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Hunter Ledbetter
Hunter L.
Key West, Florida
Reported 1 year ago
The news from Key West really is our winter fishing has picked up Cobia, mackerels, wahoo, and sail fish starting
Hunter Ledbetter
Hunter L. Key West, Florida Reported 1 year ago
The news from Key West really is our winter fishing has picked up Cobia, mackerels, wahoo, and sail fish starting
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Robert Horachek
Robert H.
Big Pine Key, Florida
Reported 1 year ago
Grand Slam from yesterday
Robert Horachek
Robert H. Big Pine Key, Florida Reported 1 year ago
Grand Slam from yesterday
Fishing in Big Pine Key, Florida
Fishing in Big Pine Key, Florida
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Craig Hassell
Craig H.
Key West, Florida
Reported 1 year ago
Here are a few photos from recent catches. The January catch has been hot on both the reef and in blue water.
Craig Hassell
Craig H. Key West, Florida Reported 1 year ago
Here are a few photos from recent catches. The January catch has been hot on both the reef and in blue water.
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Fishing in Key West, Florida
Fishing in Key West, Florida
Fishing in Key West, Florida
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Ryan Carter
Ryan C.
Key West, Florida
Reported 1 year ago
Winter time fish are in full swing and yellow jacks are on top of the list. November-March is the best time of year to target this remarkable specie. They are a very fast hard fishing fish that run in large schools around the reef and shallow structures inshore. Yellow jacks are also great to eat making them a high value target. There has been a few Cobia being caught on the shallow wrecks this week along with snappers and barracudas. A live pinfish on a jig head is hard to beat to target those species.
Ryan Carter
Ryan C. Key West, Florida Reported 1 year ago
Winter time fish are in full swing and yellow jacks are on top of the list. November-March is the best time of year to target this remarkable specie. They are a very fast hard fishing fish that run in large schools around the reef and shallow structures inshore. Yellow jacks are also great to eat making them a high value target. There has been a few Cobia being caught on the shallow wrecks this week along with snappers and barracudas. A live pinfish on a jig head is hard to beat to target those species.
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Antonio Estenoz
Antonio E.
Key West, Florida
Reported 1 year ago
Inshore reef
Antonio Estenoz
Antonio E. Key West, Florida Reported 1 year ago
Inshore reef
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Fishing in Key West, Florida
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Antonio Estenoz
Antonio E.
Key West, Florida
Reported 1 year ago
Sunset tarpon trip
Antonio Estenoz
Antonio E. Key West, Florida Reported 1 year ago
Sunset tarpon trip
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Anthony Del Valle
Anthony D.
Key West, Florida
Reported 1 year ago
12/19/24 caught black grouper, yellowtail and lane snapper and porgy on and around the reef off of keywest during a 4 hour afternoon trip.
Anthony Del Valle
Anthony D. Key West, Florida Reported 1 year ago
12/19/24 caught black grouper, yellowtail and lane snapper and porgy on and around the reef off of keywest during a 4 hour afternoon trip.
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Hunter Ledbetter
Hunter L.
Key West, Florida
Reported 1 year ago
We've been doing a lot of Lobster Diving line, fish hunting, and patch reef fishing. We're coming into our winter fishing. We're looking for wahoo, mackerel, sailfish, cobia, tuna and snappers on the patch reefs
Hunter Ledbetter
Hunter L. Key West, Florida Reported 1 year ago
We've been doing a lot of Lobster Diving line, fish hunting, and patch reef fishing. We're coming into our winter fishing. We're looking for wahoo, mackerel, sailfish, cobia, tuna and snappers on the patch reefs
Lane Snapper, Mutton Snapper Fishing in Key West, Florida
Lane Snapper, Mutton Snapper Fishing in Key West, Florida
Lane Snapper, Mutton Snapper Fishing in Key West, Florida
Lane Snapper, Mutton Snapper Fishing in Key West, Florida
Lane Snapper, Mutton Snapper Fishing in Key West, Florida
Lane Snapper, Mutton Snapper Fishing in Key West, Florida
Lane Snapper, Mutton Snapper Fishing in Key West, Florida
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Justin Ferrell
Justin F.
Key West, Florida
Reported 1 year ago
Lots of snapper inshore. Weather has not allowed much offshore, but we got a handful of mackerel and a decent mahi yesterday
Justin Ferrell
Justin F. Key West, Florida Reported 1 year ago
Lots of snapper inshore. Weather has not allowed much offshore, but we got a handful of mackerel and a decent mahi yesterday
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Fishing in Key West, Florida
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John Jackson
John J.
Key West, Florida
Reported 1 year ago
been busy. happy holidays.
John Jackson
John J. Key West, Florida Reported 1 year ago
been busy. happy holidays.
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Fishing in Key West, Florida
Fishing in Key West, Florida
Fishing in Key West, Florida
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Recent Key West Reviews

  • ★★★★★
    We had a great 6 hr trip with Kenaro. Highly recommend anyone looking to book some great fishing.

    Matthew C. | October 1, 2026

    Trip: Key West Light Tackle Fishing

  • ★★★★★
    Most hospitable, tried really hard to get us to fish, we caught five, and were very pleased with the experience. Martin Brecht

    Martin B. | September 29, 2026

    Trip: Key West Sportfishing Trip

  • ★★★★★
    Sean was a guide who puts anglers safety at the forefront of everything which all anglers should appreciate. Unfortunately one of our two days was blown out due to weather. He persevered trying to put us on fish until the weather became too unstable. He has 30+ years of guiding experience in the area. Enjoyed our time with Sean.

    Michael P. | September 24, 2026

    Trip: Keys Flats And Back Country Trip

  • ★★★★★
    We had an absolute blast on this charter! Captain Paulie is a great captain. He put a lot of effort into making sure we were catching fish and enjoying ourselves. I highly recommend him and would go again.

    Lucas G. | September 21, 2026

    Trip: Private Half Day Fishing Charter

  • ★★★★★
    Fished with Capt Zac B for the second year in a row, he puts us on fish every year. Fished with my wife and daughter this year and had a blast pulling on sharks, grouper, snapper, etc. my daughter caught 7 different species.

    Nathan F. | September 20, 2026

    Trip: Key West "Flex" Sportfishing

  • ★★★★★
    We had an amazing lobstering trip with Captain Paulie! He made the whole experience really fun and was also very informative throughout the trip. We checked a couple different spots and ended up getting plenty of lobster, which made it even better. He even cleaned everything for us afterward. Such a great experience from start to finish, and we would definitely recommend him!

    Nargiz Z. | September 20, 2026

    Trip: Private 6 HR Lobster Snorkeling

  • ★★★★★
    We had such a great fishing trip with Captain Forrest! We tried a couple different spots, and the fish were biting a lot, so there was plenty of action. We even got to see a barracuda, which was really cool. Captain Forrest made the whole trip fun and enjoyable, and we had a great time out on the water. Definitely a good trip and would recommend!

    Nargiz Z. | September 20, 2026

    Trip: Key West Sea Hunter

  • ★★★★★
    Great trip with Capt. Allen. He was all in on getting us up to speed. It could have been a day of shirts, but Allen was dedicated on getting us on some keepers. Great day, great trip, great Captain!

    Raymond Z. | September 9, 2026

    Trip: Catch Your Own Tasty Lobster!

  • ★★★★★
    Captain Janis was terrific! She made our Lobster Hunting trip in Florida’s Key West very memorable.

    Mark T. | September 8, 2026

    Trip: Lobstering & Snorkeling

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    Great crew! They put us on the dish. Great trip!

    Daniel W. | September 3, 2026

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