Fishing Reports by Capt. Dexter Simmons

Key West and Lower Keys - Bonefish Love to Mud July 7, 2004Summer is Bonefish season here in the Keys. This is the best time to catch tailing, mudding Bonefish that average 6 -7 pounds and can reach world record sizes of 15 pounds or more. Any discussion of great Bonefishi more...
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Key West and Lower Keys - Stewart Anderson in the Marquesas June 26, 2004Stewart Anderson of The Highlands, Scotland caught a Bonefish and a Tarpon and was gunning for the Grand Slam, but couldn't get the Permit to eat in Marquesas today.>Stewart smiled through the entire da more...
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Key West and Lower Keys - Barbara McGuire sets Women's Tarpon Mark June 8, 2004Barbara McGuire set the all time women's record for Tarpon on fly today aboard FlatsMaster. In fact, Barbara's 80 pound Silver King was only 18 pounds shy of tying the IGFA Women's World Record more...
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Key West and Lower Keys - Windy Weather Slows Tarpon Migration May 15, 2004Brian and Mark had some windy days fishing aboard FlatsMaster with Capt. Dexter Simmons during the second week of May. Even with the difficult East-Northeast winds, Brian and Mark were able to get t more...
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Key West and Lower Keys - Tarpon Migration Stalled by Winds May 3, 2004David Wipf (2002 Angler of the Year) is fishing aboard FlatsMaster this week and has hooked up a few Tarpon in less than perfect conditions. The winds have continued to blow hard and the big migration more...
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Key West and Lower Keys - Winds Subside, Fish are Hungry! March 29, 2004The winds have subsided for the time being and the fishing for the Big Three (Tarpon, Bonefish, Permit) should steadily improve over the next few days. With any luch Permit will be Marching, Tarpon will more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

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...
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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...
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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...
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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