Regional Fishing Reports for:
Florida Keys and Florida Bay

Beginning of April - The fishing has been good thru March, the one constant we have had is the wind which normally dies @ the 2 week of April. On the days the winds are down and and we can fish around the beaches and Government Cut there have been Tarpon, Permit, Snook more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Snapper bite is on - Sail fishing remains slow; if you put in the time you should catch one. The best plan is to use live bait with a trace of wire to catch some kings while you wait for a sail. Don't forget a deep bait to get a bottom fish. The high winds have caused th more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Spring action begins to pick up - With the Gulfstream pushing well offshore, pelagic activity has slowed. Some early Dolphin activity has been reported along with a few Sailfish, primarily to the east of Pelican Shoal. To the west some Dolphin and Bonito are being taken along with a more...
Capt. Ralph Delph - Key West

Fishing report, Everglades backcountry - This past week's fishing started off with red-hot giant tarpon action that got broken off by a late season cold front, leaving us scratching for fish when the winds died down enough to get back on the water.... Just before the front I fished the Lop more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo

Plenty of Snook/Tarpon - 032208 Greg, Mike ad their 2 boys met me at the dock at Flamingo for a catch filled day. I kept the boys busy with Ladyfish, Trout and Jacks while keeping an eye on the storms the were developing just south of us. I had netted some pilchard and i more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Tarpon Time is Here! - The annual run of big migratory Tarpon is rolling into the local waters around Marathon and the other middle Keys and some big fish are showing up at all locations. Tarpon migrate into the keys in March, with April through June being the peak months more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Father & Son catch their first Backcountry Slams. - Fished with father and son yesterday in Flamingo. The anglers were Steve and his 10 year old son Zach. Zach had never fished in Flamingo before but has fished in North Biscayne Bay many times in the past with me. Weather was beautiful. No rain and li more...
Capt. Alan Sherman - Flamingo

Permit A'Plenty, Tarpon and Bonefish About. - March 25, 2008. March is always great for Permit fishing and it usually is very good for Tarpon and Bonefish too. This year we have had numerous cold fronts sweeping through the Keys, leading to inconsistent water temps. The Tarpon and Bonefish hav more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Still breezy but catching fish! - 031208 I am fishing with Ed and Brian in Whitewater Bay today and this was an interesting day. Ed is a pro bass angler and did some things just a little different than I normally do. He started out by throwing this big swim bait like they use out more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

First two weeks of March - Time for a long overdue fishing report. I'll keep the report part simple, the fishing both day and night has been alternating between red hot to difficult depending on the day (or night) and what the weather has allowed us to do. This time of year more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo