Regional Fishing Reports for:
Florida Keys and Florida Bay

Key West Fishing Report - Offshore - With the water temperature along the reef, over 81 degrees, most of the pelagic species have been hard to find, small dolphin being the exception. For a while we were getting some nice dolphin into the high 30’s, however now that the water offshore a more...
Capt. Ralph Delph - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - May a Tarpon Feast for Sharks While we have had a few good days during the past two weeks, May has been very difficult and the lousy weather has kept the Tarpon down. Let's hope that June will bring us fair southeast winds and sunny skies!When pre more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Marathon, Florida Keys - Offshore Dolphin Bite is On! Dolphin fishing off of Marathon and the middle Keys has been red hot lately with schoolie sized fish seeming everywhere! Some nice sized slammer Dolphin of 30+ lb. have been coming in on recent SE breezes and a few of more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Key West and Lower Keys - Cold Water = Cold Tarpon Fishing Four weeks of Northeast wind has kept the Tarpon Migration offshore and in deep cuts and channels, making the fly fishing for silver kings very, very difficult at best. There are SOME resident tarpon and SOME baby more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - The Great Florida Noreaster of 2001 We have seen 22 consecutive days of Northeast wind blowing 15-25 nauts, keeping our water temperatures in the sub-78 degree range. Therefore, the Tarpon migration has been kept offshore, with a few fish showing a more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Marathon, Florida Keys - Dolphin Scramble! The offshore fishing off of Marathon and the middle Keys lately has been dominated by Dolphin. The breezy conditions have kept most private anglers off the water the past week or two, but charter boats have been venturing out an more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Key West and Lower Keys - Weather Delays Tarpon Season Another cold front swept through the Keys this week, further delaying the early Tarpon season. It got really windy and rainy on Sunday and Monday and the water temp dipped to a low of 71 degrees fahrenheit! This pushed more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West Fishing Report - Offshore - With seas offshore looking like a distant mountain range and winds gusting to near thirty knots, only those of strong stomach and passionate heart have ventured offshore in the last several days. They have found a current rip with a sporadic color ch more...
Capt. Ralph Delph - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Cold Front Pushes Fish Deep A cold front swept through the Keys on Tuesday, messing up what was a great early Tarpon season. It got really cold on Wed. and Thurs. and the water temp dipped by 15-20 degrees fahrenheit in some areas! This puts the f more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Marathon, Florida Keys - Slammers & Sails Some nice sized slammer Dolphin have been showing up in the Marathon and middle Keys area the past few days. Lots of decent schoolies have been around also, making for some hot action on the offshore scene. Some larger Dolphin more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon