Regional Fishing Reports for:
Florida Keys and Florida Bay

Key West Fishing Report - Offshore - Conditions have certainly taken a change for the better. The satellite photos show that the high chlorophyll laden waters around the Dry Tortugas and up the keys has diminished as a result of the Gulfstream moving in closer to the fort and the lower more...
Capt. Ralph Delph - Key West

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - The last week was great for sailfishing. There are huge pods of bait on the edge of the reef. the sails are following this bait. Also enjoying the sardines are big jack crevalle. cero and king mackerels. The offshore humps are holding some nice Bl more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Everglades National Park - Flamingo - Yesterday we fished back to the south out of Everglades City. It was the first day of the current cold front which had dropped overnight temperatures into the 50's. Water temps were only 63 at dawn. My angler, Howard Stern, out of Oregon didn't se more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo

Key West Fishing Report - Offshore - This is the first report of the season and I am sorry to say, not at all what I had hoped to report. Usually the water conditions and the fishing improve drastically after a hurricane passes through the area. However this is not the case. Satellite p more...
Capt. Ralph Delph - Key West

Everglades National Park & Biscayne Bay - Capt. Jim Hale with Cane Polin’ October 5th through December 4th fishing Report Well, it’s been a while since my last report, no thanks to Hurricane Katrina and Wilma. Everglades National Park is still closed as of today. You can still fish the more...
Capt. Jim Hale - Flamingo

Everglades National Park - Flamingo - Yesterday was a day of exploring the interior to the south of Everglades City. That's what I call it when I've tied one too many flies and need a day on the water whether I have an angler or not... Weather yesterday was cloudy all day with rain begi more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo

Marathon, Florida Keys - Sailfish Season Is Here! As December nears, the migration of the mighty Sailfish brings more and more of them into the Florida Keys area where they like to hang out for months gorging themselves on the plentiful baitfish the keys are known for. Th more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Everglades National Park - Flamingo - Everglades National Park, 10,000 Islands area My last fishing report was just about a month ago and a lot has happened since then. Flamingo, unfortunately, is still closed with no immediate relief in sight. I imagine the folks that run the Park more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo

Flamingo - Everglades National Park - Flamingo About to Re-open By the time you read this ramps at Flamingo should have opened. Please call 305-242-7700 for the latest information. Many folks are eagerly awaiting to get back into the park. The way many of the guides including mysel more...
Capt. Ariel Cabrera - Flamingo

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - Over the past week, I fished Ed Goodgold and his wife Helene from New York City. On Monday, we tried for some Cero mackerels. I anchored up on a spot that I had caught them real good on Saturday. After an hour, of live bait chumming with pilchards no more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada