Fishing Reports by Capt. Dexter Simmons

Key West and Lower Keys - February Tarpon on Fly! The Fishing Report. Feb. 15, 2004Tarpon, Permit and Bonefish made an appearance this past week while the weather was warm and sunny. Lewis Eagle of Orange, Connecticut landed two Tarpon estimated to be around 80-90 pounds du more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Here they come! The Fishing Report. Feb. 10, 2004You can cut the anticipation with your push pole. This is the time of year when the Tarpon begin rolling en masse, the Permit begin their Marching, and the Bonefish are schooling from the channels on more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Winter's January Thaw is Approaching! Jan. 24, 2003Geoff and Betsy Spillane are two of the nicest people I have been fishing with. Betsy hooked, landed and released this BIG barracuda a few days ago in very cool weather here in the Keys. We have b more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Winter is a Mixed Bag! Winter fishing in the Keys provides anglers with a mixed bag of Atlantic and Gulf species. This is the time of year when we are able to catch Spotted Sea Trout as well as Ladyfish, Jack Crevalle, Pompano, Mackerel, Barracuda, more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Winter Bonefishing Outstanding Dec. 18, 2003Mike Mulvaney of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania weathered the recent storms and cold weather on the Key West flats this week and caught five Bonefish from 5 to 8 pounds, Pompano from 6 to 7 pounds, Jack Crevalle more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Winter Bonefishing Dec 8, 2003When I first started fishing the flats of the Atlantic basin some 20 years ago I was instructed to monitor the fluctuations in water temperatures. During the past two decades I have come to realize that Bonefish, Tarpo more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Big Barracuda starting to show. Nov. 21, 2003The past several weeks have been pretty windy for the most part, blowing primarily out of the North-Northeast from 15 to 25 nauts. There have been a few Bonefish and Permit available mid-day wherever you more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Blustery Bonefishing Bonefishing has still been very good in early November, up until the past few days when the winds really started to blow in from the Northeast. We expect the winds to continue to blow for a few more days, subsiding during the mi more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - November a Transition Month for Flats Fishing November in the Keys is often a transition month when the humid days of summer and early fall bluster into a pattern of cold fronts sweeping down from the north. North winds often reach 20 nauts or more more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West

Key West and Lower Keys - Bonefishing Still Hot! There is nothing like fishing with friends on the flats. Especially when the fishing is hot like it has been for Bonefish this fall. Here David Wipf and Capt. Dexter share a double hook up moment back to back!Sometimes taili more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West