Key West Fishing Reports (April 2026)

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Fishing reports straight from our guides in Key West

Tyler Samaniego
Key West, Florida
Reported: 8 hours ago

Tarpon season is in full swing here right now

Tyler Samaniego Key West, Florida Reported: 8 hours ago

Tarpon season is in full swing here right now

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Alex Harmon
Summerland Key, Florida
Reported: 4 days ago

Tarpon are all over and biting very well! Snappers have shown up very good in the back country on their way out to the reef to spawn! And a few lingering cobia

Alex Harmon Summerland Key, Florida Reported: 4 days ago

Tarpon are all over and biting very well! Snappers have shown up very good in the back country on their way out to the reef to spawn!
And a few lingering cobia

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Ben Covan
Key West, Florida
Reported: 1 week ago

strong finish to lobster season looking forward to mini and season opener in August spring break fun still a couple of wahoo and cobia swimming around! Mix of snorkling, island hopping and shooting permit on wrecks

Ben Covan Key West, Florida Reported: 1 week ago

strong finish to lobster season looking forward to mini and season opener in August
spring break fun
still a couple of wahoo and cobia swimming around!
Mix of snorkling, island hopping and shooting permit on wrecks

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Hunter Ledbetter
Key West, Florida
Reported: 2 weeks ago

Hunter Ledbetter Key West, Florida Reported: 2 weeks ago

We are ending lobster season strong with the season ending March 31. Regular season opens august 6th, so start making some plans for a key west visit. Solid bite of all our reef fish, big muttons and yellow jacks. We are looking forward to the opening of grouper on 1 May. Hog fish and deep dropping also opens 1 May make some plans for that. Offshore Fishing will pick up as the water temperature warms up.

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Tyler Samaniego
Key West, Florida
Reported: 2 weeks ago

Plus snapper and cudas the permit are starting to show up along with tarpon and bones

Tyler Samaniego Key West, Florida Reported: 2 weeks ago

Plus snapper and cudas the permit are starting to show up along with tarpon and bones

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Alex Harmon
Summerland Key, Florida
Reported: 3 weeks ago

It's been awesome! Super super busy. Lots of tarpon are showing up and biting good. Still a few cobias sticking around. And the permits are starting to show up on the local spots as well!

Alex Harmon Summerland Key, Florida Reported: 3 weeks ago

It's been awesome! Super super busy. Lots of tarpon are showing up and biting good. Still a few cobias sticking around. And the permits are starting to show up on the local spots as well!

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Tom Kasprzak
Big Pine Key, Florida
Reported: 4 weeks ago

Fishing has been great lots of snapper around tons of yellowtail on the reef the patches are loaded with lanes and mangrove and the bridges have been stacked with mangrove snapper the tarpon are just starting to show up in the deeper channels out back we are still finding cobia...

Tom Kasprzak Big Pine Key, Florida Reported: 4 weeks ago

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Hunter Ledbetter
Key West, Florida
Reported: 1 month ago

Hunter Ledbetter Key West, Florida Reported: 1 month ago

Winter has been very good to us down here in Key West. We had a good solid bite on the patch reefs, cobia on wrecks. Lots of really good days for Diving when the temperature has been in the 80s we've been getting good lobster in line, Fish Diving. There's still a lot going on, lobster season doesn't close for another two weeks, so you still got time to get down and get some bugs before the season ends.

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★★★★★
My guide Hunter was awesome, it was a very windy day with wind from the north, which is bad. He got me on fish 🐟 and my next two dinners!!
Steven V. | April 11, 2026

Trip: Key West Fishing Excursion
★★★★★
Had an excellent trip. There was not a lot of boats getting fish, but the Captain and his Mate kept working at it, and we both had success. Very enjoyable trip!
Allen R. | April 7, 2026

Trip: Offshore, Reef & Wreck, And Sunset
★★★★★
Captain Justin is personable and knowledgeable. My 14 year old son had the fishing experience of his lifetime, catching TWO tarpon in one day, one of which was in the 80 lb range.
Aaron L. | April 1, 2026

Trip: The Florida Keys Inshore Experience
★★★★★
We had a great day on the water with Allen! We booked a lobstering and snorkel trip and with it being the last weekend of lobster season there was concern for finding few lobsters. Allen volunteered to add in fishing at no additional cost which was very considerate and a great addition to the day! We caught several snapper and even several lobsters we were able to keep. I would book again!
Alycia M. | March 31, 2026

Trip: Lobstering & Reef Snorkeling Combo
★★★★★
Captain Frank is a great captain if you're looking to catch your limit and have a good time doing it captain Frank is the man for the job.
Charles W. | March 28, 2026

Trip: Reefs And Wreck Fishing
★★★★★
Captain Frank was awesome, my favorite Captain ever and I have fished with many guides and Captains. We all caught great fish, told great stories, and had a great time with lots of laughs. I look forward to booking with Captain Frank again next time we are in the Keys.
Timothy K. | March 27, 2026

Trip: Reefs And Wreck Fishing
★★★★★
We had an amazing time on a lobster trip with Tony! He was attentive, helpful, and made sure we knew exactly where to clean and prepare our catch. Thanks to him, we came home with plenty of lobster and fish :)
Artem M. | March 27, 2026

Trip: Lobstering Trip
★★★★★
Sam and crew were very professional and diligent in trying to locate fish. Unfortunately due to rough seas in the days immediately preceding our excursion the wish were not biting. We went back in via the reef and picked up six yellow tail (skipjack) which made for good eating (bang-bang style) that evening. Would charter with Mark and team again.
Ben B. | March 26, 2026

Trip: Key West Deep Sea Run - 40' Luhrs
★★★★★
Had a great time spiny lobster fishing with Allen. We all went out and spent about 3ish hours snorkeling to catch them. Don’t kid yourself it’s not easy at least towards the end of the season. Water wasn’t super deep about 4-5 feet and we moved 3 times to try fresh areas when we had trouble finding big enough ones. Caught a bunch but only 2 were legal enough to keep. Still had lots of fun.
Jordan G. | March 24, 2026

Trip: Catch Your Own Tasty Lobster!
★★★★★
Anthony was great! Very informative, super helpful. I would absolutely go with Anthony again & again! Thanks Anthony!
Claren N. | March 23, 2026

Trip: Marquesas Key Fishing Adventure

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