Regional Fishing Reports for:
Florida Keys and Florida Bay

Key West and Lower Keys - Spooky Permit Bravened by the Wind The March wind machine has cranked up here in the Keys, and with it blowing 10 to 20 the conditions are ideal, if difficult casting, for Permit on the flats. The sickle tail Great Pompano are less spooky when ther more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Keys Breezes Bring Permit Bounty! HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY! GO BIG GREEN! (Oregon Ducks). The March wind machine has cranked up here in the Keys, and with it blowing 15 to 25 the conditions are ideal, if difficult casting, for Permit on the flats. more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West Fishing Report - Offshore - Over the past week, fishing could not have been better. Before the wind began to blow over 20 knots, the gulf was in its glory. Most of the wrecks were producing cobia in the 50’s, 60’s and 70# class. Joe Marshalatti, of Detroit, entered more...
Capt. Ralph Delph - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - The Permit are Marching! There are a few days each March when the flats are hosting all three of the Grand Slam species (Tarpon, Bonefish and Permit) and the fish are hungry and eating flys well. Yesterday was one of those days on the Atlantic side more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Rusty Angler Nearly Nets Grand Slam Mary Carol Skinner stepped on FlatsMaster this morning and announced that she had fished just two days in the past year, so don't expect very much from me! she said. She then jumped and brought to the boat he more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West Fishing Report - Offshore - It appears as though we are fighting a battle of changes. One week the fishing is great and the next week we are desperately looking for action. On the offshore scene, the water temperature has been around 74 degrees, with a strong west bound current more...
Capt. Ralph Delph - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Key West Winds Moderate, Permit and Bonefish Back on Flats Tarpon, Bonefish and Permit are on the angling menu this week as the wind has moderated enough to provide action for the big three grand slam species as well as Barracuda, Shark, Jack Creva more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Giant Tarpon, Cobia Migrate into Key West Harbor Giant Tarpon have entered Key West harbor and the Lower Keys channels and basins on both the Atlantic and Gulf sides of the Keys! There are also Cobia available on the Gulf side flats and channels. more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West Fishing Report - Offshore - getting back to a more normal type of February. The african pompano are starting to show up again and some up in the low thirty pound class have been weighed in over the past several days. Again, I stress the release of these fish as they are only f more...
Capt. Ralph Delph - Key West

Key West Fishing Report - Offshore - Finally, some good news on the fishing scene. The red tide has almost cleared up and things appear to be getting back to a more normal type of February. The african pompano are starting to show up again and some up in the low thirty pound class have more...
Capt. Ralph Delph - Key West