Key West Fishing Reports

Permit and Bonefish showing in cold water - The Fishing Report. March 4, 2009. Permit are Marching! During the past few weeks we have seen a strong influx of migrating Permit making their way onto Keys flats. The Marquesas, the Key West Lakes flats, and the Lower Keys flats have seen mor more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Good Fishing Gets Great...Still No Snow - Good Fishing Gets Great In late February and March I have found bigger than life Tarpon back in the Gulf when all the factors come together...water temperature, wind, sun and bait. West has been IT for me. There are big barricudas and cobia more...
Capt. Paul Ollariu - Key West

Tarpon and Permit migrate into Keys waters! - The Fishing Report. Feb. 17, 2009. Tarpon and Permit migrate into Keys waters! During the past few weeks we have seen a strong influx of migrating Tarpon and Permit making their way into Keys channels and flats. This is a 60 pounder landed arou more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Returning to Normal Pattern - Now that the winds have finally subsided, and the Gulfstream has moved a little further offshore, winter fishing should get back to a more normal pattern. The stream has been so tight to the reef that anything but pelagic species has been hard to fin more...
Capt. Ralph Delph - Key West

Cudas and Jacks Rule! - Jan. 30, 2009. Winter Fishing in the Keys! In between cold fronts that lower water temps into the 60's we often are able to find schools of Bonefish, Permit and Tarpon on the Atlantic and Gulf side flats. During periods of cooler weather we are more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

UPDATE! - High winds, cold and muddy water and rough seas will put a damper on most all fishing in Key West this week end. On Thursday, one could witness the slow down of cooperation of all species of fish by the hour. It was like a rheostat being slowly turne more...
Capt. Ralph Delph - Key West

Florida Keys Winter Bonefish Action - Great things to report about the bonefish here in the Lower Florida Keys. We are currently underneath a fairly strong cold front with what seems like more to come. Though the past two days leading this current front, I spent on the water with a more...
Capt. Luke Kelly - Key West

Pelagic's Dominate - The pocket of still water that was south of the lower keys over the past week, has moved out and has been replaced by a strong eastbound Gulfstream that is oscillating from 1 to 3 miles south of the reef line. This has brought WAHOO, BLACKFIN TUNA, B more...
Capt. Ralph Delph - Key West

Bonefish Schools - The Fishing Report. Jan. 10, 2009. Happy New Year!!! Let's catch more fish!!!! Schools of Bonefish are showing on the Atlantic side flats. Today we were on a large school of Bones for the entire afternoon, catching several and getting great sh more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

No Snow Removal Required - Winter Fishing Key West. No Snow Removal Required. You bring the ice! December/January Its been a warm December with light winds on most days and screamin' winds from the Norh on the few others. I am still finding tarpon. They must be local more...
Capt. Paul Ollariu - Key West