Key Largo Fishing Reports

Tarpon are Coming - The tarpon are coming!!!! The little ones are here (30-70lbs) I have been chartering for 30+ years and I am very excitd each year when the tarpon begin to migrate back! Tarpon are such a wonderful fight because the jump/splash and cause such a rush t more...
Capt. Richard Burson - Key Largo

Key Largo Backcountry Fishing-2/25/09 - Fishing conditions in the upper keys this Feb. was typical with cold fronts passing threw most weeks. Some of the back to back fronts cooled water temps but the systems in the last few weeks are not lingering like the fronts of Jan. and Dec.If the wa more...
Capt. Bob Fernicola - Key Largo

Economy not bothering the fish! - The Florida Keys fishing has been hot but the guests have been few. As the economy declines so does the bookings. Usually by this time all of the guides down here are busy, busy busy.... Well things are slow but let me tell you the fish are not at a more...
Capt. Richard Burson - Key Largo

Key Largo Reef/Offshore1/30/09 - Reef/Offshore1/30/09-Got out a few times this week on the reef. Fishing with shrimp and cut baits on light tackle was good with mangrove, yellow tails, mutton snapper and hogfish for table fish. For action lots of 3 to 5 lb crevell jacks, mixed in wi more...
Capt. Bob Fernicola - Key Largo

Key Largo Ocean/Backcountry-1/11/09 - Most of my trips in the past weeks have been out front on the reef.Snapper fishing has held up good with mangrove,yellowtails,lane and muttons.Macks around on most spots but not ganged up like in the fall, but still catching them on most all trips. H more...
Capt. Bob Fernicola - Key Largo

Key Largo Backcountry Fishing Update - Backcountry-12/04/08 thru 12/14/08 Fishing the backwaters off Key Largo today was very good despite the stiff winds out of the north east. Ducking in to one of the many mangrove creeks to find calm water provided good action and a mixed bag of bac more...
Capt. Bob Fernicola - Key Largo

Gulf Stream close off Key Largo - Reef/Offshore-11/29/08 The weather this week off Key Largo was great with moderate to light winds mostly out of the north and dry sunny days.The gulf stream moved in and provided steady current to float our chum and killer rips and color change more...
Capt. Bob Fernicola - Key Largo

Cold fronts turn on the reef - Reef -11/19/08 Fishing the shallow reefs in 15 to 30 feet of water the past few weeks was on with lots of action and variety. Lots of Spanish and cero macks are in with fish up to 8 lbs. Some big African pompano and mutton snapper Are eating live more...
Capt. Bob Fernicola - Key Largo

Things are picking up!!! - I fished the shallow patch reefs and the wind was blowing out of the NE about 20. We caught a good varity of Mutin Snapper, Yellowtail, hogfish and groupers(black and reds). The weather is getting cooler making it a great time to be on the water at more...
Capt. Richard Burson - Key Largo

Permit on the flats - Out fun fishing with my long time friend Bob. It was not long into our trip that he was able to snag this great sized permit in Key Largo! As you can tell by the grin Bob had alot of fun and so did I. more...
Capt. Richard Burson - Key Largo