November 4, 2025 • 3 mins
Artificial Lure with your Florida Keys fishing report for Tuesday, November 4, 2025. If you’re rigged and ready, here’s the full scoop from the bridges to the blue water.
We started the day with a gentle east breeze and mild air in the low 70s, perfect for a run out at first light. Sunrise was at 6:36 AM and sunset will come early at 5:45 PM, so you’ve got those golden hours to make it count. Water temps are holding in the low 80s after a minor cold snap last week, keeping fish active and pushing bait into the shallows. A little bit of cloud cover is moving in by noon, but with only a 20% shot of rain, you won’t get chased off the water.
The tide’s swinging nicely for action today. In Key West, the first low hit at 2:03 AM, with the morning high at 8:59 AM. Midday low hits at 1:54 PM and another high wraps up the evening at 8:24 PM, peaking at 2.43 feet according to Tide-Forecast.com. South Florida Water Management reports we’re still seeing elevated tides from the full moon and king tide cycle through November 7, with some spots flirting with minor flooding—so get on the flats but watch the parking lots.
Now for the bite: Early November has been hot. According to Spreaker’s Monday Keys report, snook, trout, and bonefish are lighting up the backcountry edges, especially around Channel Key and the upper Keys flats. South Beach and Biscayne have had solid mangrove snapper, slot-size snook and sea trout, plus a few Spanish mackerel and jack crevalle on the moving tide. Islamorada charters are reporting mutton snapper up to 12 pounds on deep reefs—live pinfish or chunked fresh bait are doing the trick.
Down toward Bahia Honda and Marathon, channel edges and grass flats are giving up quality bonefish, juvenile tarpon in the shadow lines, and even a few permit at dawn. Key Largo crews have landed keeper redfish right at first light along the mangroves. Meanwhile, the tarpon bite is still dependable in Key West flats and channels before 10 AM, with light tackle and natural presentations getting eats. Anglers have also found success with snapper, grouper, and occasional blackfin tuna outside the reefs.
If you’re strictly fishing artificials, here’s your short list: white paddle tails and 1/8 oz jigheads are money for trout and snook on the flats. A silver twitchbait or classic walk-the-dog topwater plug along mangrove points at sunrise is the ticket for snook. If you’re looking to duplicate local success, try those natural shrimp or pilchard patterns as well. For reef and wreck work, chrome spoons and soft plastics in the pilchard or pinfish pattern have been scoring mackerel and snapper. Live baiters should go with jumbo shrimp, pilchards, or ballyhoo—just ask any of the guides pulling up blackfin and mahi outside the reef line.
Top hotspots today:
- The west side of Channel Key—early flood tide is hot for snook and trout.
- Bahia Honda bridge shadow lines—juvenile tarpon and bonefish at first light.
- Islamorada deep reefs—solid run of big mutton snapper on the 70-foot edge.
If you’re planning to go after that big bull red, as reported by Coastal Angler magazine, free-lining a big bait near deeper potholes or working the bridges at low light is your best bet this week.
That’s your slice of local knowledge from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in—if you want the latest bite, gear tips, and hotspots every week, be sure to subscribe. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
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We started the day with a gentle east breeze and mild air in the low 70s, perfect for a run out at first light. Sunrise was at 6:36 AM and sunset will come early at 5:45 PM, so you’ve got those golden hours to make it count. Water temps are holding in the low 80s after a minor cold snap last week, keeping fish active and pushing bait into the shallows. A little bit of cloud cover is moving in by noon, but with only a 20% shot of rain, you won’t get chased off the water.
The tide’s swinging nicely for action today. In Key West, the first low hit at 2:03 AM, with the morning high at 8:59 AM. Midday low hits at 1:54 PM and another high wraps up the evening at 8:24 PM, peaking at 2.43 feet according to Tide-Forecast.com. South Florida Water Management reports we’re still seeing elevated tides from the full moon and king tide cycle through November 7, with some spots flirting with minor flooding—so get on the flats but watch the parking lots.
Now for the bite: Early November has been hot. According to Spreaker’s Monday Keys report, snook, trout, and bonefish are lighting up the backcountry edges, especially around Channel Key and the upper Keys flats. South Beach and Biscayne have had solid mangrove snapper, slot-size snook and sea trout, plus a few Spanish mackerel and jack crevalle on the moving tide. Islamorada charters are reporting mutton snapper up to 12 pounds on deep reefs—live pinfish or chunked fresh bait are doing the trick.
