2001-03-15 12:00 AM
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Key West Fishing Report - Offshore - The fishing has been so good that it has been difficult to find the time for a fishing report, but here goes. The Gulfstream has pushed up to the face of the reef from the Dry Tortugas to at least American Shoals. This has brought an abundance of bla more...
Capt. Ralph Delph - Key West |
2001-03-14 12:00 AM
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Key West and Lower Keys - Permit are Marching!
Permit have returned with a vengeance during the past several days, though they are still a bit unsettled with the winds changing so often. Here is a sketch from a photo of an angler with a nice 21 pound Permit taken on March more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West |
2001-03-06 12:00 AM
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Key West and Lower Keys - And The Wind Blows...
We have had a wind event the past few days, as the massive east coast cold front has stretched
into the Keys waters. Forecasts have us back into good fishing by the weekend. Before the front swept through
we were catching B more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West |
2001-02-22 12:00 AM
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Key West and Lower Keys - Bones invade Gulf Flats
Bonefish are beginning to show more and more on the Gulf flats. We were actually hunting for tailing Permit when we happened upon schools of Bones. At first they seemed spooky, but after the water temp reached 74 degrees fa more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West |
2001-02-14 12:00 AM
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Key West Fishing Report - Offshore - The fishing in Key West has been so good over the past two weeks that it is hard to decide which way to turn when leaving the harbor, and I expect it to only get better as the spring species prepare to enter the picture. There has been a slow down on more...
Capt. Ralph Delph - Key West |
2001-02-13 12:00 AM
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Key West and Lower Keys - The Great Pompano Rides Again!
Permit are everywhere! Permit like windy conditions as long as the water is clean enough for them to feed. The wind produces a chop on the water surface that provides extra cover for them on the flats. You can a more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West |
2001-02-06 12:00 AM
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Key West and Lower Keys - Flats Warm Up = Fish Everywhere!
We finally got the January thaw at the end of the month and
the fishing got very hot, Tarpon everywhere! The Permit were everywhere too for
a few days at least. The Bonefish showed up too and suddenly we had shots more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West |
2001-01-25 12:00 AM
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Key West and Lower Keys - Keys Need Banana(warm)Winds!
Every winter we experience period of cold (for the Florida Keys) weather. It usually comes in spurts puntuated by cold fronts, followed by warmer weather. Usually we get a January thaw a two week break from the coole more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West |
2001-01-23 12:00 AM
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Key West Fishing Report - Offshore - It seems that everyone is complaining about how cold it has been, however I find my glass half full rather than half empty. As long as the cool weather persists, the winter species will persist. With the passage of the last cold front, the fishing ha more...
Capt. Ralph Delph - Key West |
2001-01-08 12:00 AM
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Key West and Lower Keys - Toothy Critters Rule Until The Temps Warm Up!
The Keys have been pretty cold as of late, and the fishing has pretty much been limited to
Barracuda, Jacks, Sharks and an occasional shot at Bonefish and Permit. When we get that January thaw and the w more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West |