Fishing Reports by Capt. Dexter Simmons

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

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

Key West and Lower Keys - Chasing Tail on the Grass Flats! Every day this week has been a banner day for Bonefish on the flats. On the calm mornings, like today, they are tailing all over the grass flats on the gulf-side backcountry flats. Today we had shots at school afte more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Bonefishing Hot! Tuesday, September 4, 2001 Every August and September the Bonefish of Key West and the Lower Keys have a sunrise and sunset party on the flats and this year is no exception. For the past 4 or 5 weeks we have had some more great Bo more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Summer Bonefish in Streaming Video! Today and previous days this week we have had some more great Bonefish action. Click here to see streaming video of a Beauty of an 8 pound Bonefish landed on FlatsMasterHere is Toby and Brenda with a nice Bone more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Marquesas Keys Aboard Mother Ship This past week we spent some days and nights on a mother ship out in the Marquesas Keys. We found some baby tarpon action.There are also some Bonefish and Permit are found on the Marquesas flats, in the channels more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Bonefish are Running, Streaming Video is Hot! The Dog Days of Summer are here and so are the Bonefish!!!Bonefish and Permit are found on the flats, in the channels and channel edges, and on coral patch reefs during the summer months. There are also more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Tropical Weather! Barry, et al, keeps us indoors and off the flats. Fortunately for the Keys, it was a Tropical Wave and not a Tropical Storm when it came through here. Nevertheless, we have had steady rain for most of this week, and little fishin more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Big Bonefish Tailing on Flats...Lobster Mania Spooks them off! Bonefish and Permit are tailing up on the low tide flats on the Gulf side of the Keys, when the winds are down. Here is a 13 pound beauty that was taken when tailing on the Sugarloaf fl more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Tarpon, Bonefish, Permit = Grand Slam Season! Who said Tarpon season is over? No way, Jose! These fish are averaging 30 to 90 pounds, with the occasional junvenile baby Tarpon. Here is Eric with a 40 pound fish. Here is Capt. Dexter bowing more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West