Hey anglers, Artificial Lure here with your Wednesday, October 29th, 2025 fishing report for Miami and the Florida Keys.

We’re waking up to a mild, fall morning with temperatures in the mid-70s, light south-easterly breezes, and clear skies expected through most the day—classic autumn in South Florida. The humidity’s down, and that means better comfort and ideal topwater action. Sunrise hit at 7:27 a.m. with sunset coming at 6:40 p.m. for Miami, and just a few minutes later for the lower Keys.

Looking at the tides, it’s a low coefficient day for Key West, with less churning water than last week’s big swings. At Newport Fishing Pier in North Miami Beach, we’re seeing a first high tide at 1:48 a.m. around 2.6 ft, and a first low at 8:07 a.m. at 1.1 ft. The afternoon outgoing tide peaks at 2:38 p.m. at 2.7 ft before an evening low at 8:53 p.m. at 1.3 ft. Over in Key West, we’ve got a high at 3:08 a.m., dropping to a low at 10:36 a.m., a second high at 5:31 p.m., and a late low at 9:13 p.m. So, your prime windows for moving water and fish activity are mid-morning and the early evening slack.

Reports from the last few days confirm that the fall bite is heating up, especially with cooling waters. Miami inshore anglers have been landing mixed bags of **snook**, **redfish**, and a few surprise **tarpon** around river mouths and mangrove cuts. Out by Government Cut and Virginia Key, the bridges and grass flats have produced solid numbers of **sea trout**, **mangrove snapper**, and slot **snook**. Those chunking live pilchards or shrimp are producing the best quality bites.

Offshore in the Keys, it’s been an all-out blitz for **yellowtail snapper** on the patch reefs, especially around Conch Key and Islamorada. Guides report easy limits with chum slicks; best results are coming from small pieces of cut bait floated back on 10 lb. fluorocarbon. Mixed in, the wrecks are still holding **mutton snapper**, plenty of **jacks**, and the odd **grouper**. Key West headboats yesterday boated upwards of 30 keeper snapper with a mix of mackerel showing, especially as the sun hit the horizon.

Live baits like pilchards, threadfin herring, and pinfish remain king for the bridges and flats—especially if you can cast-net fresh ones. For artificials, local favorites like **DOA Shrimp**, **Gulp! paddletails**, and silver **spoons** have delivered for trout and snook early. Offshore, snapper are crushing small jigs tipped with squid or cut ballyhoo. Mahi-mahi catches are tapering as the water cools, but a few boats running deep lines past the reef edge are finding scattered fish around weedlines with trolling feathers and rigged ballyhoo.

For freshwater fans, canal fishing remains hot for **largemouth bass** on white spinnerbaits early and slow-rolled stick worms as the sun climbs.

If you’re itching for a hot spot near Miami, check out the **Rickenbacker Causeway flats** and the **Haulover Inlet jetty**—the snook and tarpon schools have been cruising hard as the tides flush bait. Down in the Keys, the **7 Mile Bridge** and **Long Key Channel** are firing for snapper, grouper, and big jacks—especially on the evening outgoing.

Remember, slack tides today will mean slower current but easier presentations if you’re sight-casting in the clear water. Mix up baits, keep leader light, and pay extra attention to wind direction before anchoring or drifting through your favorite zones.

That does it for today’s South Florida report—tight lines to everyone getting out on the water. Thanks for tuning in to Artificial Lure for your local fishing scoop. Don’t forget to subscribe for daily action.

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