Straits of Florida Weather Forecast

Fishing reports straight from our guides in Straits of Florida

Eric Reynolds
Eric R.
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.
Eric Reynolds
Eric R. 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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Hunter Ledbetter
Hunter L.
Key West, Florida
Reported 1 year ago
If you want to post an update to my page. ‘Despite some weather challenges the lobstering and Lionfish hunting have remained very good!!’
Hunter Ledbetter
Hunter L. Key West, Florida Reported 1 year ago
If you want to post an update to my page. ‘Despite some weather challenges the lobstering and Lionfish hunting have remained very good!!’
Fishing in Key West, Florida
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Antonio Estenoz
Antonio E.
Key West, Florida
Reported 1 year ago
Lobstering is still going good, Wahoo and mahi trolling has been fun too, just was reports for trips last couple weeks, Grouper and Yellowtail Snapper on the reef this week
Antonio Estenoz
Antonio E. Key West, Florida Reported 1 year ago
Lobstering is still going good, Wahoo and mahi trolling has been fun too, just was reports for trips last couple weeks, Grouper and Yellowtail Snapper on the reef this week
Fishing in Key West, Florida
Fishing in Key West, Florida
Fishing in Key West, Florida
Fishing in Key West, Florida
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Gw De Pauw
Gw D.
Islamorada, 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
Gw D. Islamorada, 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.
Fishing in Islamorada, Florida
Fishing in Islamorada, Florida
Fishing in Islamorada, Florida
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Ralph Mayans
Ralph M.
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
Ralph M. 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.
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Justin Ferrell
Justin F.
Key West, Florida
Reported 1 year ago
We had a little wind and rain but nothing too crazy. Missed 4 days of being on the water. Here is a little report and some recent pics from our 35' offshore..... This month was a real mixed bag on our 24’ trolling, bottom fishing, reefs, backcountry, and lobster territory. Bottom fishing in the shallow/ calm backcountry has produced some high quality mangrove, lane, and mutton snappers in large numbers. Some trips catching their allowed limits. No shortage of big 100lb + lemon sharks that you’ll need to race for your dinner. Nicer weather days we have fished on the...
Justin Ferrell
Justin F. Key West, Florida Reported 1 year ago
We had a little wind and rain but nothing too crazy. Missed 4 days of being on the water. Here is a little report and some recent pics from our 35' offshore..... This month was a real mixed bag on our 24’ trolling, bottom fishing, reefs, backcountry, and lobster territory. Bottom fishing in the shallow/ calm backcountry has produced some high quality mangrove, lane, and mutton snappers in large numbers. Some trips catching their allowed limits. No shortage of big 100lb + lemon sharks that you’ll need to race for your dinner. Nicer weather days we have fished on the patch reefs just south of Key West. Red grouper, yellowtail snapper, and a verity of types of mackerel. Even did a catch n cook woth spadefish (a first for me). If you have lobster on your mind, well so do we! Many of our shallow water honey holes have been picked clean this late in the season. 6hr + lobster trips gave us enough time to run 20+ miles to areas with less pressure and they are still housing some quality bugs.
Fishing in Key West, Florida
Fishing in Key West, Florida
Fishing in Key West, Florida
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Ryan Carter
Ryan C.
Key West, Florida
Reported 1 year ago
Yellow jack and barracuda
Ryan Carter
Ryan C. Key West, Florida Reported 1 year ago
Yellow jack and barracuda
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Patrick Bale
Patrick B.
Key Largo, Florida
Reported 1 year ago
Mutton and grouper bite has been really strong.
Patrick Bale
Patrick B. Key Largo, Florida Reported 1 year ago
Mutton and grouper bite has been really strong.
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Hunter Ledbetter
Hunter L.
Key West, Florida
Reported 1 year ago
1. the last month has seen the lobstering remain very strong, we are regularly getting our limit on the half day lobster diving trips; 2. The water is still very warm and comfortable for diving and folks are having a great time on our half day Lionfish hunting trips. Nothing better than cleaning the reef of these invasive fish and they're delicious!! 3. The bottom fishing is remaining very strong as we start our transition to fall and winter fishing. Nice catches of muttons, yellowtail and big numbers of Lane snappers are showing up; 4. Most exciting on this last...
Hunter Ledbetter
Hunter L. Key West, Florida Reported 1 year ago
1. the last month has seen the lobstering remain very strong, we are regularly getting our limit on the half day lobster diving trips; 2. The water is still very warm and comfortable for diving and folks are having a great time on our half day Lionfish hunting trips. Nothing better than cleaning the reef of these invasive fish and they're delicious!! 3. The bottom fishing is remaining very strong as we start our transition to fall and winter fishing. Nice catches of muttons, yellowtail and big numbers of Lane snappers are showing up; 4. Most exciting on this last full moon we got Wahoo and expect this fishing to just improve as the water cools!! Sunset tuna fishing is picking up, if you guys want to post these 'Half day sunset fishing for tuna and snapper, we leave the dock around 3 and catch snapper until around 5:30, when we set up for tuna trolling from 6 to 7 pm, these tuna tend to turn on as the sunsets and the bite can be amazing!' Bo and Brittany had a great lobster trip
Fishing in Key West, Florida
Fishing in Key West, Florida
Fishing in Key West, Florida
Fishing in Key West, Florida
Fishing in Key West, Florida
Fishing in Key West, Florida
Fishing in Key West, Florida
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Eric Scoble
Eric S.
Islamorada, Florida
Reported 1 year ago
We are expecting a good Fall fishing season. The temperatures have cooled down, and the fish are biting pretty good. We are catching some small Tarpon on artificial baits. The Snook bite has been consistent in the Backcountry.
Eric Scoble
Eric S. Islamorada, Florida Reported 1 year ago
We are expecting a good Fall fishing season. The temperatures have cooled down, and the fish are biting pretty good. We are catching some small Tarpon on artificial baits. The Snook bite has been consistent in the Backcountry.
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Recent Straits of Florida Reviews