Down toward Bahia Honda and Marathon, channel edges and grass flats are giving up quality bonefish, juvenile tarpon in the shadow lines, and even a few permit at dawn. Key Largo crews have landed keeper redfish right at first light along the mangroves. Meanwhile, the tarpon bite is still dependable in Key West flats and channels before 10 AM, with light tackle and natural presentations getting eats. Anglers have also found success with snapper, grouper, and occasional blackfin tuna outside the reefs.
If you’re strictly fishing artificials, here’s your short list: white paddle tails and 1/8 oz jigheads are money for trout and snook on the flats. A silver twitchbait or classic walk-the-dog topwater plug along mangrove points at sunrise is the ticket for snook. If you’re looking to duplicate local success, try those natural shrimp or pilchard patterns as well. For reef and wreck work, chrome spoons and soft plastics in the pilchard or pinfish pattern have been scoring mackerel and snapper. Live baiters should go with jumbo shrimp, pilchards, or ballyhoo—just ask any of the guides pulling up blackfin and mahi outside the reef line.
Top hotspots today:
- The west side of Channel Key—early flood tide is hot for snook and trout.
- Bahia Honda bridge shadow lines—juvenile tarpon and bonefish at first light.
- Islamorada deep reefs—solid run of big mutton snapper on the 70-foot edge.
If you’re planning to go after that big bull red, as reported by Coastal Angler magazine, free-lining a big bait near deeper potholes or working the bridges at low light is your best bet this week.
That’s your slice of local knowledge from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in—if you want the latest bite, gear tips, and hotspots every week, be sure to subscribe. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Artificial war with your Flora. Keys Fishy Report for Tuesday,
November fourth, twenty twenty five. If you're wigged and ready,
here's the full scoop from the bridges to the blue water.
We started the day with a gentle east breeze and
mild air in the low seventies, perfect for a runout
at first light. Sunrise was at six thirty six am,
(00:20):
and sunset will come early at five forty five pm,
so you've got those golden hours to make it count.
Water temperatures are holding in the low eighties after a
minor cold snap last week, keeping fish active and pushing
bait into the shallows. A little bit of cloud cover
is moving in by noon, but with only a twenty
percent shot of rain, you won't get chased off the water.
(00:43):
The tide swinging nicely for action today in Key West.
The first low hit at two zero three am, with
the morning high at eight fifty nine am. Midday low
hits at one fifty four pm, and another high wraps
up the evening at eight twenty four pm, peaking at
two point four three feet. According to tide forecast dot com,
(01:05):
South Florida Water Management reports, we're still seeing elevated tides
from the full moon and King tide cycle through November seventh,
with some spots flirting with minor flooding, so get on
the flats, but watch the parking lots now for the bite.
Early November has been hot. According to Speaker's Monday Keys report, snook,
(01:28):
trout and bonefish are lighting up the backcountry edges, especially
around Channel Key and the Upper Keys. Flax, South Beach
and Biscayne have had solid mangrove snapper, slot sized snook
and sea trout, plus a few Spanish mackerel and jack
graval on the moving tide. Islamorada charters are reporting mutton
(01:48):
snapper up to twelve pounds on deep reefs. Live pinfish
or chunked fresh bait are doing the trick down toward Bahia,
Honda and Marathon. Channel. Edges and grass flats are get
giving up quality bonefish, juvenile tarpin in the shadow lines
and even a few permit at dawn. P Largo crews
of landed keeper redfish right at first light along the mangroves. Meanwhile,
(02:12):
the tarpin byite is still dependable in Key West flats
and channels before ten am with light tackle and natural
presentations getting eats. Anglers have also found success with snapper, grouper,
and occasional blackfin tuna outside the reefs. If you're strictly
fishing artificials, here's your short list. White paddle tails and
(02:33):
one eighth outs jigheads are money for trout and snook
on the flats. A silver twitch bait or classic walk
the dog topwater plug along mangrove points at sunrise is
the ticket for snook. If you're looking to duplicate local success,
try those natural shrimp or pilchered patterns as well. For
reef and wreck work. Chrome spoons and soft plastics in
(02:56):
the pilchered or pinfish pattern have been scoring mackerel and snap.
