Late Summer Fishing Sizzle in the Florida Keys and Miami

Artificial Lure here with your Sunday fishing report for the Florida Keys and Miami area on September 21, 2025. The weather’s been classic late-summer South Florida: partly sunny skies, a gentle northeast breeze, and humid air lingering around 85 degrees. Local forecasts from the National Weather Service say light winds and consistent temps will stick around, making for comfortable fishing conditions[8][9]. Sunrise traced the horizon at 7:08 a.m. and sunset will fall at 7:17 p.m.

Today the tides run **very high**—a real kick for the bite. In Miami, you caught low tide at 2:30 a.m., peaked at high tide around 8:42 a.m., and another low expected about 2:50 p.m. before the evening’s high at 8:56 p.m. The tidal coefficient is strong at 91, meaning heavy current and lively water: just right for active fish movement and ambush tactics[1][2].

Recent catches in our waters have had anglers smiling wide. Offshore, the talk is all about **mahi-mahi**. Weathered locals and visiting charters both report plenty of flags flying for dorado; look for any floating debris or weed lines and you’ll find ‘em. Tuna are coming in behind schools of mahi, so keep your spread broad and your hopes up[3]. More nearshore, September’s been good for snapper—yellowtail, mangrove, and mutton filling coolers, with the mangroves thick around the reefs and dock pilings. Expect snapper action to stay sharp until the South Atlantic red snapper closure hits around September 24, so get your limit before the bell rings[7].

Bonefish, permit, and tarpon continue their late-season surge in the shallows, especially in Key Largo and down toward Islamorada. Early sun and outgoing tides have pushed these silver ghosts across the flats. The bridges—especially Seven Mile and Long Key—have been really hot for nighttime tarpon. If you’ve got patience and a strong arm, live mullet or crabs will do the trick.

When it comes to **lures and bait**:
- Offshore mahi want **bright, flashy trolling lures**: think pink/white feathers, blue/green skirts, or rigged ballyhoo.
- Tuna are hitting **small trolling jigs** and cedar plugs.
- Snapper and grouper stay true to **live shrimp**, cut sardines, or chunk ballyhoo. A simple yellow jig tipped with fresh bait draws strikes.
- Bonefish and permit stick to classic **live shrimp**, small crabs, or soft plastic shrimp imitations rigged weedless.
- Tarpon remain sucker for **live mullet** drifted under bridges or big swimbaits fished at dusk.

Hot spots worth your cast:
- **Haulover Inlet**: near the north Miami Beach jetty, always reliable for snook and snapper around tide changes.
- **Islamorada’s Alligator Reef**: loaded with mahi and snapper, with plenty of structure for mixed bag catches.
- **Seven Mile Bridge**: the keys’ tarpon highway, especially sunset till midnight—bring sturdy gear and nerves.

Keep an eye open for floating debris offshore anywhere south of Miami to Key Largo, as the weed lines are holding mahi and sometimes bonito or small tuna as well.

Remember folks, patience and perseverance pay off—especially this time of year, with the tides and winds working right. Thanks for tuning in to your local fishing dispatch. Make sure to subscribe for the latest tips and updates from your buddy Artificial Lure.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Artificial war. Here with your Sunday fishing report for the
Florida Keys in Miami area on September twenty first, twenty
twenty five. The weather's been classic late summer South Florida.
Partly sunny skies, a gentle northeast breeze, and humid air
lingering around eighty five degrees. Local forecasts from the National
Weather Service say light winds and consistent tents will stick around,

(00:23):
making for comfortable fishing conditions. Eight seven eight sunrise trace
the horizon at seven zero eight am and sunset will
fall at seven seventeen pm. Today. The tides run astro
theory high, a real kick for the bite in Miami.
You caught low tide at two thirty am, peaked at
high tide around eight forty two am, and another low

(00:43):
expected about two fifty pm before the evening's high at
eight fifty six pm. The tidal coefficient is strong at
ninety one, meaning heavy current and lively water just right
for active fish movement and ambush tactics. Recent catches in
our waters have had anglers smiling wide off shore. The
talk is all about Mahai Mahai weather locals and visiting

(01:05):
charters both report plenty of flabs flying for the rato.
Look for any floating debris or weed lines and you'll
find them. Tuner are coming in behind schools of Maighty,
so keep your spread broad and your hopes up. Three
more near shore, September's been good for snapper, yellowtail, mangrove
and mutton fill in coolers. With the mangroves thick around

(01:26):
the reefs and dock pilings, expect snapper action to stay
sharp until the South Atlantic red snapper closure hits around
September twenty fourth, so get your limit before the bell rings. Bonefish,
permit and tarpin continue their late season surge in the shallows,
especially in Key Largo and down toward Islamorada. Early sun
and outgoing tides have pushed these silver ghosts across the flats.

(01:49):
The bridges, especially seven mile in Long Key, have been
really hot for nighttime tarpin. If you've got patience and
a strong arm, live mullet or crabs will do the dregs.
When it comes to lures in bait. Offshore may want bright,
flashy trolling lures think pink white feathers, blue green skirts
or rig ballyhoo tuna are hitting small trolling jigs and

(02:13):
cedar plugs snapper and groupers. Stay true to access live shrimp,
cut sardines or chunk ballyhoo. A simple yellow jag tip
with fresh bait draws strikes, bonefish and permit. Stick to
classic wive shrimp, small crabs or soft plastic shrimp imitations.
Raped weedless tarpin remains sucker for access live mullet drifted

(02:36):
under bridges, or big swim baits fished at dusk. Hotspot's
worth your cast. Haulover inlet near the North Miami Beach
Jetty always reliable for snook and snapper around tide changes.
Islamarada's alligator reef loaded with mahe and snapper with plenty
of structure for mixed bad catches. What seven Mile Bridge,

(03:00):
the Keys Tarpin Highway, especially sunset till midnight. Bring sturdy
gear and nerves. Keep an eye open for floating debris
offshore anywhere self. If we can find an engineer online
or Facebook, we can share the tone with the likes
of the officers. Keep an eye open for floating debris
on the West. Remember, folks, patience and perseverance pay off,

(03:23):
especially this time of year. With the tides and winds
working right. Thanks for tuning in to your local fishing dispatch.
Make sure to subscribe for the latest tips and updates
from your buddy Artificial Lure. This has been a quiet
please production. For more check out Quiet please dot ai