Key West Fishing Reports

Cold Fronts Heat Up Fishing - The first cold fronts have passed thru and the bait on the reef has become plentiful. Moving on with the bait, the mackerels, barracudas, sharks, snappers, and groupers are following. The wrecks have provided non-stop action, however, the sharks h more...
Capt. Eric Evans - Key West

Black Fin Tuna have been biting & NO RED TIDE IN KEY WEST - Black Fun tuna have been biting most mornings the last week or so. Once the sun gets high or a lot of boats start working the schools, they tend to slow down, so an early departure is important. The 4 am bar closing time in KW hasn't helped a few of more...
Capt. Richard Houde - Key West

key West fishing - The Southbound has been in the boat yard for the last 7 weeks getting a new deck put in so, I really didn't have any fishing to report. Finally done and back on the water and fishing was excellent today. We went looking for yellowtail snapper and got more...
Capt. Richard Houde - Key West

Over the Rail - The summer months have seen some decent fish coming over the rail. We have had a mixed bag of tuna and mahi offshore. The deep wrecks have been doing well with snappers and triggers. We have new regulations on tilefish and deep water groupers. No more...
Capt. Eric Evans - Key West

Summer Fun on the Flats around Key West - What a summer it has been for fishing - lots of beautiful days being spent on the flats around Key West. Tarpon? Most days if we look we can still find a few swimming around on the Oceanside. They're not always easy to feed. But then again, are t more...
Capt. Lenny Leonard - Key West

Summer Grand Slams! - The Fishing Report. August 14, 2018.The Fly Fishing in the lower Keys and Key West has been good for Bonefish and Baby Tarpon the past few days. Here is Ron with a nice Bone... And here is a Jumping Baby Tarpon brought to the boat... We ju more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Fish and Lobster - Plenty of fish to be had the last couple of months. The swordfish bite has been good and the goliath grouper fishing for the anglers that want a fight is off the charts! Offshore has been slowing down a bit, so not as many dolphin coming in as we al more...
Capt. Eric Evans - Key West

Lower Keys Offshore Fishing Report: June 16th-24th - Fishing in the Key's never disappoints especially offshore. With barely a south wind the seas were less than a foot all week. Fishing around weed patches brings all the schoolies to the party. Throw out a handful of cut bait and watch them come runni more...
Capt. Nick Czerok - Key West

Mahi, Tilefish and Groupers - Mahi have arrived in full force. The offshore fishing conditions have been very nice with winds and seas low and calm. We have seen plenty of scattered weed to make for some tough presentation of our baits but the good news is there is dolphin fish! more...
Capt. Eric Evans - Key West

Summer is here - After a cool spring and a very rainy May, June has brought Key West more typical summer weather. Clear skies and calm seas are allowing the boats to venture offshore in search of Mahi, (Dolphin). Catches have been mixed, but most days the charter fle more...
Capt. Richard Houde - Key West