Regional Fishing Reports for:
Florida Keys and Florida Bay

Key West and Lower Keys - Respect Those Barracudas! Fish are fish, action is action an McKenzie River angler-friend used to tell me. There are many fish on the flats to stalk, and the favorites are Tarpon, Bonefish and Permit. During cold spells, however, Barracuda, Shar more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - Over the past weeks, the fishing has been hot and cold. A couple of weeks ago, I had two half day trips with Dick Pollocks from the panhandle of Florida. Our first trip was back into the Everglades Park. We were able to catch our limit of 18 to 23 in more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Marathon, Florida Keys - *Thanksgiving Weekend Forecast* Just a quick note to wish all you anglers out there a Happy Thanksgiving! I'm sure for lots of you it means some extra time to GO FISHIN!! Well the bite has been ON in the Marathon and middle Keys area f more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Key West and Lower Keys - The Promise of the Chance to Catch Fish like Tarpon, Bonefish and Permit are moving in shallow water, seldom stopping to give you (or other predators like sharks, barracudas, etc.) a good look at their profile. There are a few exceptions to this ru more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Marathon, Florida Keys - Cool Fronts Heating Up Sails! Recent Cool fronts that have moved over Florida and the Keys have helped the winter time migration of Sailfish through the middle Keys area. Sailfish hookups have become more common on charter boats in the Ma more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Key West and Lower Keys - Big Bonefish Invade Keys Flats Bonefish have really turned on as of late, especially in the backcountry flats on the Gulf side of the lower Keys. The hot Bonefish action should continue as long as the winds are down and the temperatures stay in t more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Marathon, Florida Keys - Snappers on the Reef Some good numbers of Mangrove Snappers, some up to 24 have been showing up on the patch reefs recently. Best baits lately have been live shrimp fished mid randge in the chum line. Also, fresh cut Ballyhoo on bottom wit more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Marathon, Florida Keys - This time of year the nice sized Mutton Snappers and a variety of Grouper species can be found just off the reef edge here in the Florida Keys. Recently, some large Mutton Snappers in the 15-20 lb. class have been coming in from depths of 115-200ft. more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Marathon, Florida Keys - The holiday season is upon us and so is the season of the Sailfish. This past week has seen some fantastic action for winter's best sport fish. The past two days were exceptional with many boats hooking up multiple Sails. Aboard the Sundance we've ha more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

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