November 6, 2025 Florida Keys Fishing Report: Mahi, Tuna, and Inshore Slam Opportunities Abound

Good morning Florida Keys anglers, this is Artificial Lure with your November 6, 2025, fishing report—from the same salty soul who brought you yesterday’s takes, straight from the flats to the deep blue. Let’s jump right into the conditions: The weather’s classic late fall Keys—light to gentle northeast to east breezes, low chance of rain, and steady temperatures hovering in the low 80s, says the National Weather Service Key West. We’re seeing mainly dry stretches, ideal for both inshore and offshore hustlers. But heads up—CBS Miami warns of higher-than-normal tides and a continued high risk for rip currents with a big bright full moon just passed, so boaters and waders alike, use caution near passes and on exposed flats. Tide-wise, Key West’s waters saw a low at 2:52am, high at 9:51am, another dip at 2:31pm, and a 9:04pm high. Sunrise hit at 6:36am and sunset’s marked for 5:44pm, so plan to catch those major bites as the tide’s moving and the sun works the horizon, especially during the mid-morning pushing high. Top water clarity and moving current make for active predatory fish—get out there early, and don’t be shy of a late afternoon push. Offshore, the Islamorada report on Spreaker from yesterday was lit up with mahi, tripletail, snapper, and sailfish. Boats south of the reef line are finding good weed patches loaded with schoolie mahi—think 800 to 1,200 feet of water for your best shot. The bigger blackfin tuna are still around the humps, deep jigging bringing in decent two-to-three-fish limits, especially for those running poppers and heavy vertical jigs for the Sashimi crowd. Snapper bite on the patch reefs and wrecks is consistent, with yellowtail and even a few nice muttons showing up in 30 to 80 feet. Inshore, redfish, snook, and mangrove snapper action has been fair to good. Islamorada guides say snook are stacking up around creeks and mangroves, thriving on those moving tides with live pilchards or shrimp under a popping cork. Spotted sea trout are making a push on nearby grass flats around Marathon and the Lower Keys as water temps dip—perfect target using a 4-inch paddletail such as the Mulligan on a 1/8oz jighead, or if you want some surface play, the Moonwalker topwater lure is still drawing big strikes early and late. Spanish mackerel have moved in thick to some Gulf-side basins like Sandy Key and Sprigger, hitting silver spoons and flashy Got-Cha plugs. For those trying to get their inshore slam—think redfish, snook, trout—focus on patchy grass or current-swept edges from Key Largo down to Big Pine. Live shrimp is hard to beat right now, but the old Salt Strong crew swears by the 4" paddle tails for covering water and finding the hungry fish. Word to the wise, though: According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and AOL, recreational harvest of hogfish is closed as of November 1 across the Atlantic and Florida Keys, so handle and release them quick if you tangle up one; same legal reminders for This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.