Regional Fishing Reports for:
Florida Keys and Florida Bay

Spring Break fishing report1 - The fishing has been ok. I have had a bunch of half day trips. I don't do a lot of running around, I try to spend most of the time fishing. Flamingo is known for a good fishery right outside the marina so that's where I have been fishing. The Snook, more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Bottom Fishing is Good and Tarpon Soon - We have had a heck of a season so far. On the reefs and wrecks we have been getting yellowtails, greys, lanes, and mutton snapper. When the bait is thick schools of ceros make it to the chum slick and put up an ice fight on light tackle! Offshore we more...
Capt. Eric Evans - Key West

Saltwater / Freshwater report, 2 March 2023 - Fished out of Flamingo Monday and found a few big tarpon still up inside Whitewater in very poor tidal conditions (quarter moon - no low tide all day long..). We were able to get bites from them on both live bait and lures - but never stayed connect more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo

Fished Flamingo, Key Largo and Biscayne Bay this week - Fished Flamingo, Key Largo and Biscayne Bay this week! I covered a lot of water in the last week. I fished with long time clients Tim and Paul at Flamingo one day Biscayne Bay the next and then Key Largo a couple days later. They caught a bunch more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Warmer temps produce good action! - January 28, 2023 Warmer temps produced good action. I spent a few days fishing offshore and the patch reefs in Key Largo last week. I along with everyone else were trolling for Wahoo on the New Moon. We did have a Tuna eat but got off. We set up more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

The Bait is Here - The bait has finally showed up on the reef. The last couple of trips it has been like a NatGo wild-life show. Ballyhoo scattering in hundreds with Cero Mackerel skying up from the deep. Sailfish, Bonita, and Blackfin Tuna crushing bait from all sides more...
Capt. Eric Evans - Key West

A little bit of Winter! - We have seen some really low water temperatures since Christmas. The water temps have been as low as 49 degrees. The fish really don't care for that much. I had a couple trips where we hit everything and came up short, that don't happen often. I star more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Happy New Year, 2023! - It's kind of nice to get out of 2022. The major cold front that pushed thru the day before Christmas hurt the fishing. The low temps which caused low water temps really affected my stomping grounds of Everglades National Park. The fish move around in more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Fun Fishing -Boat problems - I had a freak part break last week and it almost kept me off the water. The bracket on the starter broke not letting the motor start and we had to be towed in by Boat U.S. The only positive that day was we got out early and netted allot of bait. I wa more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Islamorada fishing - Islamorada Fishing Report Fishing near the edge of the reef has been improving since the passing of a few cold fronts. Not very cool weather wise, however the fishing has been warming up. Plenty of Yellow Tail snapper in 90 feet of water near the more...
Capt. Rick Rodriguez - Islamorada