Big Pine Key Weather Forecast
Fishing reports straight from our guides in Big Pine Key
Aaron Black
Marathon, Florida
Reported: 1 day ago
The summer fishing bite is building fast here in the Florida Keys, and we have been staying on the fish!
Recent offshore trips have delivered classic “Mahi Madness” action with aggressive mahi crashing weed lines and floating debris. Anglers enjoyed nonstop excitement, including multiple hookups and beautiful keeper mahi coming over the rails.
Back on the reef, the bite has stayed steady with quality Yellowtail Snapper and Mackerel making great table fare. Jim’s recent 4-hour reef trip produced fresh fish for dinner and even turned into an incredible homemade fish sandwich just hours after leaving the dock.
With warming water temperatures, calmer conditions, and summer patterns beginning to settle in, we’re excited for what’s ahead for mahi, tuna, snapper, and reef fishing in Marathon.
Whether you want fast-paced offshore action or a fun family reef trip, now is a great time to fish the Florida Keys with us!
Capt. Aaron
Hunter Ledbetter
Key West, Florida
Reported: 2 days ago
What we are really excited about is this year's expanded red snapper season we have 39 days of red snapper season starting May 22.
This season will go from May 22 to June 30 and then we'll have 4 three day weekends in October
Robert Horachek
Big Pine Key, Florida
Reported: 4 days ago
Sean Okeefe
Key West, Florida
Reported: 1 week ago
Alex Harmon
Summerland Key, Florida
Reported: 1 week ago
Justin Ferrell
with Good Times Key West
Key West, Florida
Reported: 1 week ago
Offshore we have had large sargassum weed lines and the mahi have arrived! Early morning, and sunset have also produced some quality blackfin tuna.
The inshore bite has been on fire. Some really nice mutton snappers, mangrove, and yellowtails on the patch reefs and inside the islands. The AM and sunset tarpon bite has been pretty active. Lane snapper population is slowly fading as the water warms up.
On our Dry Tortugas trips we have been catching a ton of species. Last weeks day trip had a laundry list;
Mahi, tuna, mackerels, bonitos offshore. Then we got to the reef for muttons, yellowtails, and mangroves snappers. Once at the park, our guests walked the beach of Garden Key and caught and released some bonefish and tarpon. Also, hand feeding a 300lb Goliath grouper at the dock was a memorable experience.
Ben Covan
Key West, Florida
Reported: 1 week ago
Ryan Carter
Key West, Florida
Reported: 2 weeks ago
Key West is loaded with migratory tarpon right now, with hundreds of fish staged throughout the backcountry in their annual spring pattern. Over the last three days, we’ve experienced our best bite of the season, hooking a dozen or more fish per day.
These fish range from 15 to 150 pounds, with a solid average around 60 lbs—plenty of shots at true trophies mixed in with steady action.
Even better, the bite has been aggressive across the board. Whether you’re fishing with live bait or artificials, the tarpon are feeding hard and giving anglers incredible opportunities.
If you’ve been waiting for the right time—this is it.
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