Key West Fly Fishing

April showers & winds subsiding and the Tarpon are migrating in schools across the Keys flats. Here is a sequence of shots taken during a recent Tarpon battle! Tarpon hunted, Bonefish caught! Angler Richard Dorman really enjoys fly fishing for Tarpon here in Key West. He realizes that some days are better that others, especially when mother nature decides to drop a cold front into the Keys! We hunted Tarpon for a few days and we found some. However, getting them...

The Fishing Report. Feb. 24, 2011. Permit are on the flats in good sizes and good numbers, like this 19 pound beauty! There are lots and lots of Permit showing on both sides of the Lower Keys, Key West and Marquesas flats. And most of them are this size or larger! Now that will change a bit as the schools of smaller fish invade the flats, however, there are lots of opportunities to hook up! If you are itching to complete that lifetime SLAM, call Capt. Dexter Simmons at...

The Fishing Report. Feb. 21, 2011. Permit and Tarpon are showing up on the flats here in Key West as water temps climb in the afternoons to nearly 80 degrees! February and March fishing in the Keys brings the some migrating Permit and Tarpon into the Lower Keys and Key West. Permit are readily available in between cold fronts when the waters warm up. On cooler days, we are catching Barracuda, Jacks, Mackerel, Pompano, Sea Trout, Sharks, Snapper, Cobia... Soon, there will be Bonefish on th...

Tarpon, Permit available now! The Fishing Report. Feb. 5, 2011. February fishing in the Keys brings the some of the first migrating Tarpon into the Lower Keys and Key West. Permit are readily available in between cold fronts when the waters warm up. On cooler days, we are catching Barracuda, Jacks, Mackerel, Pompano, Sea Trout, Sharks, Snapper, Cobia... Soon, there will be Bonefish on the flats as warmer waters occur in the late winter and early Spring. Here is a picture of a baby Tarpo...

September and October on the flats is a great time to pursue the slam (Tarpon, Bonefish, Permit caught on the same day). Resident Tarpon are wandering around on the flats and in channels, Bonefish are tailing up on the backcountry flats, and Permit are migrating in from the reefs and wrecks to tail up on the flats. There are dates available in September and October, so contact me whenever you get the itch to catch! Our Father (Mother) - Son (Daughter) Key West Flats Fishing Trips are now...

Tarpon Season, 2010 will go down as one of the best for the worm hatch, IF YOU WERE IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME! Early season was good, middle season was better, late season was also good, if you could get them to eat!     This is Grand Slam season here in the Keys, so if we can coax you away from the Tarpon bite, then the Permit and Bonefish are also available. Here is a 24 pound Permit and a 6 pound Bonefish taken by Atlanta Braves star Tim Hudson. Tim and his wife K...