawning as their primary April activity. We have gotten a few more sin more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Tarpon Migration Picking Up Steam The Permit are thinning out a bit as March roared out like a lion with winds from 15 to 20 nauts. Tarpon are showing in larger numbers in the channels and on the flats. Today we hooked up a 100 lb. silver king on more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West