Regional Fishing Reports for:
Florida Keys and Florida Bay

Key West and Lower Keys - Tarpon Red Hot! April 30, 2006. Tarpon Red Hot as April breezes into May. Thousands of Tarpon cruised by FlatsMaster on Friday, April 28, and some of them stopped by for a Capt. Dexter's Black Death snack. The migration is now in full swing a more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Bonefish and Tarpon Doubles April 10, 2006. Bill Sytsma, an angling friend, a Bonefisherman. I have fished with a lot of anglers during my time who have caught their first Bonefish with me aboard FlatsMaster. Perhaps none were as satisfying as th more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Marathon, Florida Keys - Yellowtail Perk Up The famous reef fishing in the Florida Keys had been taking a bit of a hit this winter with all the dirty water left over from Hurricane Wilma, but things seem to be back to normal lately with clean waters on the reef and nice s more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Everglades National Park & Biscayne Bay - Cane Polin’ Charters March Fishing report Transition time is here again with cold fronts moving in about once a week, some stronger than others. In March they became weaker making for some great fishing opportunities. In between fronts are produci more...
Capt. Jim Hale - Flamingo

Flamingo - Everglades National Park - Head to Flamingo this Spring, they're biting Whitewater Bay’s wilderness fishing will get better as the winds blow in April. Wind will make fishing between islands and passes a good thing for those looking for action. When the winds lay dow more...
Capt. Ariel Cabrera - Flamingo

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - The fishing has been good on both sides of US1. Sailfish are still being caught, along with some dolphin and quite a few KINGFISH. Small blackfin tuna are on the humps. The reef is getting better for the bigger yellowtail snapper and a good number of more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Key West and Lower Keys - Permit are Marching Across the Keys! March 2, 2006. Permit are Marching!If you really want to catch a Permit on fly, then now is the time to be in the Key West area. There are so many Permit around that the shots are nonstop when the conditions ar more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Everglades National Park - Flamingo - Last week's warming trend finally did the trick. The interior of Flamingo is loaded with big tarpon. We found them in Whitewater and Oyster Bays and even a few in the rivers that drain into the Gulf. It's definitely that time of year again when th more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo

Key West Fishing Report - Offshore - Fishing has had it’s ups and downs over the past few weeks. Where there is high algae content in the water, the fish have not been present. Where the water has a bluish tint, fish have been abundant. The Gulfstream has moved in close to the reef down more...
Capt. Ralph Delph - Key West

Flamingo - Everglades National Park - Flamingo out front is chock full of trout, some drum and reds. Snook, work a little harder for them than usual. The highlight for me and client/friend Howard Stern was guiding him to a twenty eight pound cobia on FLY. Then, watch him get a 15 poun more...
Capt. Ariel Cabrera - Flamingo