Regional Fishing Reports for:
Florida Keys and Florida Bay

Back country bite! - 031909 I am part of a 2 boat trip today with Capt. Benny Blanco, I am with brothers Jim and Jerry. I started out in Ponce De Leon Bay looking for Tarpon we saw a few early so I put out a live mullet while the brothers cast lures. It didn't't take to more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Offshore Fishing Good - When the wind stop the offshore fishing is good. There are a lot of small Kingfish, some Dolphin and Sailfish on the edge of the reef. Tori Jo Boren caught her first Sailfish on Saturday. The was one of two that came up in 135 feet of water off Islam more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

3/21/09 Flamingo- Newbie To Pro - Newbie to pro all in a few hours. This saturday my friend Lisandra joined me for a fun day of fishing. This would be Lisandra's first time in Flamingo and her first time fishing ever. After going through the basics of the spinning rod and learning h more...
Capt. Steven Tejera - Flamingo

Red Hot Permit Fishing in the Lower Florida Keys! - Catch it while it is here, the Permit pre-spawn activity this year is off the hook. Large groups of hard fighting Permit can currently be found in the crystal clear shallows of the Lower Florida Keys and Key West. The last couple of weeks have provid more...
Capt. Luke Kelly - Key West

A Grand Slam time of year! - The Fishing Report. March 22, 2009. Permit are Marching! Tarpon are Rolling!! Bonefish are schooling!!! Permit are still the hot fish of recent days and Tarpon have begun to really show up in the channels and some basins on both sides of the Ke more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Flats fishing in the lower Florida Keys - The weather and the fishing continue to be absolutely great! Water temperatures are in the high 70's. The fish are happy and so am I. Tailing permit on the incoming tides. tarpon in the basins and even some schools of bonefish on the flats. March i more...
Capt. Scott Yetter - Little Torch Key

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

Bigger Dolphin Showing Up In Marathon Area! - Nice sized Dolphin (Mahi-Mahi) have been starting to make their presence known in the area with some up to 40lb hitting the docks this week at the 7 mile marina here in Marathon. Some of these nicer sized fish have been hanging in close to the reef e more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Spring is close - 030809 I am with the Marinelli's today Jay, Frank Sr. and Frank down at Flamingo. We wanted to target Tarpon in the back country but the cold,cloud cover and winds were brutal, I decided to fish out front. We got into some Tarpon first thing but t more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Flamingo... Springtime Action - My temperature gauge read 75 degrees in Whitewater Bay this morning... Spring is finally here! With no cold fronts on the horizon and rising water temps, the fish have become extremely active. I certainly took advantage of the changes this week... more...
Capt. Benny Blanco - Flamingo