Regional Fishing Reports for:
Florida Keys and Florida Bay

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - Before CHARLEY, I when out to the reef to do some snapper fishing. It took some time, but the fish came up and were able to catch a couple dozen yellowtails plus a couple Cero mackerel and a 25 pound CUDA. I moved out to 180 feet of water and drift more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Everglades National Park - Flamingo - This time of year one way to beat the heat is to fish the small tarpon that hang out under bridges and around dock lights in the urban portions of Biscayne Bay. We hit them one night last week, getting on the water just before sundown, arriving jus more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo

Key West and Lower Keys - Bonefish, Permit, Tarpon and Big Snapper! August 5, 2004, 2004There are times during the Spring, Summer and Fall when rather large Snapper venture onto the flats. Mutton Snapper will follow Sting Rays around, Lane and Mangrove Snapper will feed i more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Everglades National Park - Flamingo - This report will cover the last three weeks when we fished a variety of areas out of Flamingo, from Florida Bay all the way up the Gulf coast nearly to Lostman's River. We also included the interior areas working Whitewater and Oyster Bays. This is more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - Today I went patch reef fishing. We found the Yellowtails, and they were hungry. However, the water was gin clear which requires light lines and small hooks. There are some Tarpon at the bridges; crabs and dead baits are accounting for the bites. D more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Marathon, Florida Keys - Sword Season The late summer warm and calm conditions has some anglers all hyped up for offshore night fishing for Swordfish! Good catches have been reported lately from 30-35 miles off of Marathon SW of the Marathon hump and near the Wall south more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Flamingo - Everglades National Park - Super Snook Fishing Flamingo fishing remains strong and steady with action. We have been catching snook every trip out from the flats, to the coastline, and even in Whitewater Bay. One trip produced 14 insiders on artificials up to 5 pounds in th more...
Capt. Ariel Cabrera - Flamingo

Key West and Lower Keys - Happy Bonefishing! July 9, 2004Summer is Bonefish season here in the Keys as evidenced by the above happy angler (Steve Teague). This is the best time to catch tailing, mudding Bonefish that average 5 -7 pounds and can reach world record sizes of 1 more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Bonefish Love to Mud July 7, 2004Summer is Bonefish season here in the Keys. This is the best time to catch tailing, mudding Bonefish that average 6 -7 pounds and can reach world record sizes of 15 pounds or more. Any discussion of great Bonefishi more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Everglades National Park - Flamingo - Today was typical of the fishing during the summer out of Flamingo from Whitewater Bay to the Gulf coast from the Shark River northward. Finally I had a chance to fish with my favorite angler, my son James, who at seventeen has lots of things to do more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo