Keys Fishing Report: Mellow Conditions, Mixed Bag Bites

Morning anglers, this is Artificial Lure reporting your Florida Keys fishing report for Monday, October 27, 2025.

We’re kicking off with a quick summary of the water and weather. Today, Key West and the Middle Keys see sunrise at 7:27 AM and sunset at 6:46 PM. We’re looking at comfortable conditions with mostly clear skies and moderate winds, a perfect backdrop for a full day’s fishing in the islands.

Tide-wise, it’s an average day on the flats and channels. Around Conch Key, the first high tide slid in at 12:06 AM at 1.79 feet, then we’ve got a low at 7:36 AM at 0.27 feet, another high at 1:56 PM (1.1 feet), and a low toward dusk at 5:49 PM (0.61 feet), as reported by Tide-Forecast.com. The tidal coefficient today sits at 51, dropping throughout the afternoon, which means decent water movement this morning and into early afternoon, tapering off as we get later. Channel Two and Lower Matecumbe show similar numbers for flow. If you’re looking for max activity, early to mid-morning and just after noon should be prime.

The solunar tables and Farmers’ Almanac mark today as “fair” for fishing, especially in the evening hours—so don’t pack it in early. Strong outgoing tides round midday should get the current rolling across the flats and bridge channels, sparking action.

Now for what’s biting—local guides and fresh reports say mahi-mahi remain steady offshore, especially under frigate birds or floating debris. Capt. Dan’s crew recently put plenty in the boat, with some tripletail bonus catches while trolling dead ballyhoo. On the reef and patch edges, mangrove snapper and yellowtail are coming in well on cut bait, and there’s still the odd grouper willing to smash a pinfish or live grunt fished tight to structure.

The bridges and backcountry keep producing snook, reds, and trout, with the “Gulf of Mexico, Florida Fishing Report” highlighting a hot bite along mangrove points and outflows. Shrimp-tipped jigs and live finger mullet are scoring big on redfish and snook—especially during moving water. For artificials, the local favorite soft plastic paddle tails in chartreuse or white on a 1/4 ounce jighead are tough to beat for trout and mangrove snapper. DOA shrimp and small walk-the-dog topwater lures are also getting nice topwater explosions at first light.

A couple of hotspots to check:
- **Channel Five Bridge:** Great for snapper, grouper, and the odd tarpon cruising through. Try live shrimp by the pilings on an incoming tide.
- **Long Key State Park:** Walk the flats for bonefish and permit at sunrise, or wade out in the late afternoon when tides are falling—small crab or shrimp imitations work best here.

Offshore, look for weedlines or color changes in 300-800 feet between Islamorada and Marathon for your mahi and occasional blackfin tuna.

Baitwise today:
- Offshore: Rigged ballyhoo for trolling, or live pilchards if you can find them.
- Inshore and bridges: Live shrimp, pilchards, and pinfish. Artificial lures in white, chartreuse, or natural baitfish colors are bringing in spotted sea trout, snapper, and the odd snook all along the stretches of mangroves and nearshore points.

That’s the Monday rundown from your boots-on-the-ground, sea-sprayed local: conditions are mellow, the fish are active with a solid mixed bag coming in, and now is a perfect time to make the most of a fall trip down here in the Keys.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Morny anglers. This is Artificial War reporting your Ford to
Keys fishing report for Monday, October twenty seventh, twenty twenty five.
We're kicking off with a quick summary of the water
and weather today Key West and the Middle Keys. See
sunrise at seven twenty seven am and sunset at six
forty six pm. We're looking at comfortable conditions with mostly

(00:22):
clear skies and moderate winds, a perfect backdrop for a
full day's fishing in the islands. Tide wise, it's an
average day on the flats and channels around Conch Key.
The first high tide slit in at twelve zero six
am at one point seven nine feet. Then we've got
a low at seven thirty six am at zero point

(00:44):
two seven feet, another high at one fifty six pm
one point one feet, and a low toward dusk at
five four nine pm zero point six one feet. As
reported by tide forecast dot com. The tidal coefit today
sits at fifty one dropping throughout the afternoon, which means

(01:04):
decent water movement this morning and into early afternoon, tapering
off as we get later. Channel two and lower May
to come shows similar numbers for flow if you're looking
for max activity. Early to mid morning and just afternoon
should be prime. The soul Inder tables and Farmers Almanac
mark today as fair for fishing, especially in the evening hours,

(01:27):
so don't pack it in early. Strong outgoing tides round
midday should get the current rolling across the flats and
bridge channels sparking action. Now for what's biting. Local guides
and fresh reports say my Mai remains steady offshore, especially
under frigate birds or floating debris. Captain Dan's crew recently
put plenty in the boat with some triplet tail bonus

(01:50):
catches while trolling dead balahou on the reef and patch hedges.
Mangrove snapper and yellowtail are coming in well on cut bait,
and there's still the odd group are willing to smash
pinfish or live grunt fish tight to structure the bridges
in backcountry keep producing snook, reds and trout. With the
Gulf of Mexico floorida fish and report highlighting a hot

(02:11):
bite along mangrove points and outflows. Shrimp, tip jigs and
live finger mullet are scoring big on redfish and snook,
especially during moving water. For artificials the local favorite. Soft
plastic paddle tails in chartreuse or white on a one
quarter ounch jighead are tough to beat for trout and
mangrove snapper. Doa shrimp and small walk to dog. Topwater

(02:34):
lures are also getting nice topwater explosions at first light.
A couple of hotspots to check bar quote general five
bridge great for snapper, grouper and the odd tarp and
cruising through. Try live shrimp by the pilings on an
incoming tide quote wang Qi State Park. Quote walk the

(02:55):
flats for bonefish and permit at sunrise or wade out
in the late afternoon when tides are falling. Small crab
or shrimp imitations work best here. Offshore, look for weed
lines or color changes in three hundred to eight hundred
feet between Islamorada and Marathon for your mahe and occasional blackfintuna.
Bait wise today offshore rig ballyhoo patrolling or live pilchards

(03:17):
if you can find them. Inshore and bridges, Live shrimp
pilchards and pinfish. Artificial lores and white chartreuse or natural
baitfish colors are bringing in spotted sea trout, snapper, and
the odd snook all along the stretches of mangroves and
near shore points. That's the Monday rundown from your boots
on the ground, sea sprayed. Local conditions are mellow, the

(03:38):
fish are active with a solid mixed bag coming in,
and now is a perfect time to make the most
of a fall trip down here in the Keys. Thanks
for tuning in to Artificial Lores Florida Keys Fishing Report.
Don't forget to subscribe to get daily updates. They'll keep
you one cast ahead. This has been a quiet please production.
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