Regional Fishing Reports for:
Florida Keys and Florida Bay

Flamingo - Everglades National Park - MURDER or just “red drum” spelled backwards ? Fishing has been both good and bad depending on the tactics being used. Large amounts of grass and freshwater are still around therefore play accordingly. We have been catching fish in the cloudy wa more...
Capt. Ariel Cabrera - Flamingo

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - Over the last couple of weeks, the fishing has been so so. I went offshore for Dolphin. The fish have been spotty one day you find them the next you don't. I have been lucky, went the dolphin have been scarce, the Blackfin tuna have been biting good. more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Key West and Lower Keys - Tailing Bonefish! Tailing Bonefish on the flats are the main course right now here in the Fabulous Florida Keys flats. These are big Bones, ranging in size from 5 pounds to 15 pound+ monsters. Most of the really large Bonefish are found on the foo more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Everglades National Park - Flamingo - The night time baby tarpon fishing continues to be my best bet. We're managing to beat the heat and the afternoon storms while fishing close to home. Tarpon up to about 30lbs are still quite active in the urban portion of the Bay. On Sunday night more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo

Flamingo - Everglades National Park - Patience for Permit  This time we had it all to ourselves. Whatever lay beneath or in the vicinity certainly has been keeping the permit well interested. If not tens, then hundreds of them. Circling and moving about actively and movi more...
Capt. Ariel Cabrera - Flamingo

Key West and Lower Keys - Father-Son Trips a Bonefish Hit! Father and Son fishing trips are the happening activity this summer on the Key West and Florida Keys flats with Capt. Dexter aboard FlatsMaster Here Kyler and Kris Jones proudly display and 6 pound Bonefish caught more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Tails of Summer in the Keys Summer fishing in the Keys is outstanding if you get an early start (6 a.m.) and look for tailing Bonefish or Permit on the flats and rolling Tarpon in the channels or basins. To find tailing Bonefish or Permit on the fl more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - Since my last report the fishing has been good; however the whether has been very bad. We had strong thunder storms and high winds everyday for over two weeks. When we did manage to get out, the fish cooperated. I had a customer from England he booke more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Everglades National Park - Flamingo - This past week the night-time baby tarpon have been biting every night that we've gone after them. On Friday and Saturday nights we caught and released them on flies, lures, and bait. Most nights, though, the fish have done a lot of the releasing t more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo

Key West and Lower Keys - Summertime and the Flats Are Fishing Great! The fishing has improved during the past week or so with the weather finally becoming seasonably fair with afternoon chances of thunderstorms. The winds have been calm or light out of the ESE or variable more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West