Key West Weather Forecast

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Frankie Bird
Frankie B.
Ruskin, Florida
Reported 3 months ago
Snook bit has been on 🔥 and we are starting to get some good 30+ inch reds up in the trees. Shark bite staying consistent and if you want to fill the cooler with meat the mackerel and trout are plentiful.
Frankie Bird
Frankie B. Ruskin, Florida Reported 3 months ago
Snook bit has been on 🔥 and we are starting to get some good 30+ inch reds up in the trees. Shark bite staying consistent and if you want to fill the cooler with meat the mackerel and trout are plentiful.
Fishing in Ruskin, Florida
Fishing in Ruskin, Florida
Fishing in Ruskin, Florida
Fishing in Ruskin, Florida
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Hunter Ledbetter
Hunter L.
Key West, Florida
Reported 3 months 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.
Hunter Ledbetter
Hunter L. Key West, Florida Reported 3 months 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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Fishing in Key West, Florida
Fishing in Key West, Florida
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Tyler Samaniego
Tyler S.
Key West, Florida
Reported 3 months ago
Plus snapper and cudas the permit are starting to show up along with tarpon and bones
Tyler Samaniego
Tyler S. Key West, Florida Reported 3 months ago
Plus snapper and cudas the permit are starting to show up along with tarpon and bones
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Alex Harmon
Alex H.
Summerland Key, Florida
Reported 3 months 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!
Alex Harmon
Alex H. Summerland Key, Florida Reported 3 months 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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Tom Kasprzak
Tom K.
Big Pine Key, Florida
Reported 3 months ago
Fishing has been great lots of snapper around tons of yellowtail on the reef the patches are loaded with lanes and mangrove and the bridges have been stacked with mangrove snapper the tarpon are just starting to show up in the deeper channels out back we are still finding cobia out back as well
Tom Kasprzak
Tom K. Big Pine Key, Florida Reported 3 months ago
Fishing has been great lots of snapper around tons of yellowtail on the reef the patches are loaded with lanes and mangrove and the bridges have been stacked with mangrove snapper the tarpon are just starting to show up in the deeper channels out back we are still finding cobia out back as well
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Hunter Ledbetter
Hunter L.
Key West, Florida
Reported 4 months 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.
Hunter Ledbetter
Hunter L. Key West, Florida Reported 4 months 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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Fishing in Key West, Florida
Fishing in Key West, Florida
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Tyler Samaniego
Tyler S.
Key West, Florida
Reported 4 months ago
Just some of what we have been catching down here also tarpon season is right around the corner
Tyler Samaniego
Tyler S. Key West, Florida Reported 4 months ago
Just some of what we have been catching down here also tarpon season is right around the corner
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Torre Palmeno
Torre P.
Big Pine Key, Florida
Reported 4 months ago
Been windy but was out the other day in the shallows on some snapper
Torre Palmeno
Torre P. Big Pine Key, Florida Reported 4 months ago
Been windy but was out the other day in the shallows on some snapper
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Alex Harmon
Alex H.
Summerland Key, Florida
Reported 4 months ago
Cobias, tarpon, snappers, and sails!
Alex Harmon
Alex H. Summerland Key, Florida Reported 4 months ago
Cobias, tarpon, snappers, and sails!
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Phil Pegley
Phil P.
Ruskin, Florida
Reported 4 months ago
Chilly weather fishing, Tampa Bay

Well, the water temps have climbed back up into the 60s and what a blessing it was for us not to have a significant fish kill. Other places were not quite so lucky how our fish were able to hang on through those 50° water temps was amazing and they are alive and well.
During those times are focused was more on what we could target and provide our best. Captain's experiences catching bull sharks around local power plants was very reliable, and the reef bite for snapper and Sheepshead has been on fire. We've...
Phil Pegley
Phil P. Ruskin, Florida Reported 4 months ago
Chilly weather fishing, Tampa Bay

Well, the water temps have climbed back up into the 60s and what a blessing it was for us not to have a significant fish kill. Other places were not quite so lucky how our fish were able to hang on through those 50° water temps was amazing and they are alive and well.
During those times are focused was more on what we could target and provide our best. Captain's experiences catching bull sharks around local power plants was very reliable, and the reef bite for snapper and Sheepshead has been on fire. We've
been considerate of these fish during their spawn only taking a couple fish makes for a brighter fishery in the future
So let's get out there and get your trips booked with Captain's experiences, your catches are waiting.
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    Milton T. | June 28, 2026

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    Capt. Tony was a very nice man! took us to the fish, caught a few, and tried landing some sharks. We enjoyed our time, fishing, great conversations, and our family is looking forward to next time! Capt. Tony is definitely a good christian man with exceptional knowledge of the Keys fishing geography! We pray god continues to bless his family!

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