Key West Fishing Reports

The month of May has conferred an exceptional turn of events for those fishing in the Key West. The summer climate has allowed this tropical paradise to become the perfect destination for traveling fishermen. The prized Mahi-Mahi, also referred to as the Dolphin fish, is found highly desirable by Key West fishing charters for its colorful appearance and delicious flavor.

April has started off a little rocky in the fishing area, as the migrating Tarpon are not biting as much as they should be in April and rest of spring months. Although we know that fishing has its ebb and flow, we are a little disappointed with the amount of tarpon biting our hooks! Since fish are respond to air pressure and temperature, so we are getting nervous that this is apart of something larger than we know, because the permit and tarpon haven’t been biting as much as normal.

Since the winds have been blowing from the north lately, our charter captains have been leading charters to the Atlantic side of Key West. We've seen some success slow trolling with live bait along the edge of the reef. Today, we caught three Kingfish, ranging from twenty to forty-seven pounds using live Blue Runners and live Goggle Eyes.

The conditions for fishing off Key West has been ideal lately, with sunny skies and light winds gently blowing south to south-east up to twenty knots. The seas have been relatively placid with Deep Sea Charters seeing some positive results on both the Gulf and Atlantic sides.