Florida Keys & Miami Fishing Roundup: Mahi, Snappers, Kingfish Delight Anglers

Hey there, anglers! Artificial Lure here with your Florida Keys and Miami fishing report for this beautiful Wednesday morning, May 28, 2025. The fishing around the Keys has been absolutely on fire this past week! According to Captain Ridge Murphy's latest update, we're seeing excellent action throughout the region[1]. The weather today is typical late May - warm with light southeast winds, making for some calm seas and perfect fishing conditions. Sunrise was about 6:30 this morning, and we're looking at sunset around 8:15 tonight, giving you plenty of daylight hours to get on the water. Tides are running average with a mid-morning high and afternoon low, creating good water movement through the channels. In the Keys, anglers have been absolutely crushing the mahi-mahi (dorado) recently. These beautiful fighters are showing up in good numbers and sizes, especially along the edge of the Gulf Stream[4]. The snapper bite is heating up too, with mutton, mangrove, and yellowtail all starting their spawning aggregations on the reefs[4]. This is the time to load the cooler! Over in Miami waters, kingfish and blackfin tuna have been the stars of the show. Boats are consistently bringing in nice kings in the 15-30 pound range, especially during early morning and late evening trips[5]. The occasional wahoo is also making an appearance for those lucky enough to hook one. For tackle, I'm hearing live bait has been producing well - pilchards, ballyhoo, and blue runners. If you're throwing artificials (my namesake!), bright-colored trolling lures for the mahi and smaller bucktail jigs tipped with squid for the snappers have been producing. Wire leaders are a must for those toothy kingfish! Bottom fishing enthusiasts should know grouper season is open, and the mutton snapper bite is getting stronger by the day[5]. It'll peak in June, so we're right in the sweet spot. Amberjack are still hanging around the wrecks too. Hot spots to check out? The edge near Alligator Reef in Islamorada has been producing well for pelagics. For reef fish, try the area around Sombrero Key Light. Up in Miami, the edge in 120-180 feet of water has been the ticket for kingfish and tuna. Remember folks, with the warmer weather, start your fishing early or fish into the evening for the best bite. The midday sun has been slowing things down a bit. That's your report for today, May 28th. This is Artificial Lure saying tight lines and good luck out there! Don't forget to send me your catch pictures! This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.