Key West Fishing Reports

Fall Cool-down brings in Bonefish, Permit. - The Fishing Report. Oct. 24, 2009. A cold front swept through the Keys last weekend and the fishing has really turned on during the end of this week. Here is a 24 pound Permit and a 6 pound Bonefish taken by Atlanta Braves star lefty Tim Hudson. more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

The Fish Await the Fall Cooling Period - The Fishing Report. Oct. 14, 2009. The Fish Await the Fall Cooling Period with great anticipation. The fall Bonefish spawn will soon begin in earnest. This coming weekend an approaching front will lower our air temps into the low 80's during the more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Fall Bonefish and Permit Action Heats Up! - The Fishing Report. Sept. 19, 2009. There are schools of Bonefish and Permit on the flats this week in the wake of the biggest tides of the year due to the Sept. 18 new moon and the lunar perigee causing perigean spring tides. At least a foot of more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Summer Bonefish, Turneffe Flats-Belize! - Sept. 2, 2009. I just returned from Belize where I was joined by 4 others for a wonderful trip. There are few tropical fly fishing camps that can compare with Turneffe Flats! What a great trip!! On the Florida Keys flats, we are catching Bonefi more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Lobster Mini-Season and we still catch Bonefish and Permit! - The Fishing Report. August 1, 2009. Despite the chaos of the 2 day mini-season for lobster this past week, we caught Bonefish and Permit on consecutive days. We had to work very hard to accomplish this feat, but it was well worth the effort. For t more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Bonefish Action Heats Up - The Fishing Report. July 16, 2009. During the past week, we have had some outstanding Bonefishing on the backcountry flats near Key West and the Lower Keys.The weather has straightened out and is now predominantly out of the east, which provides fo more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Grand Slam Season is here! - Tarpon season has been winding down a bit during the past week or so and now we are focused firmly on catching Bonefish, Permit and Tarpon all in the same day. The winds will begin to shift back to the more favorable southeast to east winds this wee more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Tarpon Worm Hatch! - The Fishing Report. May 28, 2009. Tarpon hatch is on! Tarpon have been pigging out on palalo worms during the late afternoon and early evening falling tides on the flats during the past several days on the Atlantic side. Here is a nice poon tak more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Lower Florida Keys & Key West TARPON Fishing! - May 17, 2009. A report from within this year's Key West and Lower Florida Keys tarpon battle. The word battle may be an understatement, as this season's weather conditions have proved up till now. Out of the past 47 days I believe I have counted o more...
Capt. Luke Kelly - Key West

Tarpon Daisy Chains on the Flats! - The Fishing Report. May 13, 2009. Tarpon are migrating! Bonefish are schooling!! Permit are Tailing!!! Daisy Chains of Tarpon have been circling the flats during the past several days on the Atlantic side. Today we had 5 different Tarpon eat more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West