Jewfish Basin Fishing Reports (May 2026)

Hunter Ledbetter
Key West, Florida
Reported: 1 month ago

Winter has been very good to us down here in Key West. We had a good solid bite on the patch reefs, cobia on wrecks. Lots of really good days for Diving when the temperature has been in the 80s we've been getting good lobster in line, Fish Diving. There's...

Hunter Ledbetter Key West, Florida Reported: 1 month ago

Winter has been very good to us down here in Key West. We had a good solid bite on the patch reefs, cobia on wrecks. Lots of really good days for Diving when the temperature has been in the 80s we've been getting good lobster in line, Fish Diving. There's still a lot going on, lobster season doesn't close for another two weeks, so you still got time to get down and get some bugs before the season ends.

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Tyler Samaniego
Key West, Florida
Reported: 1 month ago

Just some of what we have been catching down here also tarpon season is right around the corner

Tyler Samaniego Key West, Florida Reported: 1 month ago

Just some of what we have been catching down here also tarpon season is right around the corner

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Alex Harmon
Summerland Key, Florida
Reported: 2 months ago

Cobias, tarpon, snappers, and sails!

Alex Harmon Summerland Key, Florida Reported: 2 months ago

Cobias, tarpon, snappers, and sails!

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Hans Lindsey
Key West, Florida
Reported: 2 months ago

It's beautiful out here! Water temp is almost 74, winds are SE at 5-10, the shallow waters are calm and clear! We're just out here living everyone's dream! 😜

Hans Lindsey Key West, Florida Reported: 2 months ago

It's beautiful out here! Water temp is almost 74, winds are SE at 5-10, the shallow waters are calm and clear!
We're just out here living everyone's dream! 😜

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Alex Harmon
Summerland Key, Florida
Reported: 2 months ago

Lots of cobia and triple tail around!

Alex Harmon Summerland Key, Florida Reported: 2 months ago

Lots of cobia and triple tail around!

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Andy Glynn
Key West, Florida
Reported: 2 months ago

Mutton and lane snappa fishing have been great

Andy Glynn Key West, Florida Reported: 2 months ago

Mutton and lane snappa fishing have been great

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

The water temp has been coldest I've seen in a while. The inshore fishery was almost nonexistent for a couple days. Luckily as soon as the cold weather turned, the mangrove and lane snappers slowly started coming back. On the days with decent conditions and adventurous guests, we ventured to...

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

The water temp has been coldest I've seen in a while. The inshore fishery was almost nonexistent for a couple days. Luckily as soon as the cold weather turned, the mangrove and lane snappers slowly started coming back.

On the days with decent conditions and adventurous guests, we ventured to a bit deeper water looking for a little warmer water temperatures. We found some nice red grouper (season closed till May) and a variety of quality snappers.

Beyond the reef had been decent. Not exactly all the designer fish, but plenty of action to be had. Decent numbers of cero, Spanish, and king mackerels, some cudas, and bonita have been caught as well. I heard of a handful of sailfish being caught as well.