Dry Tortugas Fishing Reports (December 2025)

Phil Leonard
Key West, Florida
Reported: 23 minutes ago

The mahi are still around, and we’re starting to see the tunas and sailfish roll in as the season picks up. Wahoo bites have been solid, giving anglers plenty of action offshore. Bottom fishing has also been strong, with lots of snapper and a few grouper hitting the deck. this...

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Phil Leonard Key West, Florida Reported: 23 minutes ago

The mahi are still around, and we’re starting to see the tunas and sailfish roll in as the season picks up. Wahoo bites have been solid, giving anglers plenty of action offshore. Bottom fishing has also been strong, with lots of snapper and a few grouper hitting the deck. this is the last month to h… Read more

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Antonio Estenoz
Key West, Florida
Reported: 3 days ago

Inshore fishing is heating up as the water temperature cools down. Patch reef bite has been great with lost of varieties to catch. Yellowtail Snapper/ Mangrove Snapper/ Lane Snapper/ Mutton Snappper/ Groupers/ Mackerel are all regularly available. Also Offshore is good too with plus size Mahi around , Sailfish, Wahoo...

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Antonio Estenoz Key West, Florida Reported: 3 days ago

Inshore fishing is heating up as the water temperature cools down. Patch reef bite has been great with lost of varieties to catch. Yellowtail Snapper/ Mangrove Snapper/ Lane Snapper/ Mutton Snappper/ Groupers/ Mackerel are all regularly available. Also Offshore is good too with plus size Mahi around , Sailfish, Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna are great targets too!

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Antonio Estenoz
Key West, Florida
Reported: 2 months ago

Lots of options and availability this month! We catching fish inshore & offshore also doing lobstering before the water gets colder. Grand Slam offshore this week mahi/wahoo/tuna with options to troll and live-bait for them. If that's not what you like and just want to stay inshore on shallow reefs/wrecks...

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Antonio Estenoz Key West, Florida Reported: 2 months ago

Lots of options and availability this month! We catching fish inshore & offshore also doing lobstering before the water gets colder. Grand Slam offshore this week mahi/wahoo/tuna with options to troll and live-bait for them. If that's not what you like and just want to stay inshore on shallow reefs/wrecks & channels and catch snapper/jacks/tarpon/sharks and the list goes on. Find your trip today and experience paradise!

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Justin Ferrell with Good Times Key West
Key West, Florida
Reported: 2 months ago

Offshore there has been lots of mahi caught on anything we can find floating, bamboo, coolers, weed lines, etc. a few tuna have been caught. Inshore is the usual suspects. Snapper, jacks, sharks, and cudas. The big 18"+ mangrove snapper have returned from the spawn at the reef and are...

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Justin Ferrell with Good Times Key West Key West, Florida Reported: 2 months ago

Offshore there has been lots of mahi caught on anything we can find floating, bamboo, coolers, weed lines, etc. a few tuna have been caught. Inshore is the usual suspects. Snapper, jacks, sharks, and cudas. The big 18"+ mangrove snapper have returned from the spawn at the reef and are back the shallows and hungry!

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John Guieb
Key West, Florida
Reported: 4 months ago

Deep drop actions been the game recently, while mahi fishing south of the dry Tortugas we are stopping and doing some grocery shopping for large snowy grouper, tile fish, and other exotic deep water species! We also got us a big bonus Warsaw grouper.

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John Guieb Key West, Florida Reported: 4 months ago

Deep drop actions been the game recently, while mahi fishing south of the dry Tortugas we are stopping and doing some grocery shopping for large snowy grouper, tile fish, and other exotic deep water species! We also got us a big bonus Warsaw grouper.

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Rob Delph
Key West, Florida
Reported: 6 months ago

Grouper season has been on fire with quality red grouper and Black grouper as well as deep water species with tile fish, snowy and Yellowedge grouper with snappers, mahi, and tunas mixed in.

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Rob Delph Key West, Florida Reported: 6 months ago

Grouper season has been on fire with quality red grouper and Black grouper as well as deep water species with tile fish, snowy and Yellowedge grouper with snappers, mahi, and tunas mixed in.

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Antonio Estenoz
Key West, Florida
Reported: 6 months ago

Grouper season just started which is a nice bonus as well be fishing for yellowtail snapper, both are amazing table fare. If your interested in offshore fishing mahi and start to really be plentiful on the weed lines and floating debris with the bonus wahoo or sailfish. Also this month...

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Antonio Estenoz Key West, Florida Reported: 6 months ago

Grouper season just started which is a nice bonus as well be fishing for yellowtail snapper, both are amazing table fare. If your interested in offshore fishing mahi and start to really be plentiful on the weed lines and floating debris with the bonus wahoo or sailfish. Also this month is the start of snapper spawning and mutton snapper, mangrove snapper and yellowtail snapper will be aggregating to spawn on the reefs and bring a lot of action aggressively biting. Options and endless come make some memories this summer!

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Hunter Ledbetter
Key West, Florida
Reported: 8 months ago

It's been a lot of lobsters, hook-n-cook muttons and Lanes, and a nice Palometta. Wreck fishing and the tuna are holding steady in March.

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Hunter Ledbetter Key West, Florida Reported: 8 months ago

It's been a lot of lobsters, hook-n-cook muttons and Lanes, and a nice Palometta. Wreck fishing and the tuna are holding steady in March.

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