Key Largo Fishing Reports (December 2025)

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Fishing reports straight from our guides in Key Largo

Ben Trainer
Tavernier, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

we have great fall fishing right now with comfortable fall temperatures and great backcountry fishing for all experience levels.

Ben Trainer Tavernier, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

we have great fall fishing right now with comfortable fall temperatures and great backcountry fishing for all experience levels.

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Eric Reynolds
Homestead, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Eric Reynolds Homestead, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

It's that time of year where the water cools and the reef fishing starts to heat up. Plenty of healthy mutton snapper in the shallows along with mangroves and the occasional grouper with some too big to stop before getting you back in the reef. Also the cooler water means Sailfish. Winter time sailfishing is one of the most sought after fisheries during the winter months with multiple hookups and releases being pretty consistent.

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Bill Giliberti
Marathon, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Yellow tail snappers bite is marathon Fl has been on fire!

Bill Giliberti Marathon, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Yellow tail snappers bite is marathon Fl has been on fire!

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Chris Parthemore
Tavernier, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Chris Parthemore Tavernier, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Fall fishing has begun , bringing some great offshore , inshore , and near shore fishing opportunities! This is our favorite time of year . Wrecks fishing is starting to heat up with flag yellow tail, mutton's and more . Lobstering is definitely always i. The back of our minds when conditions are favorable and we had some decent luck between patch reef fishing . Offshore mahi are still around and we finally starting to see some larger sized schools of fish show up . Over all beginning of fall season has been solid and we look forward to seeing what the rest has to offer .

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Gw De Pauw
Tavernier, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Long time client out for a day of backcountry fishing landed some nice redfish on a recent trip. Fishing buddies and regular customers, Doug and Jim, had another successful day of snook fishing near Cape Sable in Everglades National Park. Landing 9 snook in total.

Gw De Pauw Tavernier, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

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Ralph Mayans
Miami, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Mahi-mahi and Kingfish are biting pretty well. This is a half-day fishing trip. We did this weekend aboard Seacross our luxury VIP fishing John Duran had a magnificent time with us fishing is just starting to heat up and getting better every day so book your trip today Captains experience.

Ralph Mayans Miami, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

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Wayne Gatling
Rock Hall, Maryland
Reported: 1 year ago

Fishing has been very good.With limits pretty much every trip.

Wayne Gatling Rock Hall, Maryland Reported: 1 year ago

Fishing has been very good.With limits pretty much every trip.

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Patrick Bale
Key Largo, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Mutton and grouper bite has been really strong.

Patrick Bale Key Largo, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Mutton and grouper bite has been really strong.

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Best fishing trip in miami! Great guide, really knowledgeable, ton of fun.
Gary M. | November 2, 2025

Trip: South Florida Inshore Fishing
★★★★★
Chris was outstanding as a captain. Aside from is plentiful fishing knowledge and keeping us on bites all day long he was good to talk to and kept us on the fish the entire time we were out there. Even with a shorter half day trip Chris made sure to get us as much fish as possible in the shortened amount of time. The boat was very well kept and gave us many pointers as to how to prepare and cook the fish we caught. Would definitely recommend and hope to be back very soon!
Adam T. | October 13, 2025

Trip: Reef, Wreck, And Patch Reef Trip
★★★★★
Paul and first mate Gary worked hard all day on our 8 hour trip offshore. Targeting Blackfin Tuna, Mackerel and Sailfish all day and keeping us over the fish with consistent bites. Would definitely recommend to anybody who wants a good experience offshore and will hopefully be back again in the future.
Adam T. | October 13, 2025

Trip: Ultimate Offshore Thrills
★★★★★
Had a wonderful time. Caught lots of fish. Captain and crew were great.
Keith A. | September 16, 2025

Trip: Key Largo Offshore Fishing
★★★★★
Donnie was super Very knowledgeable We had a tough day but we were targeting bones and Permit caught one 5 lb Bonefish Lots of bonnet sharks And snapper
Joe D. | September 15, 2025

Trip: 4 Hour Flats Trip For 2
★★★★★
Amazing experience, would do this every day if we could! Can't recommend this enough, Andrew is a great guy, loved to meet Andrew and go on such a great trip, my son spent last week at Universal and came off the boat saying "that beats universal by miles" haha that's a real win! Thank you
Edward S. | August 14, 2025

Trip: Key Largo Inshore Sharks And More
★★★★★
Captain Andrew was excellent. We had a great morning up in the back country. Caught a lot of Jack, snapper, trout and even a shark. Andrew is a tru pro. Great communication, on time, and took great care of us on his boat. And, of course, he knows where the fish are!
Tim K. | August 14, 2025

Trip: Key Largo Backcountry
★★★★★
My son and I went out with captain Larry and we had an amazing time. He is extremely knowledgeable and has great experience. We caught a lot of big fish and had the time of our lives. I recommend this to all looking for a great fishing trip experience.
Ronen S. | August 12, 2025

Trip: Hot Pursuit In The Gulf Stream
★★★★★
Captain Frank did a great job of putting us on fish. It was obvious he was committed to ensuring we had a great experience. His first mate Zack also worked hard for us. All in all a great 4 hours of fishing.
Doug M. | August 7, 2025

Trip: Islamorada Reef And Wrecks
★★★★★
It is always the right thing to trust professionals. Captain Pete and his mate Chuck are such. The day started kind of slow, but they were able to adjust in time and turn it into a success. We caught a variety of tasty fish which Chuck skillfully filleted. 👍👍👍👍👍
Oksana T. | August 7, 2025

Trip: Key Largo Offshore

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