Key West Fishing Reports

Key West and Lower Keys - Permit Time! As the cool fall winds spread down into the Keys from the northern climes, the Permit begin to migrate back into shallower waters and channels, leaving the Gulf wrecks and deeper Atlantic reefs. It is during these fall months when Perm more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Permit Days are Here! As the cool fall winds spread down into the Keys from the northern climes, the Permit begin to migrate back into shallower waters and channels, leaving the Gulf wrecks deeper Atlantic reefs. It is during these fall months when more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Bonefish Techniques for Deep Water Bonefishing during the fall months is outstanding in between cold fronts that begin sweeping into South Florida in October and November. The water temps cool down into the high 70's and low 80's and the schools of more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West Fishing Report - Offshore - It seems as though, each year that we head north, we have a preconceived idea of what to expect, based on our past year of experience. The one thing that I have learned is to expect the unexpected and deal with it or take advantage of it, whichever t more...
Capt. Ralph Delph - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Tarpon Year 'Round! Baby Tarpon immediately take flight when hooked, contorting and shaking their head, rattling their gill plates, and rolling their bodies around trying to throw that hook out of their mouth. The challenge is to keep the fish on b more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Sight Fishing on the Flats Sight fishing on the flats for Bonefish, Permit and Tarpon is an acquired skill. Many anglers who are successful on trout streams or bass lakes expect to be just as successful on the flats on their first trip. Preparatio more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Big Bones Prefer The Sugarloaf Special Fly! Fall fly fishing in the Keys is excellent with fair weather. We have Tarpon moving into the channels and basins, Permit are schooling up along the edges of channels and flats, and Bonefish are tailing up more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Bonefish Season in Full Swing! Bonefish are schooling up along all of the Gulf side flats, channels and basins, as air and water temps begin to moderate from summer highs. There are also Permit and Baby Tarpon around to complete that Grand Slam. T more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - The storm of terrorism and Tropical Storm Gabrielle has kept us off of the flats for the past few days and will keep us tying flys for a few more days, as strong winds, heavy rain, and mourning dominate the Florida Keys climate. Now is the time to f more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Chasing Tail on the Grass Flats! Every day this week has been a banner day for Bonefish on the flats. On the calm mornings, like today, they are tailing all over the grass flats on the gulf-side backcountry flats. Today we had shots at school afte more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West