Jewfish Basin Fishing Reports (May 2026)

Grif Helwig
Key West, Florida
Reported: 2 weeks ago

We have had a long stretch of difficult conditions in the Keys as many of you know. However, when the sun peeks through the clouds we have seen some great tarpon and bonefish. We have another short stretch of bad weather showing up. After that pushes through I believe the...

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Grif Helwig Key West, Florida Reported: 2 weeks ago

We have had a long stretch of difficult conditions in the Keys as many of you know. However, when the sun peeks through the clouds we have seen some great tarpon and bonefish. We have another short stretch of bad weather showing up. After that pushes through I believe the big migratory tarpon will make a good showing.

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Hunter Ledbetter
Key West, Florida
Reported: 2 weeks ago

We are in our transition phase from winter to spring, and then into summer fishing. Patch wreaths are still producing. We still got mackerel around mahi are showing up. There's still some tuna or what we're really excited about is one May when the group are open up hogfish opens...

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Hunter Ledbetter Key West, Florida Reported: 2 weeks ago

We are in our transition phase from winter to spring, and then into summer fishing. Patch wreaths are still producing. We still got mackerel around mahi are showing up. There's still some tuna or what we're really excited about is one May when the group are open up hogfish opens up deep drop opens up in our start of our traditional offshore fishing!

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Tyler Samaniego
Key West, Florida
Reported: 3 weeks ago

Tarpon season is in full swing here right now

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Tyler Samaniego Key West, Florida Reported: 3 weeks ago

Tarpon season is in full swing here right now

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Alex Harmon
Summerland Key, Florida
Reported: 4 weeks ago

Tarpon are all over and biting very well! Snappers have shown up very good in the back country on their way out to the reef to spawn! And a few lingering cobia

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Alex Harmon Summerland Key, Florida Reported: 4 weeks ago

Tarpon are all over and biting very well! Snappers have shown up very good in the back country on their way out to the reef to spawn!
And a few lingering cobia

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Ben Covan
Key West, Florida
Reported: 1 month ago

strong finish to lobster season looking forward to mini and season opener in August spring break fun still a couple of wahoo and cobia swimming around! Mix of snorkling, island hopping and shooting permit on wrecks

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Ben Covan Key West, Florida Reported: 1 month ago

strong finish to lobster season looking forward to mini and season opener in August
spring break fun
still a couple of wahoo and cobia swimming around!
Mix of snorkling, island hopping and shooting permit on wrecks

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Hunter Ledbetter
Key West, Florida
Reported: 1 month ago

We are ending lobster season strong with the season ending March 31. Regular season opens august 6th, so start making some plans for a key west visit. Solid bite of all our reef fish, big muttons and yellow jacks. We are looking forward to the opening of grouper on 1...

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Hunter Ledbetter Key West, Florida Reported: 1 month ago

We are ending lobster season strong with the season ending March 31. Regular season opens august 6th, so start making some plans for a key west visit. Solid bite of all our reef fish, big muttons and yellow jacks. We are looking forward to the opening of grouper on 1 May. Hog fish and deep dropping also opens 1 May make some plans for that. Offshore Fishing will pick up as the water temperature warms up.

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Tyler Samaniego
Key West, Florida
Reported: 1 month ago

Plus snapper and cudas the permit are starting to show up along with tarpon and bones

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Tyler Samaniego Key West, Florida Reported: 1 month ago

Plus snapper and cudas the permit are starting to show up along with tarpon and bones

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Alex Harmon
Summerland Key, Florida
Reported: 1 month ago

It's been awesome! Super super busy. Lots of tarpon are showing up and biting good. Still a few cobias sticking around. And the permits are starting to show up on the local spots as well!

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Alex Harmon Summerland Key, Florida Reported: 1 month ago

It's been awesome! Super super busy. Lots of tarpon are showing up and biting good. Still a few cobias sticking around. And the permits are starting to show up on the local spots as well!

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