With every Key West fishing report, we always try to do a fishing forecast. Of course the Northeast got slammed pretty good by the first Northeaster getting blasted by high winds and cooler temps. This is a direct sign to us that is going to be an early winter and may be a very active one due to the El Niño coming up. That said the long range forecast or as I call it the LRF. Is showing some changes in our weather as our area gives up summer and takes on winter. Typically a weather pattern that shows up in November for us. This week coming up it looks like we’re going to have some pretty heavy winds towards the middle to the end of the week. Then going to a fluctuating weather pattern with changing winds and some precipitation. What we call a play it by ear scenario. 

The biggest changes we may see will be in our deep sea fishing patterns. The Gulfstream is about 14 miles off the reef here in Key West currently that may bring in some Palegic species, but we will be looking for the Sailfish opportunities to increase.

In the backcountry fishing and the flats fishing, we don’t expect any changes except for it being cooler and much nicer out there. A bit of wind will help shake things up I think the bone Fishing will stay good through October if not real good and the tarpon will stick around as long as it doesn’t get too cold.

On the reef fishing side of things, wind shifts and temperature changes always make it better. If nothing else, the fish might start moving in shore closer giving us great food, fish opportunities without having to go too far.