Live baiters should go with jumbo shrimp, pilchards or ballyhoo.
Just ask any of the guides pulling up blackfin and
mahi outside the reef line top hotspots. Today the west
side of Channel Key early flood tide is hot for
(03:16):
snoke and trout. Bahia, Honda Bridge, shadow lines, juvenile tarpin
and bonefish at first light, is lamorda deep reefs. Solid
run of big mutton snapper on the seventy foot edge.
If you're planning to go after that big bull red
as reported by Coastal Angler magazine, freelining a big bait
near deeper potholes or working the bridges at low light
(03:39):
is your best bet this week. That's your slice of
local knowledge from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in. If
you want the latest bite gear, tips and hotspots every week,
be sure to subscribe. This has been a quiet please production.
For more checkout Quiet Please dot ai
Artificial war with your Flora. Keys Fishy Report for Tuesday,
November fourth, twenty twenty five. If you're wigged and ready,
here's the full scoop from the bridges to the blue water.
We started the day with a gentle east breeze and
mild air in the low seventies, perfect for a runout
at first light. Sunrise was at six thirty six am,
(00:20):
and sunset will come early at five forty five pm,
so you've got those golden hours to make it count.
Water temperatures are holding in the low eighties after a
minor cold snap last week, keeping fish active and pushing
bait into the shallows. A little bit of cloud cover
is moving in by noon, but with only a twenty
percent shot of rain, you won't get chased off the water.
(00:43):
The tide swinging nicely for action today in Key West.
The first low hit at two zero three am, with
the morning high at eight fifty nine am. Midday low
hits at one fifty four pm, and another high wraps
up the evening at eight twenty four pm, peaking at
two point four three feet. According to tide forecast dot com,
(01:05):
South Florida Water Management reports, we're still seeing elevated tides
from the full moon and King tide cycle through November seventh,
with some spots flirting with minor flooding, so get on
the flats, but watch the parking lots now for the bite.
Early November has been hot. According to Speaker's Monday Keys report, snook,
(01:28):
trout and bonefish are lighting up the backcountry edges, especially
around Channel Key and the Upper Keys. Flax, South Beach
and Biscayne have had solid mangrove snapper, slot sized snook
and sea trout, plus a few Spanish mackerel and jack
graval on the moving tide. Islamorada charters are reporting mutton
(01:48):
snapper up to twelve pounds on deep reefs. Live pinfish
or chunked fresh bait are doing the trick down toward Bahia,
Honda and Marathon. Channel. Edges and grass flats are get
giving up quality bonefish, juvenile tarpin in the shadow lines
and even a few permit at dawn. P Largo crews
of landed keeper redfish right at first light along the mangroves. Meanwhile,
(02:12):
the tarpin byite is still dependable in Key West flats
and channels before ten am with light tackle and natural
presentations getting eats. Anglers have also found success with snapper, grouper,
and occasional blackfin tuna outside the reefs. If you're strictly
fishing artificials, here's your short list. White paddle tails and
(02:33):
one eighth outs jigheads are money for trout and snook
on the flats. A silver twitch bait or classic walk
the dog topwater plug along mangrove points at sunrise is
the ticket for snook. If you're looking to duplicate local success,
try those natural shrimp or pilchered patterns as well. For
reef and wreck work. Chrome spoons and soft plastics in
(02:56):
the pilchered or pinfish pattern have been scoring mackerel and snap.
Live baiters should go with jumbo shrimp, pilchards or ballyhoo.
Just ask any of the guides pulling up blackfin and
mahi outside the reef line top hotspots. Today the west
side of Channel Key early flood tide is hot for
(03:16):
snoke and trout. Bahia, Honda Bridge, shadow lines, juvenile tarpin
and bonefish at first light, is lamorda deep reefs. Solid
run of big mutton snapper on the seventy foot edge.
If you're planning to go after that big bull red
as reported by Coastal Angler magazine, freelining a big bait
near deeper potholes or working the bridges at low light
(03:39):
is your best bet this week. That's your slice of
local knowledge from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in. If
you want the latest bite gear, tips and hotspots every week,
be sure to subscribe. This has been a quiet please production.
For more checkout Quiet Please dot ai
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