Tavernier Fishing Reports (December 2025)

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Fishing reports straight from our guides in Tavernier

Eric Scoble
Islamorada, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Eric Scoble Islamorada, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

With the fall season upon us, the heat has broken and the weather is nice. We are getting a steady catch of Speckled Seatrout of nice size. We are also catching the juvenile Tarpon around the same areas. The Snook are biting pretty good you just have to get them to the boat before the sharks can get them. Overall, the keys are pretty quiet as far as tourist go, so we have lots of fishing grounds that are virtually private to us this time of year.

Speckled Trout Fishing in Islamorada, Florida

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Chris Parthemore
Tavernier, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Chris Parthemore Tavernier, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Calm seas have left us with great opportunities on the reef , wrecks and off shore . The yellowtail Vite had been pretty good with several flags caught along with some other species like trigger fish , cero mackerel and our favorite yellow Jack .
Off shore mahi has been hit or miss but when we hit we managed multiple keeper fish and occasional heavy lifter and gaffers . Tunas have been active at the humps in addition to some great amber Jack bites . Overall it has been a great summer so far and it's only getting better .

Amberjack, Spanish Mackerel, Triggerfish, Yellowtail Snapper Fishing in Tavernier, Florida

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Gw De Pauw
Tavernier, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Ken Morris and son Henry, came down for a morning of fishing in the back country near Flamingo in Everglades National Park. Managed several snook and redfish. Was a great morning for sure!

Gw De Pauw Tavernier, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Ken Morris and son Henry, came down for a morning of fishing in the back country near Flamingo in Everglades National Park. Managed several snook and redfish. Was a great morning for sure!

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Gw De Pauw
Tavernier, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Aldo Palombo, enjoyed a day on the water with Capt GW. Managed to hook 7 snook and a redfish on artificial baits!

Gw De Pauw Tavernier, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Aldo Palombo, enjoyed a day on the water with Capt GW. Managed to hook 7 snook and a redfish on artificial baits!

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Gw De Pauw
Tavernier, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Capt GW had the day off so what does he do? Takes the family out for a quick snook trip. Landed 4 of 6 snook in about 45 minutes of fishing before the girls all decided it was time for ice cream at Flamingo! Weather is hot but the fishing

Gw De Pauw Tavernier, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

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Gw De Pauw
Tavernier, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Had a guest appearance from a small Goliath grouper while catching a few mangrove snapper for a fish fry.

Gw De Pauw Tavernier, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Had a guest appearance from a small Goliath grouper while catching a few mangrove snapper for a fish fry.

Goliath Grouper Fishing in Islamorada, Florida

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Gw De Pauw
Tavernier, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Steve Venini came out for a day of fly fishing in Florida Bay. Wound up landing 4 of 5 snook and two redfish.

Gw De Pauw Tavernier, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Steve Venini came out for a day of fly fishing in Florida Bay. Wound up landing 4 of 5 snook and two redfish.

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Joel Brandenburg
Marathon, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

This is the great great grandma of our 5yr old Grandson Atlas. We are a fishing family.

Joel Brandenburg Marathon, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

This is the great great grandma of our 5yr old Grandson Atlas. We are a fishing family.

Redfish, Speckled Trout Fishing in Marathon, Florida

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★★★★★
We had a great time with Captain Mark and his deckhand Chris!! Got on some fish right away and then headed offshore and got into some great mahi fishing. Had so much fun we are going out again on Wednesday!!!
Tom R. | November 27, 2025

Trip: 4-8 Hour Fishing Trip
★★★★★
What an awesome guy,the most knowledgeable professional,his perseverance paid off in the end thanks for a great trip
Dino M. | November 18, 2025

Trip: Islamorada Backcountry Or Nearshore
★★★★★
Captain Wesley communicated very well and his associate Captain Clay led myself and my friends on a fantastic iguana hunting excursion for my buddy’s bachelor’s trip.
Cameron K. | November 18, 2025

Trip: Night Iguana Hunt
★★★★★
Andy was great! Got us on the fish and had a ton of laughs. Strongly recommended
Kevin C. | November 15, 2025

Trip: Islamorada Inshore And Flats Fshing
★★★★★
Good eve what an awesome experience CAPTAIN CLAY was a consumate professional and helped us in every way,thank you guys for a great adventure and SAFE TRAVELS TO ALL
Dino M. | November 13, 2025

Trip: Night Iguana Hunt
★★★★★
Brian was our guide in Key Largo. He was excellent!! 2 shy of our limit!! Great resonality.
Donald J. | October 23, 2025

Trip: Key Largo Reefs And Wrecks!
★★★★★
Chris was outstanding as a captain. Aside from is plentiful fishing knowledge and keeping us on bites all day long he was good to talk to and kept us on the fish the entire time we were out there. Even with a shorter half day trip Chris made sure to get us as much fish as possible in the shortened amount of time. The boat was very well kept and gave us many pointers as to how to prepare and cook the fish we caught. Would definitely recommend and hope to be back very soon!
Adam T. | October 13, 2025

Trip: Reef, Wreck, And Patch Reef Trip
★★★★★
Paul and first mate Gary worked hard all day on our 8 hour trip offshore. Targeting Blackfin Tuna, Mackerel and Sailfish all day and keeping us over the fish with consistent bites. Would definitely recommend to anybody who wants a good experience offshore and will hopefully be back again in the future.
Adam T. | October 13, 2025

Trip: Ultimate Offshore Thrills
★★★★★
Joel and mate, Eric, were great to fish with. Although fishing was a bit slow after the storms, they were persistent on getting us a bunch of Snapper.
Bryce M. | October 8, 2025

Trip: Lobster Diving, And Snorkeling Trip
★★★★★
We used captain Chris for a lobstering charter. We had a 6 people including my son that is 8 years old who is very intuitive and ask tons of questions. I can say if enough how great he was with my son. He is very laid back and exceed expectations on showing us how to hunt for lobster. He made sure that everyone left with lobster. diner. 10 out of 10 experience. Will be recommending to everyone. Also has a great playlist on the boat.
Derek A. | September 19, 2025

Trip: Lobster Free Dive Trip

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