  • ★★★★★
    It was an awesome trip very good crew definitely recommend 👌

    Blake R. | June 8, 2026

    Trip: Key Largo Reef And Offshore

  • ★★★★★
    Awesome time with Jim plenty of snapper to go around

    Jonas P. | May 6, 2026

    Trip: Key Largo Reef And Offshore

  • ★★★★★
    Had a great day with Captain Dan and first mate. We pomptly set off and had a fantastic time pulling in a Mahi and half a dozen tuna. The trip was as much as we hoped for…good weather, great crew, and some fish to be cooked at a local restaurant. Highly recommend this charter and will definitely be booking again for some other fishing if/when we make it back to the Keys. Thanks Dan and Pete!

    Adam M. | April 8, 2026

    Trip: Deep Sea, Wreck And Reef

  • ★★★★★
    Great Captain. Awesome fishing trip.

    Rick C. | February 25, 2026

    Trip: Snorkel & Fish Combo

  • ★★★★★
    This was honestly one of the most disappointing charters I’ve had. I’ve booked numerous charters all over and in the keys. I realize fishing is fishing but we were greeted by a captain other than Dan, great guy but not what I expected honestly. Our vessel wasn’t prepared and ready to go so we waited longer than was expected and it pushed other plans back even further. We caught one 12.5 inch yellow that was big enough to keep. On other charters the boat is quite well prepared and ready to change course quickly to get you on the fish, not the case, granted it was a shorter booking I’ve still had much better equipped captains and vessels. So to spend the day bobbing for non existent apples was not at all ideal. It was so boring my wife and son chose to nap. So just be aware that if you choose this charter it may not go at all to plan. Sadly it was a waste of precious vacation time. I typically hate reading negative reviews and have never personally left one, but this seemed appropriate given the outcome. Good luck.

    Darren H. | March 14, 2025

    Trip: Deep Sea, Wreck And Reef

  • ★★★★★
    Captain Dan and Ryan were fantastic. The ocean was pretty rough that day but they helped us have a great time and pull in quite a few fish. We’ll be back again next year and will definitely look to hire them again!

    Moira V. | November 8, 2024

    Trip: Deep Sea, Wreck And Reef

  • ★★★★★
    Great time with Capt. Daniel . Over 25 years of experience and it shows. Good guy that went the extra mile to make us feel welcomed.

    Brandon &. | September 13, 2024

    Trip: Deep Sea, Wreck And Reef

  • ★★★★★
    We had a great day on the water with Captain Jim. He is incredibly knowledgeable about fishing in the keys. We would definitely rebook a charter with him.

    Tad T. | May 19, 2023

    Trip: Key Largo Reef And Offshore

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