Fishing Reports

The backcountry is a big part of what makes fishing Key West different. Behind and around the Lower Keys is a shallow-water fishery made up of islands, basins, channels, creeks and protected water. It’s scenic, often calm and a completely different experience from running offshore. It’s also the kind of environment where sight fishing comes into its own. Tarpon are one of Key West’s signature species. During the peak spring and early-summer migration, our guides target these

Tarpon fishing isn’t exactly the same everywhere you go. Here in Key West, a big part of the experience is built around clear-water sight fishing and the spring and early-summer migration. You’re often looking for moving fish, getting the boat into position and trying to make the right presentation when an opportunity develops. That creates its own set of mistakes. Some happen before anglers ever arrive in Key West. Others happen when a Silver King finally shows itself. Here

If you’re planning a tarpon trip to Key West, it’s natural to wonder where the fishing actually happens. The answer isn’t one secret spot. Key West sits alongside a broad shallow-water fishery where our guides can look for migrating tarpon in clear water. Around the Lower Keys, the environment includes flats, islands, basins, channels, creeks and protected backcountry water. Farther west, the Marquesas offer another remote system of crystal-clear flats, channels and mangroves

A Key West tarpon guide isn’t just someone who drives the boat. During a sight-fishing trip, your captain is constantly reading the water, looking for fish and making decisions based on what’s happening around Key West that day. That’s especially important during the spring and early-summer tarpon migration. These are moving fish. Finding them, positioning the boat and creating a good casting opportunity takes local knowledge. And when you’re staring across clear water trying

October & November are two great months to fish Key West; we have been super lucky so far with no hurricanes and are starting to see some cooler water temps heading our way. Cool temps for both the water and the air will be fantastic for our fall bite! October and November are simply great. We all love both the cooler weather and the back end of hurricane season. The fishing was good this summer; it hasn't been as hot as we expected, and some of the fall fish are already show

August and September are hot, hot and full of potential hurricanes here in the south. When it comes to fishing, yes, we run trips but try to keep them to half days in the morning. During this time of the season, we continue through a period of good action overall but now have the highest water temperatures and humidity of the entire year to contend with. The late afternoon hours will be noticeably slower than the morning's more productive timeframe, especially in the shallows