Key West fishing reports and forecast. Written by Capt. Steven Lamp of Dream Catcher Charters and this web site Fishing Key West.

Marquesas Keys Winter Fishing Species Hunt

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Permit fishing in the Marquesas Keys

Fishing the Marquesas Keys in the winter months of December, January and February can be awesome. With good weather and less heat the fishing is usually on fire and a great way to spend the day with rods bent counting off the species as well as fishing such a remote location in what I call the species hunt on board one of my bay boats. During the cooler months our species of fish numbers…

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Backcountry Fishing Key West Produces Nice Lunches.

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This mutton snapper was caught in less than 12 ft of water and demanded to join us for dinner. He had a seat right on the plate.

Backcountry fishing in Key West can produce some nice lunches this time of the year. As the bait moves in and out with the tides the predators take note and take bait. Using the simplest techniques in the channels and edges I come up with some nice snapper catches that would impress even some of the more hard core reef fishing charters out of Key West. Let week was no different. How I Go…

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Wahoo, Dolphin and Blackfin Tunas Key West

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A Good Day Of Wahoo Deep Sea Fishing on board the "In XS".

October 4 2020 - Weather is a funny thing. They say it will suck and sometimes they are wrong. Last week was as good example of that as I was deep sea fishing our of Key West on board my 47 Viking the "in XS". Deep Sea Fishing Report We got out a few days over the full moon time period. The fishing was very good both days for a Miriad of species. Brandon…

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