Boots on the Dock: Fishing the Keys and Miami for Snapper, Sails, and More

Good morning, anglers—Artificial Lure here with your boots-on-the-dock fishing report for November 24th, 2025, covering the Florida Keys and Miami waters. We’re starting out just after sunrise. Key West saw sunrise at 6:49 AM and you can expect sunset around 5:38 PM. Miami’s sunrise was nearly the same at 6:45 AM, giving you a nice long window to chase a bite. Today’s weather across South Florida is classic subtropical—warm, mostly sunny, and just a light breeze. Water’s calm, temps are solid in the mid- to upper-70s, and humidity’s manageable, making for nice conditions out on the flats or offshore. Let’s talk about tides. The Keys saw low tide at 6:08 AM, then high tide’s swinging in right after lunch around 12:55 PM, with a second low at 4:51 PM. Miami’s following a similar pattern, with low tide at 4:05 AM, high at 10:35 AM, dropping out again at 4:42 PM and peaking late at 10:33 PM. With those midday highs, fish will be pushing up onto the flats and moving into the inlets; perfect for working lures over shallow structure and channels, especially right before and after slack tide. That’s your tidal sweet spot for live bait or artificials, so plan accordingly. What’s biting? The past few days saw excellent action. In the Keys, folks have been filling coolers with mangrove snapper and yellowtails around reefs and bridges. Mutton snapper and the odd grouper have been showing for those soaking live pinfish near deeper ledges. Permit are patrolling the flats on outgoing tides. Offshore, the mahi run is still going—the boats that hit weed lines with live ballyhoo or bright skirted lures have been coming home happy, with a few blackfin tuna mixed in. Miami’s inshore scene is hot with sea trout, snook, and juvenile tarpon around Government Cut and Haulover. Bridges light up at night with snook, jacks, and the occasional slob tarpon smashing mullet and swimbaits. Offshore, sailfish are starting to stack up with the cooler weather creeping in—kite rigs with goggle-eyes are your ticket, but deep-running plugs will grab attention too. Best baits right now: inshore, try live shrimp or finger mullet. Artificials, go with gold spoons, topwater walk-the-dogs, or soft plastics rigged weedless for the grass beds—natural colors are killing it with the clear water. For reef work, jigging bucktails tipped with squid is a sure bet for snapper and grouper. Offshore, nothing beats a flashy skirted ballyhoo. If you’re looking for spots, try the Seven Mile Bridge pilings for snapper and permit in the Keys, or anchor up near Tennessee Reef for steady action on the patch reefs. In Miami, hit the north jetty at Government Cut for snook at dawn, or drift live baits just off Fowey Rocks for sails and kings. That’s today’s local scoop—get out there before the weekend traffic and tight lines to all! Thanks for tuning in. Don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss your early morning bite call. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.