Regional Fishing Reports for:
Florida Keys and Florida Bay

Economy not bothering the fish! - The Florida Keys fishing has been hot but the guests have been few. As the economy declines so does the bookings. Usually by this time all of the guides down here are busy, busy busy.... Well things are slow but let me tell you the fish are not at a more...
Capt. Richard Burson - Key Largo

Offshore is the way to go in the Keys - With King and Spanish Mackerel dominating the reef areas of the Keys recently, lots of anglers have turned to offshore fishing to get some good table fare in recent days. With the water temps being much cooler than normal, the reef fishing for snappe more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Weather means a lot !!!! - Along with Sailfish and Kingfish,the last few trips we have been catching what we call gaffers. These are Dolphin (Mahi) that are too big to lift into the boat with the rod and real. We gaff these fish and put them in the fish box for safe keeping. more...
Capt. Don Clark - Islamorada

Flamingo First Timers - Do you remember your first fish?... I can... I can still see the school of Bluegill at the canals edge. My dad tied a small hook directly to the monofilament line on my Zebco Kmart special. He showed me how to form a ball with bread to disguise the h more...
Capt. Benny Blanco - Flamingo

2/15/09 Florida Bay-Strip Strip Strip - The end of this week has ended with some great weather and good fishing to top it off. We fly fished for snook and reds being successful with both species. Some of the fish we came across were being skittish but with a stealthy approach in the skinn more...
Capt. Steven Tejera - Flamingo

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

Amazing Redfish - We were out yesterday on a charter and we caught a great sized Redfish. Ever since the famous Chef made Blackened redfish famous we (captains in the Keys) have not see this size redfish. I was amazied and very happy to see the regulations are working more...
Capt. Richard Burson - Islamorada

The Cold Front Is Over!! - The cold front that hit over a week ago is finally over.. Cooler weather in the 50;s and 60;s lower the water temperatures, which sends permmit, tarpon and bonefish into deeper and warmer water. Temperatures are back in the upper 70's with light more...
Capt. Scott Yetter - Little Torch Key

A real winter - 020509 I am with John Roberts and his friend Marino today. we got on the water abot 1 pm in search for Tarpon and any other fish that would eat. It is cold and windy so we stayed inside the cut jigging with live shrimp. We caught 2 types of Snappe more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

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