Regional Fishing Reports for:
Florida Keys and Florida Bay

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - Before the storm; tarpon were still around the bridges. Chumming with live baits or dead bait will produce results. In the backcountry, there are still big snappers in the cuts; and trout on the grass flats. A lot of short fish; but some nicer ones m more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Everglades National Park & Biscayne Bay - Cane Polin’ Charters Fishing report August 6 through August 31, 2005 For the most part August has turned out to be a good month for inshore fishing. Though, this last week I was fishing for tree limbs. My fishing rod was a 16” Stihl chain saw an more...
Capt. Jim Hale - Flamingo

Everglades National Park - Flamingo - This week all of my charters that didn't get cancelled (seems a bit much to complain about our hurricane while looking at New Orleans and Biloxi...) were for night fishing in Biscayne Bay.... Great fishing for baby tarpon at night now! The last tw more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo

Marathon, Florida Keys - Blackfins Biting Nice sized Blackfin Tuna have been on the bite off the west hump offshore of Marathon here in the middle keys lately. Trolling feathers, cedar plugs and Billy baits have been producing the best results with some fish up to 25lb hi more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Everglades National Park - Flamingo - Fishing along the Gulf coast of the 'Glades has been very good, and getting better. Water temps at dawn range from 83 to 84 degrees and waters have cleared up substantially with the easterly winds we've had for the last week or so. Every morning th more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo

Key West and Lower Keys - Summer Months spell hot water and hot morning hook-ups! August 10, 2005The dog days of summer are here and so are the tailing Bonefish, Permit, and rolling baby Tarpon from first light to early afternoon, then again at dusk til dark. Summer is grea more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Flamingo - Everglades National Park - Late Summer and Fall at Flamingo I’m finally back for those of you who read my reports regularly. The past six weeks or so was spent in Stuart, Fl. At Chapman School for training as a yacht surveyor. My business is expanding and along with the c more...
Capt. Ariel Cabrera - Flamingo

Flamingo & Everglades National Park - Hot, hotter and hottest The fishing in Flamingo has been hot, but not quite as hot as the water temperature and afternoon sun. I've seen water temperatures in the mid 90's!... any hotter and the fish might be cooked before they make it to the boa more...
Capt. Benny Blanco - Flamingo

Everglades National Park & Biscayne Bay - Cane Polin’ Charters Fishing report July 10th through August 5, 2005 July through early August fishing has been pretty good in the mornings. After noon the bite slows down because of the heat. Some water temperatures in east Florida Bay had read more...
Capt. Jim Hale - Flamingo

Everglades National Park - Flamingo - This past week I've fished both night and day charters. During one weekend night we fished with Dr. Nate Mayl, a prominent local plastic surgeon. The baby tarpon were hot and eating flies with every opportunity. Using an 8wt rod, we found fish at more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo