Hot Mahi Bite, Permit on the Flats, and Snapper Offshore - Your Florida Keys Fishing Report

Good morning, anglers! This is Artificial Lure with your Florida Keys and Miami fishing report for Friday, June 6, 2025. The sun broke over the horizon at 6:29 AM today and will hang around until 8:13 PM, giving us nearly 14 hours to get those lines wet. Tidewise, we've got some decent water movement happening today – a low tide mid-morning followed by a pushing high around mid-afternoon, creating that sweet spot of moving water that stirs up the feeding activity. Weather's holding steady with that classic early June pattern – warm temperatures, light southeast breezes, and water temps right in that perfect zone. Wind's laid back enough to hit the flats or head offshore without getting tossed around too much. The Mahi bite has been absolutely on fire this season! After a few disappointing years, the 2025 Mahi season is off to a blistering start. Just last week during the Marathon Bull and Cow Tournament, several boats brought in bulls over 20 pounds, with the Main One crew landing a respectable 20.4-pounder that took 3rd place. These fish are showing up in good numbers and decent size. Offshore action's been diverse – we're seeing sailfish still hanging around, blackfin tuna schools holding on the edge, and the early summer Mahi push. For those dropping deep, mutton snapper and lane snapper are coming over the rails in good numbers, especially around the wrecks and patch reefs off Big Pine and Marathon. Permit fishing has been heating up on the flats, particularly around Big Pine Key. And for you tarpon chasers, the late spring/early summer tarpon bite continues strong, especially along the Keys bridges. Hot spots this week: The wrecks off Marathon for those snappers, the offshore humps for blackfin, and the edge between 120-180 feet for your pelagics. If you're looking inshore, the flats around Big Pine have been productive for permit on the incoming tide. Bait-wise, live pilchards are gold right now for both reef and offshore species. If you're throwing artificial, small feathers are working well on the tuna, while blue/white trolling lures are getting attention from the Mahi. Don't forget your crab patterns if you're targeting those permit. Thanks for tuning in to this week's report. If you're heading out, remember your sunscreen and plenty of water – summer's heat is no joke. Be sure to subscribe for weekly updates on all the action in our waters. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.