Summertime Backcountry Fishing

Species Information

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Common Names:	Bonefish, barracuda, tarpon, Yellow Jack
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About Summertime Backcountry Fishing

July 13 2019 The weather patterns are offering up the norm here in Key West with S and SE winds and temps in the mid to upper 80s with some days reaching 92 degrees. Nothing out of the norm for the Southernmost city here right on the edge of the tropics.. This time of the year the weather really opens up some possibilities in our fishing, especially on the smaller boats.. Thats A BEAST! barracuda. Summer flats fishing with Dream Catcher Charters. Fishing Report On our backcountry fishing charters here out of Key West at Dream Catcher Charters anglers have been getting some decent shots at tarpon lately. Not a bunch of fish being caught but about every day we are jumping a tarpon or two on our fishing charters. We know that after about 9 am the tarpon fishing can get very tough with the heat so our fishing guides have been setting the day up for some rod bending action to entertain our guests. Yellow jacks, jack crevasse, nice size barracudas on top water, Huge lady fish, with bonefish and permit on our flats fishing. Most of our trips have been 6 hours or less due to the [...]

Summertime Backcountry Fishing Fishing

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# Fish Caught:	0 documented in database.
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Location

5555 College Road
Key West, FL US


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Latest Summertime Backcountry Fishing Fishing Reports and Spots

February and March fishing is weather dependent - 2/26/2026 10:08:21 AM

Last week the weather was warm and nice. Water temps in the high 70s and fishing was killer! We have several good days of fishing on both fly a (View)

It's Finally Over! February 16-28 2026 - 2/28/2026 8:23:00 AM

It's not often I say that about month's end but this has been a tough month.  With the steady cold fronts dropping air and water temps into unu (View)

JOIN US AT PERLA NEGRA JUNE 6-14 - 2/21/2026 2:49:29 PM

JOIN Steve Dally on this adventure to perhaps the world’s best permit fishery at Perla Negra on the vast and little touched Espiritu Santu Bay J (View)

Florida Keys Flyfishing Guide - 2/25/2019 1:49:50 PM

Florida keys Flyfishing Guide Hot water and air temperatures along with strong winds have kept the bonefish permit and tarpon very active. If t (View)

Summertime bonefish - 8/16/2024 3:47:28 PM

Summertime Bonefish: Finding fish when the weather gets too hot Summertime bonefish are one of the main things to do in the flats of Miami and (View)

Burrr This was not good! February 1-15 2026 - 2/17/2026 8:02:00 PM

Burr it’s been cold and the last two weeks have definitely been slower fishing because of it. However with this nice warming trend everything i (View)

This is how to wrap up January January 1-31 2026 - 2/1/2026 6:08:00 PM

Sure it's been cold and windy but the fish have to eat and my clients have decided to go for it and it's paid off.  More tarpon are moving in w (View)

And it continues! January 1-15 2026 - 1/16/2026 6:38:00 PM

Yes we've a cold front in January. No it's not strange but it is strange that we've only had one.  The weather has been spectacular and the fis (View)

Incredible Finish! December 16-31 2025 - 1/1/2026 2:21:00 PM

Wow what an incredible second half of December we’ve had in Miami. The bay has been firing on all cylinders and with the exception of the last (View)

Just perfect! December 1-15 2025 - 12/15/2025 9:21:00 AM

As the rest of the country is freezing and living in arctic like conditions in Miami ti has been perfect.  With a warmer than normal December t (View)