Flats Fishing Report

April 29, 2013 by
Bonefish

Fishing with Capt. Steven Dan catches a monster bonefish right out of Key West.

April 29th 2013 – The tropical weather is here… Now lets get some shallow water fishing done.

Key West is well known for its epic flats fishing year round. But like anywhere, some times of the year are better than others. Now is that time. The beginning of May marks the beginning of our Carribean tarpon migration and frankly is has already started. Tarpon are pushing along the beaches in traditional fashion exciting the hearts of may anglers that encounter the many hundreds of fish that may be in a strand. This is a great time of the year for fly fishing for the tarpon.

Permit are back.. Permit are done with the spawn and large numbers of big fish are being seen everywhere and its only going to get better. The last few flats fishing trips that I have run, permit have been up on the deck tailing away. Also.. look out for the larger than life bonefish. Capt. Kyle of Dream Catcher Charters the other day helped his angler land a 8 lb bonefish. WOW. thats a stud.

May is a busy time of the year here in Key West with more fishing guides than you can shake a stick at. There are a huge amount of part timers that come here to claim a stake on the water calling it their own. Its unfortunate for our fishery but it is what it is. Would not be so bad if most of them weren’t so unfriendly. Get out there early and get with a LOCAL guide.

Flats fishing is a great way to spend the day on the water. There are many talented flats fishing guides in Key West. Capt. Steven, Capt. Kyle and Capt. Brandon are all of our in house shallow water specialists here at Dream Catcher Charters. With a combined 45 years of experience we can certainly show you an incredible day in the shallows sight fishing for your dream fish.

Call Island Genn to reserve a spot on one of our shallow boats for Flats Fishing here in key West.

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Big Week Ahead For Key West Flats Fishing

April 21, 2013 by
tarpon

Fishing with Capt. Steven Lamp, Jerry lands this nice sized tarpon fly fishing in Key West

April 21 2013 – Full moon coming up, smooth weather and perfect conditions for backcountry tarpon fishing, beginning of tarpon migration and the return of the migrating permit on the flats.

We have been busy as heck here at Dream Catchers taking our folks out on the water and showing them a great time. The last two days have been tough on the tarpon fishing with a lack of flow from a meager mid moon tide, however not to fear we still put fish up and bent some rods..

This coming week things change a bit. With the heat the fish will start to move shallower and the official “tarpon migration” is right around the corner. The tarpon are here but they are not in migration mode just yet. A few fish have been spotted on the flats and lots of fish are laid up in the backcountry but next week might get them to do the parade down the beach where strings of dozens and hundreds of tarpon move along in the shallows in search of a mate and a snack… If you have not secured your tarpon fishing guide yet.. DO SO….

Flats fishing will heat up with the weather. this past week was slow on the bonefishing with few fish reported being caught or seen. I poled the flats all last week and saw many fish but our main focus was permit, where we had lots of shots at them as well.  Out in the Marquesas Keys tailing conditions were present for permit in our “special” areas but our anglers thought hitting each fish in the head with a crab was the key. Not so much…

Permit fishing will improve right on into May. Not that this month has been bad at all for permit. After this full moon the numbers will pick up. What IS on the flats now are Slobs.. and Micro permit. Great time to catch your beast of a permit out there all alone tailing up a storm on the flats here in Key West.

Flats Fishing Trips are being offered here at Dream Catcher Charters on board our state of the art flats skiff “Indigenous”. Fish with Capt. Steven Lamp on board this boat that he re incarnated from his flats fishing tournament days.

For Flats Fishing Charters 
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Backcountry | Flats | Fishing Key West

April 15, 2013 by
flats fishing guide

Capt. Steven Lamp Poling his Flats Boat Indigenous

April 15th 2013 – Backcountry and flats fishing report in Key West Florida with Dream Catcher Charters

Flats Fishing

Today was the day.. Wow, very nice. this weekend was favored by some pretty incredible flats fishing as well. The shallows are super clean and full of life. This is the start of the Key West flats fishing season. Bonefish, tarpon and permit will be the big three focus for fishing guides like Capt. Steven Lamp and Capt. Kyle Kelso both of Dream Catcher Charters. Over the weekend many shots at permit and bonefish were had in the shallows. Also for fun and entertainment we had some great shots at some hard pulling barracudas and super light black tip sharks.. Our flats boat has some dates available for dedicated flats fishing trips for these species.. Get with us and set something up.

Bookings for flats fishing with Capt. Steven and Capt. Kyle are filling up for the summer and fall. Call us..

Backcountry fishing.

The word of the day for backcountry fishing this time of the year is always tarpon. But thats not all. Fishing the basins and along the edges we have been getting into some kick ass trout fishing. Fish up to 4 lbs. Yea.. 4 lbs.. thats a HUGE Key West trout. Along with the trout bite we have also experienced some great hard pulling fun fishing with the Lady fish. Capt. Hugh of Dream Catcher Charters had an angler that caught a 4.2 lb lady fish on 12 lb test. thats a hoot. Shark fishing is also great this time of the year. We have been getting into some large bull sharks and lemons with little effort showing our anglers a great day on the water.

