Regional Fishing Reports for:
Florida Keys and Florida Bay

Permit and Bonefish on Guide's Holiday - Sept. 30, 2008 When not fly fishing the Florida Keys and Key West, you can usually find me on the flats of the Bahamas or Belize. Recently, I visited Turneffe Flats on the Turneffe Atoll, Belize. Hurricane Ike had just passed by to the North and more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Fall is here! Why aren't you out on the Water? - Fall is here and so is the great fishing that comes with it. North Biscayne Bay has had plenty of baitfish schools attracting lots of attention from snook, tarpon, large jack crevalles, ladyfish, sea trout, snappers, barracudas and the first Spanish more...
Capt. Alan Sherman - Flamingo

Great Backcountry Bite - 092608 I am pre fishing Everglades City for the Romp in the Swamp Tournament tomorrow with friend Capt. Bruce Carlton. The tournament is for the biggest Redfish/Snook in the slot. We started out with a couple quick doubles hook ups on small Snook, more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Fishing with Kevin Costner - Well a few months ago I had the pleasure of taking out Kevin Costner and his stunt double out for a day of fishing. I have to say he is a very nice guy and he is welcome on my boat anytime! He caught a tarpon but instead of reeling it in himself more...
Capt. Richard Burson - Key Largo

mullet run - 091508 There has been a Northeasterly breeze for the last couple days, that drives in the Mullet school from the north of us and usually the Tarpon, Snook and big Jacks aren't far behind. Monday evening I fished with Paul and in the North Bay and more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Flamingo Fishing Report - 9.21.08 - While poling a Florida Bay Flat at two o'clock in the afternoon it is difficult to fathom dropping temperatures... but, it is certainly evident on an early morning run or with even the slightest cloud cover. This can only mean one thing, Fall is rig more...
Capt. Benny Blanco - Flamingo

Storm Fallout - Well the plus side of having a hurricane move through your area from a fishing standpoint is that lots of debris finds it's way into the water. While this might pose a hazard for boats moving about, it creates a condition that the Dolphin (Mahi-Mahi) more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Great Fall Fishing - Foul weather has put a temporary slowdown on the fishing down here. Dodging the storms has been the primary focus but now as we swing into the fall season things will change and will be real fishy. I'm talking about a great fall mullet run across c more...
Capt. Ariel Cabrera - Flamingo

Herman Lucerne Tournament - 091208 I am down in Key Largo for the Herman Lucerne Memorial Tournament, I arrived early in the day and checked out a couple spots that had the mullet pouring thru just for fun. I got into a big school of Jacks terrorizing the mullet in the Adam more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Flamingo Fishing Report - 9.14.08 - Thanks to Ike we experienced high winds and even higher water all week.  The Park actually closed the gates for three days in anticipation of extreme weather.  Fortunately, we were spared and the gates reopened for what seemed like a record number of more...
Capt. Benny Blanco - Flamingo