Fishing Reports by Capt. Dexter Simmons

Tarpon Season Open Dates in May - Ten Days in Mid-May are available for Charter aboard FlatsMaster with Capt. Dexter Simmons of KeyWestFlyFishing.com. A repeat client has cancelled 10 of his 15 days in May due to his wife's Cancer treatment. May 16-25 are the dates that are cur more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Spring Blossoms into Tarpon Season! - The Fishing Report. April 9, 2016. Spring Fishing in the Keys has blossomed into Tarpon Season with Permit and Bonefish also on the menu. It is a time of transition into warming waters and migrating, spawning Tarpon, Bonefish and Permit. Ed with more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Jardines de la Reina - JARDINES DE LA REINA, CUBA, Feb. 1, 2016 The fishing trip begins around 7:30 am. My guide Leonardo takes me on a 20 minute run to the Bonefish grounds. We hunt in shallow water flats surrounded by mangrove bushes. Some are tailing on the turtle g more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Jardines de la Reina

Resident Tarpon, Bonefish, Permit = Fall Slam! - The Fishing Report. November 16, 2015. Fishing in the Keys during the Fall is a time of transition into cooling waters and migrating, spawning species. There are Bonefish, Permit, and resident Tarpon, Shark, Barracuda, Mackerel and Jacks, more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Fall brings Migrating Fish onto the Flats! - The Fishing Report. October 27, 2015.Fishing in the Keys during the Fall is a time of transition into cooling waters and migrating, spawning species. There are Bonefish, Permit, and resident Tarpon, Shark, Barracuda, Mackerel and Jacks, Sea Trout, R more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Late Summer Fishing the Key West Flats - The Fishing Report. September 11, 2015.Fishing in the Keys during September is late Summer flats fishing at its best. There are Bonefish, Permit and resident Tarpon, Shark, Barracuda, and Jacks. We usually start early, sometime between 7 am more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Grand Slam Summer Fishing - The Fishing Report. July 9, 2015.Up close and personal with MR. SILVER KING! The GREEN FLASH OF SUNRISE brought us great luck this past Tarpon Season...Here was a nice one ...The past few weeks have seen a strong migration of Tarpon rolling int more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Tarpon, Tarpon, and more Tarpon! - The Fishing Report. April 3, 2015.Happy Easter Weekend! The bunny has seen his shadow and that means that the Tarpon will be here for the remainder of the Spring in BIG NUMBERS! The past few weeks have seen a strong migration of local Tarpon roll more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Tarpon are schooling, Permit are Marching! - The Fishing Report. March 8, 2015.Tarpon are schooling on the Basin Flats and Permit are Marching on everywhere! The east winds are prevailing and the water temps have increased to the high 70's. Tarpon have migrated into the basin flats and we are more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

14 Year Old Daniel's First Bonefish on Fly! - The north winds have schooled up the Bonefish and 14 year old Daniel Esposito of New York caught his first Bonefish on Fly! Good Job Daniel!!! To catch your first Bonefish on fly contact Capt. Dexter Simmons of KeyWestFlyFishing.com EMAIL: more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West