Key West Fishing Reports

Key West and Lower Keys - Tarpon Season is Upon Us! April 11, 2005March and early April has been better for Tarpon than for Permit as evidenced by the many Tarpon catches logged during the last Thirty days. Here is Gordon Culpepper of Alaska with a 90 pound or so Silver K more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Permit Staged and Ready to March with Warm Weather! March 11, 2005Fly Fishing for Permit in March is always a wait and see game. Weather has alot to do with the quality of the fishing and this year is no exception to that rule. We have had a long more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West Fishing Report - Offshore - The Gulfstream has moved well offshore again leaving a large area of moderately cool water from the Dry Tortugas to near American shoal where it once again moves in near the reef line. The water within this lull has been from 71 to 73 degrees. Where more...
Capt. Ralph Delph - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Permit Patrol FEBRUARY 18, 2005Permit are beginning to Patrol the waters of the Lower Keys in packs. They have been a bit spooky and moving fast, so hook-ups have been few and far betweenIn the meantime, we are hooking up with Bonefish on warm aft more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West Fishing Report - Offshore - The water temperature has fluctuated from a high of 73 degrees to as low as 67 degrees offshore. With these extreme differences, the action has varied from very slow with most trolling boats working the edge of the reefs for mackerel and kingfish, to more...
Capt. Ralph Delph - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - 2005 Bonefish January 7, 2005Happy New Year!Tom Smithey brought 2005 into perspective with a multiple Bonefish day on the flats with Captain Dexter.Tom and his wife Kathy spent just a half day on FlatsMaster and managed to hook up several juvenile more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West Fishing Report - Offshore - Although the Gulfstream is more than 20 miles south of the reef, the water has been a bright blue and the water temperature has been around 76 degrees. With the passage of the latest cold front, the water temperature has plummeted to 72 degrees offsh more...
Capt. Ralph Delph - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Early December Mild Weather Turns Fish On! December 15, 2004Early December was unseasonably warm with air temps in the low 80's and water temps in the mid to high 70's making the bite very good to excellent for Tarpon, Bonefish, and Permit.We are more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Fall Bonefish and Permit Action Heats Up! October 28, 2004Permit on fly is a special catch, but to do it your first day fishing for them is very special. Greg Sharp of Portland, Oregon recently accomplished this featGreg was fishing with his father more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Florida Keys Dodges Hurricanes, Fishing is Great! September 3, 2004Casting to tailing Bonefish on the flats while wading is probably one of the most exciting moments for a fly fisherman. Those of us who have experienced this excitement know that more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West