Biscayne Bay Fishing Reports

Tarpon Season 2018 - Tarpon season is on! My favorite time of the year is here and with it, waves of anglers coming from all the over the world to try their luck at the mighty silver king in south Florida and the keys. I started to see the first schools of migratory ta more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Biscayne Bay

Biscayne Bay and the keys - Stable weather patterns with little to no cold activity produced great fishing in south Florida during February and March so far. Hot water temperatures had all the glamour species such as bonefish, permit and Tarpon ready to eat our offerings. I ran more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Biscayne Bay

Fishing after hurricane Irma and fall season report - The entire estate of Florida just went through one of the worst natural disasters to date in recent history: the Hurricane Irma. After causing havoc and total destruction in the Caribbean, The Giant storm entered the Florida Keys as a Category 4 hu more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Biscayne Bay

The best time of the year for flats fishing in south Florida - Summer time is here, and with it comes the best fishing of the year for most flats and backcountry species. Almost everything works in the summer: killer permit fishing through Biscayne bay and the keys, great bonefishing, lots of baby tarpon, great more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Biscayne Bay

Tarpon season 2017 update/ Fly casting advice - Well, it's been a while since my last report and I just have a chance to catch up. The tarpon migration in south Florida is on and I've been out on the water everyday since the first week of April. The majority of my clients book me for flyfishing more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Biscayne Bay

Good bonefishing in Biscayne bay and the keys - Well, winter time is coming to an end and Spring is quickly approaching. We haven't had any serious cold weather but the wind has been blowing hard, which is typical during late February-march and April. Lately, I have been bonefishing throughout more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Biscayne Bay

Winter time bonefishing - winter time is here and the cold air temperatures have finally made an appearance. As now, at least 2 cold fronts have rolled in through south Florida bringing the typical pre-frontal strong NW winds, along with clouds and some rain, followed by po more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Biscayne Bay

Windy days of Bonefishing-Fishing after Hurricane Mathew - Fortunately, South Florida wasn't seriously affected by hurricane Mathew, only leaving moderate rain, lots of wind and inactivity. For us, the fishing guide community, any major storm coming means charter cancellations and down time at the dock. Let more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Biscayne Bay

Fall time Bonefish and permit fishing - late summer and fall is my favorite time of the year for bonefishing, as the water temperatures start to cool off a bit, making the fish actively feed through the day. Fall is also the time of the year when we get some of the biggest tides. Big tides more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Biscayne Bay

Biscayne Bay Snapper fishing - The fishing for snappers in the shallow wrecks and channels inside Biscayne Bay is starting to get consistent and will only get better through fall and into winter time. we have been finding good size muttons, mangroves, yellow jacks and red groupers more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Biscayne Bay