Regional Fishing Reports for:
Florida Keys and Florida Bay

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

Everglades National Park - Flamingo - Last week the fishing at Flamingo was again very good. On Wednesday we had trouble finding a keeper sized redfish along the Gulf coast. They were all too large.... The biggest was about 13lbs, the smallest was just under 27. We caught snook up to more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo

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

Marathon, Florida Keys - Lots of Reef Action! Reef fishing in the middle Keys area has been very good recently with nice numbers of Black Grouper and Mangrove Snapper inhabiting the 20-40ft. depths. Some nice catches of Red and Black Grouper have been coming in from Hawk more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Everglades National Park - Flamingo - The Gulf coast out of Flamingo continues to provide good fishing. On Wednesday I finally got tired of staying home and building and repairing rods and did some exploring out of Flamingo. Like a lot of guides and chartermen the terrorist incidents h more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo

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

Everglades National Park - Flamingo - Flamingo, Gulf coast area The Gulf coast out of Flamingo continues to provide good fishing. Yesterday I finally got tired of staying home and building and repairing rods and did some exploring out of Flamingo. Like a lot of guides and chartermen more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo

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

Everglades National Park - Flamingo - This week the fishing along the Gulf coast in the Shark river area has been very good. On Sunday and Monday my anglers caught snook, redfish, and speckled trout each day. The snook were in the 10 to 12lb range, the reds up to 9lbs, and the specks w more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo

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