We are super busy this time of the year with our bay boats and flats boats.. Most of our trips are tarpon fishing But Call us anyway.. We may know someone that has the day open or we have a cancellation in our schedule that you can take advantage of..

The Forecast…

Looks like ESE winds will prevail keeping it warm and mild. 10 – 15 mph with some days higher.. A trend for lighter winds will be coming on the 21st.. Keep in Mind the tarpon will be on the flats in May along with the rest of them.

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January 13th Weekend Update

January 13, 2013 by

January fishing is setting up nicely in Key West.

Sea trout

A Pair Of Sea Trout

Now that the new year is officially underway we can look forward to getting back to the business of fishing here in Key West. We have had a banner weekend in the backcountry with a decent weekend offshore.

Backcountry / Flats fishing

Out back the flats and backcountry have been very good in spite of a pretty stiff Easterly breeze just about every day. Last report I mentioned tarpon fishing. Well it was “ok” with a few fish caught we could definitely tell that it was a mid winter anomaly. I suspect February will be the beginning of our late winter consistent tarpon fishing. Not to fret the fishing has been amazing everywhere else. The flats have been solid with permit on the deck tailing it up. Along side them are the rays with the possibility of Jacks and Cobia following them like lost puppies. Many cobia and jacks come in out of the Gulf Of Mexico tailing the Sharks and large rays looking for a free meal. Also on the flats we have ben fortunate enough to be getting into some nice redfish as well to the 6 lb range. The trout this year have come in large supply and that did not end this weekend. We have been getting into the 22-28 inch trout pretty regular out back along with some nice pompano and snappers. All told with the other fun fish we are into an angler could feasibly catch his weight in fish on a four hour trip.

Offshore Deep Sea

Blackfin Tuna is the word of the week offshore. Many fish are stacked up on the deep water wrecks just south of Key West waiting for a handful of white bait to be thrown at them. Our tuna have been running nice sized this year with fish up to 28lbs. Along the reef the kingfish are making for nice fast runs and lighting up the water. We use super light tackle on both of these fish to make it more fun for our anglers. On the reef as well the yellowtail snapper bite has been very good as well with anglers catching limit regularly on 4 and 6 hour trips. Cero mackerel are also a fish to be reckoned with as they are running 8-10lbs. One of the better tasting Mackerel in my opinion.

The winter has always been my favorite time to fish Key West with the weather, the numbers of fish we have here in the cooler months and of course this is when people want to be here to get out of the snow. January is a busy month for us here at Dream Catcher Charters but we still have some room left in our schedule and offering some discounts as well. The best thing to do is just give us a call for an up to the minute fishing report or to book a trip with us or any of the great fishing guides in Key West.

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Windy Conditions Prevail Backcountry Fishing is Hot!

November 17, 2012 by

An angler fishing with Capt. Kyle Kelso of Dream Catcher Charters poses with a Key West Redfish.

Windy conditions have prevailed since the Power Boat Race week and expected to continue through next week with a steady 15 – 25 mph out of the NE and East. 

Backcountry fishing has been pretty darn good none the less. Here at Dream Catcher Charters we have been running a steady flow of trips with an unseasonably busy November coming off of a particularly great October. Thanks to all of our repeat clientele and much new business to fill our boats with some incredible offseason fishing opportunities.

Trout have been the word. Ever since Dream Catchers broke the news that trout were biting off Key West back in September the bite is still on. The fish move slightly from place to place but be certain that our professional fishing guides are on their tails. Catches lately of 24 inches have hit the board and what a fish that is for Key West or anywhere for that matter. The maturity of our trout fishery here has sure shown itself.

Redfish have been spotty but as the water cools (currently 70 + – 4 depending on time of day and tide) the redfish are finding their way into the winter time haunts and becoing more consistent for our dedicated anglers. Along the way you will also run into the goliath groupers and some large snappers with the occasional smaller snook that eats your offering.

Pompano showed up a few weeks ago. Leave it to our captains to root out these tasty Florida seafood fish. Pompano put up a great fight and offer our anglers one more trophy species to add to the list..

Flats Fishing

Permit fishing has been super strong the last couple weeks. We have been able to offer our clients that want to put in the time a great number of shots at these sought after fish. Bonefishing was slow this year to start with and now seems to have come to a close with the sub 70 degree temps.. Not to say they cannot be found on the ocean facing flats where temps are a little warmer but its not consistent enough for us to consider a “bonefishing” trip,. Barracudas and mutton snappers are the incredible by catch of the flats here in Key West this time of the year. Ya never know where they might be. Mutton snappers up to 7 lbs have been landed by our team here at Dream Catchers.

All in all with the wind we are still showing folks an amazing day on the waters here in Key West on board our bay boats.

Feel free to drop us a line and talk to us about fishing in Key West. We are happy to point you in the right direction.

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