By Captain John Smouse

Spring Fishing 2025

Spring is our hands down favorite time to Fish in Key West. The Tarpon migration begins and the weather starts to warm up. April fishing in Key West kicks off our Tarpon season and the fish are showing up in the usual places. Fresh bait is the key and we are always on top of our bait game. We are offering a late afternoon/sunset Tarpon trip this year, which is prime feeding time for the Silver King.
Give us a call 305.587.7669, book here on the site, or drop an email today.

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By Captain John Smouse

Spring Tarpon Fishing is Heating up

We are fast approaching the time of year we all wait for: Tarpon Season. Tarpon, in my opinion, are the most sought after fish the shallow waters of The Florida Keys and Key West has to offer. April fishing in Key West really kicks off Tarpon Season and fish are starting to show up already. A nice SouthEast breeze is one of the keys to success as it brings in the warm temps that Tarpon love. Tarpon tend to feed in the morning and late afternoons/early evening. We are offering Tarpon Sunset trips from 5PM-9PM. A great way to maximize oppurtunities, beat the heat of the day and catch the sunset from the water.
April, May and June dates are filling up fast so get in touch today and we’ll get you Hooked Up!!!!!

305.587.7669 or check out our up to date calender here on the site

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By Captain John Smouse

Late February Fishing Key West

February Fishing in Key West has been great. We are seeing an abundance of Cobia this winter season. Cobia are a species that we will catch during the cooler months, but this year just seems to be over the top!!! Also, Tarpon are making thier way to Key West a little earlier than normal, with the really warm weather we have been having. Tarpon fishing should just continue to improve as we get into Spring and Early Summer. Tarpon are probably the most prized inshore fish in the Florida Keys.
Check out our Capt Bios here on the site!!!!!
To get in on this action you can call 305.587.7669, email or book directly here on our site.

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By Captain John Smouse

First Cold Front Predictions

As I write this, we are experiencing our first significant Cold Front. This will Shake things up a bit for us. We should start to see the bait really move inshore and we will start to Target all our Winter Season Species. We are talking about Barracudas (the once underrated fish has become a shallow water favorite) Jacks, Snappers, Mackerels, BlackTip and Lemon Sharks. The list goes on…….

Call 305.587.7669 or Book right here on the site

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By Captain John Smouse

Tarpon Season in Full Swing

Tarpon Season is in Full Swing here in the Florida Keys. The weather has been on the windy side, but that is normal for April. As we move into May and June the winds tend to lay down and these Tarpon really settle in for their stay in the Key West waters. So, if you’ve never been lucky enough to get a chance at catching the Silver King—NOW is the time.
Give us a call 305.587.7669
Drop an email here or just book it directly on the site. Anyway you book, you wont be disappointed.

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Start of Tarpon Season?????

Over the last 10 days we have been seeing more and more Tarpon showing up in the usual places. We’ve had a couple crummy weather days where we didn’t see any, but when the conditions are right we have been having success with them. It’s still a little early, but it has been reassuring to see them and look forward to the next few months of great Tarpon Fishing

Get in touch soon as our dates are filling up!!!!

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Happy New Year 2024

Happy New Year—-This Holidays are past us and its a New Start to 2024. Things have kicked off great for us here at ShadowCaster Charters. The weather has been the typical winter pattern, with cold fronts moving through almost weekly. The cooler water temps have brought alot of the inshore species to some of the shallow reefs. We have been catching Snapper, Cobia, Grouper (although out of season, gotta release em), etc. For the die hard Tarpon fisherman, there are still resident Tarpon to target, but you gotta pick a good weather day.
Bookings are pouring in for our “season”, so get in touch and lets Go Fishing
305.587.7669 or email me here
Capt John

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By Captain John Smouse

Christmas Week Approaching

The Week or so between Christmas and New Year, and even after New Year, is one of the busiest weeks of the year in Key West. So, if you don’t have your activities booked yet, let’s do it now.

“Wintertime” fishing includes Jacks, SeaTrout, Snapper, Tarpon, Barracuda and the list goes on. Here are just a few of the fish we caught this last week.

**Don’t forget–You can book your Sandbar trips here to on our Beautiful Hurricane 24ft, The LilyPad. The Kids will love you for it:)**

Call Capt John 305.587.7669. We still have some openings and would love to show you a great time on the water.

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By Captain John Smouse

Late September 2023

Heres a couple pics from this week of fishing. Weather has been really good, dodging a few rain showers, but the winds have been light and thats what we like for the inshore Florida Keys Fishing. Starting to book up for the upcoming season, so get in touch with Capt John to reserve your spot. And, don’t forget the September Special of $100 off any charter when you book direct with Capt John. So give me a shout at 305.587.7669 to get in on some great Key West Fishing.

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