Regional Fishing Reports for:
Florida Keys and Florida Bay

Key West and Lower Keys - Are you Prepared to Fly Fish in the Keys? Let's talk about expectations in this report. Sure, you want to catch alot of fish or a Grand Slam (Tarpon, Bonefish and Permit on fly in the same day), EVERYONE DOES. So, before we go out hunting for the more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West Fishing Report - Offshore - Well, I thought that I might get a chance to keep you up to date while we were tuna fishing in Cape Cod, however my accessibility to a computer was more limited than I had supposed. So now that the season is over, I will try to bring you up to date w more...
Capt. Ralph Delph - Key West

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - Fishing report for week ending 10/8 On Friday the 6th, I had a late afternoon trip for some snappers. I anchored in 60 feet of water and slide the chum over the side. The back of the boat boiled with fish, however, they weren't the large snappers more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - Fishing report for the week of 9/23/00 Thursday 9/21. I had a trip with Andrew Lasso of New York. Andy had fish with me over the last two years. We were going offshore, for some Dolphin or tuna action. We stopped for bait, Pilchards came up and w more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Key West and Lower Keys - Permit in Paradise! Permit are now showing in big numbers on the edges of the flats and channels and along patch reefs. Yesterday we encountered a school of at least 100 or more Permit slurping on bait and floating in 15 feet of water. They were c more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Bonefish Bounty! Tropical season has arrived and the Bonefish are everywhere! Falling and Rising tides, especially during full and new moons, get the fish moving out of the channels and across the flats. We are finding big Bones at sunrise and suns more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West Fishing Report - Offshore - As the doldrums of summer approach, only the bluewater species seem to be aware of it. The dolphin action has slowed a bit, however the smaller fish are available to those willing to brave the heat and summer thunderstorms. Only the offshore boats fi more...
Capt. Ralph Delph - Key West

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - This week produced good fishing action both offshore and inshore. Sunday, I had a half-day afternoon backcountry trip out of Key Largo. I launched the boat and head back into the park. Fishing wasn't red hot, but OK. We caught some small cuda, a few more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Key West and Lower Keys - Bonefish Tails Dot the Horizon! It always amazes me to know that the absolute best Bonefishing in the Keys happens when the least number of anglers are around to appreciate it. Indeed, many anglers are hyped up about Tarpon and flock to the Keys i more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - Fishing report for week of 9/10/00 Key Largo and Islamorada This week produced good fishing action both offshore and inshore. Sunday, I had a half-day afternoon backcountry trip out of Key Largo. I launched the boat and head back into the park. F more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada