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Brooks Forbis
Brooks F.
Key West, Florida
Reported 8 hours ago
Weather is hot as usual lol. Little slower this time of the year but keeping busy. Fishing is still pretty good, especially out west.

Been getting into Grouper, snapper, sharks, barracuda and a few cobia here and there
Brooks Forbis
Brooks F. Key West, Florida Reported 8 hours ago
Weather is hot as usual lol. Little slower this time of the year but keeping busy. Fishing is still pretty good, especially out west.

Been getting into Grouper, snapper, sharks, barracuda and a few cobia here and there
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Justin Ferrell
Justin F.
Key West, Florida
Reported 1 day ago
Key West Fishing Report

The hot weather has not stopped the fish from chewing! Both inshore and offshore fishing have been productive, and most of our guests have returned to the dock and immediately enjoyed their fresh catch at our dockside restaurant, Mac’s Place.

Inshore, we have been catching plenty of healthy mangrove snapper, many upwards of 20 inches. A few late-season tarpon have also been caught. There has been no shortage of big sharks and barracudas cruising the flats for anyone who wants to go home with sore arms!

The offshore bite was a little slow at the beginning...
Justin Ferrell
Justin F. Key West, Florida Reported 1 day ago
Key West Fishing Report

The hot weather has not stopped the fish from chewing! Both inshore and offshore fishing have been productive, and most of our guests have returned to the dock and immediately enjoyed their fresh catch at our dockside restaurant, Mac’s Place.

Inshore, we have been catching plenty of healthy mangrove snapper, many upwards of 20 inches. A few late-season tarpon have also been caught. There has been no shortage of big sharks and barracudas cruising the flats for anyone who wants to go home with sore arms!

The offshore bite was a little slow at the beginning
of the month but has improved tremendously. Mahi, wahoo, blackfin tuna, and even a few sailfish have been caught anywhere from 100 to 2,000 feet of water.

The fishing is good, the crowds are thinning out, and it is a great time to get out on the water in Key West!
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Paulie Marchan
Paulie M.
Key West, Florida
Reported 4 days ago
Our trip yesterday was a scramble but we had two keeper muttons, a handfull of mangy's (6 or 7) and some other assorted snappers. The bugs have been keeping clients busy and it's been nice being in the water over the last month because of the heat. A few sand bar trips as well keeping us busy.
Paulie Marchan
Paulie M. Key West, Florida Reported 4 days ago
Our trip yesterday was a scramble but we had two keeper muttons, a handfull of mangy's (6 or 7) and some other assorted snappers. The bugs have been keeping clients busy and it's been nice being in the water over the last month because of the heat. A few sand bar trips as well keeping us busy.
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Antonio Estenoz
Antonio E.
Key West, Florida
Reported 2 weeks ago
This is from Tony's boat today
Antonio Estenoz
Antonio E. Key West, Florida Reported 2 weeks ago
This is from Tony's boat today
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Paulie Marchan
Paulie M.
Key West, Florida
Reported 1 month ago
Hey guys. Had Jen P and her crew out recently to try their hand at catching spiny lobster for the first time. Everyone ended up catching a few. Plenty for lunch and some for dinner.
Paulie Marchan
Paulie M. Key West, Florida Reported 1 month ago
Hey guys. Had Jen P and her crew out recently to try their hand at catching spiny lobster for the first time. Everyone ended up catching a few. Plenty for lunch and some for dinner.
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Hunter Ledbetter
Hunter L.
Key West, Florida
Reported 1 month ago
It's the opening of regular lobster season down here in the keys so you know we have been busy with lobster and spearing trips!!
Hunter Ledbetter
Hunter L. Key West, Florida Reported 1 month ago
It's the opening of regular lobster season down here in the keys so you know we have been busy with lobster and spearing trips!!
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Justin Ferrell
Justin F.
Key West, Florida
Reported 1 month ago
Offshore mahi have been caught if you have enough time or fast back because we have been running 20+ miles to find cooler water holding quality fish. A few bonito, wahoo and blackfin tuna have been caught. Saw two marlin this past month no chewers.

Inshore has been good with quality and consistent mangrove snappers. Also having fun with lots of Jack carvelle and lemon sharks. Most of the tarpon have pushed out.

Lobster mini season was a success. No one on any of our boats cried or died, and we even managed to catch a few lobster. I hope...
Justin Ferrell
Justin F. Key West, Florida Reported 1 month ago
Offshore mahi have been caught if you have enough time or fast back because we have been running 20+ miles to find cooler water holding quality fish. A few bonito, wahoo and blackfin tuna have been caught. Saw two marlin this past month no chewers.

Inshore has been good with quality and consistent mangrove snappers. Also having fun with lots of Jack carvelle and lemon sharks. Most of the tarpon have pushed out.

Lobster mini season was a success. No one on any of our boats cried or died, and we even managed to catch a few lobster. I hope
the boost of the economy (including mine) was worth the resource depletion. It's a tough balance to find.
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Hunter Ledbetter
Hunter L.
Key West, Florida
Reported 1 month ago
We are still having a solid offshore bite with good snapper and grouper on the reef! Our real exciting news is lobster season it's just around the corner. Mini season is less than two weeks away and regular season is less than three weeks away. I've been seeing lots and lots of really good solid lobsters when I'm doing my Lion Fish dives so I'm sure it's going to be a great lobster season!
Hunter Ledbetter
Hunter L. Key West, Florida Reported 1 month ago
We are still having a solid offshore bite with good snapper and grouper on the reef! Our real exciting news is lobster season it's just around the corner. Mini season is less than two weeks away and regular season is less than three weeks away. I've been seeing lots and lots of really good solid lobsters when I'm doing my Lion Fish dives so I'm sure it's going to be a great lobster season!
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Paulie Marchan
Paulie M.
Key West, Florida
Reported 1 month ago
Fishing has been decent but mostly mangys and yellowtail on the reef. Still a few muttons being caught but not as good as it was during the spawns. Dolphin have not been great but still some small fish being caught in our area. The sargasso weed is still making trolling difficult but if you can find a lane you can get a few. Looking forward to the dive season coming up for spiny lobster!
Paulie Marchan
Paulie M. Key West, Florida Reported 1 month ago
Fishing has been decent but mostly mangys and yellowtail on the reef. Still a few muttons being caught but not as good as it was during the spawns. Dolphin have not been great but still some small fish being caught in our area. The sargasso weed is still making trolling difficult but if you can find a lane you can get a few. Looking forward to the dive season coming up for spiny lobster!
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Alex Harmon
Alex H.
Summerland Key, Florida
Reported 2 months ago
Some permit have been moving in. There's still plenty of tarpon in the early morning and late afternoon. Also been finding some cobias on the wrecks.
Alex Harmon
Alex H. Summerland Key, Florida Reported 2 months ago
Some permit have been moving in. There's still plenty of tarpon in the early morning and late afternoon. Also been finding some cobias on the wrecks.
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