Speaker 1: This is artificial lore. With your South Florida Keys and
Miami Fishing report for Saturday, October eleventh, twenty twenty five.
Get ready. Today's got all the makings of a classic
keys challenge with changing tides, fresh fall weather, and some
real fish activity. If you know where to go and
what to throw. First, let's talk weather and tides. Overnight
and into this morning. Winds shifted to the west at
around ten to fifteen knots with a lingering northeast swell
pushing seas up to four six feet offshore, peaking as
a low rolls out, and that first taste of fall
air moves in. As reported by the National Weather Service Miami.
Expect a light chop in the bays, but don't be
surprised if you hit moderate chop and an occasional bigger
set offshore. Showers and a rumble of thunder are likely,
and heavy rain has produced some flooding in low lying
coastal spots, particularly in the lower Keys and Miami Beach.
Tides for Key West show a low at seven thirty
seven am, high at two thirty three pm, next low
at six thirty eight pm. Sunrise came at seven to
twenty three and you got till seven zero three pm
for sunset. What does this mean for the bite? Falling
barometer and active tides spell opportunity. Rain runoff near bridges
and passes will push baitfish into the open, so predator
fish are hunting fish early and late for inshore species
and target the peak of the afternoon incoming tide offshore
or near the reef. Recent catches up and down the
Keys have been solid despite wet weather. Anglers are reporting
good numbers of snapper, especially yellowtail and mangrove stacking at
the deeper reef edges seventy five thousand to one hundred feet.
Use a light fluoral carbon liter and chunked balahu or
live pilchards for best results. Snapper action heats up on
both the patcherifs closer to shore and the famed Islamorada
humps offshore. Mahi Mai dolphin, though winding down from their
summer numbers, are still being caught past the four hundred
foot line on weed lines, especially on days following a blow.
When foating, the breeze stacks up, trolling small feathers, rig ballyhoo,
or jigging with diamond jigs when you mark baits schools
are key Inshore snoke and tarpin are active around bridge
lights at night and along Mangrove shorelines near Flamingo and
the Upper Keys after the rain. Soft plastics and root
beer or pearl flare. Hawk jigs and live mullet on
a circle hook are your bread and butter. Tarpin have
also been taken. Cut ladyfish and pilchards fished on the
bottom near tide changes, especially around Long Key and Channel
five Bridge. Recent YouTube videos show folks getting hookups there
even in less than ideal weather. Backwater redfish and trout
are showing up from the Everglades out to snake bite
on the turn to high tide. A live shrimp under
a pop and cork does work, whileish or gop baits
on jigheads get plenty of hits. Top water walk the
dog lures at first light have also been productive, especially
with overcast skies and choppy conditions. For your best baits
and lures today, offshore chunk ballahu, live pilchards or squid
strips for snapper and grouper, small jetheads, feathers and chuggers
for mahi inshore live mullet, pilchered shrimp under cork doa
terrorize gulp, jerk shads, yosii, crystal minnows, night bridge fishing,
flare hawk jigs, paddle tail swim baits, live shrimp. A
couple of hot spots to try. Channel five Bridge for
tarpin and snook, especially just after sunrise and at dusk
on the outgoing tide. Western edge of Tennessee Reef for
yellowtail snapper, and pick up some grouper on the deeper ledges.
Drifting a frisky pinfish, upper keys ocean side patches around
Alligator Reef for mixed bag action including hogfish and mangrove snapper. Last,
but not least, check redtide status via Florida Fish and
Wildlife's updates before heading out, as some inshore areas had
mild blooms earlier this week, but most of the offshore
zones are clear. Thanks for tuning in to your Florida
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