Sunday's Keys and Miami Fishing Report: Tides, Snapper, Mahi, and More!

Artificial Lure here, bringing you Sunday’s fishing report from the heart of the Florida Keys and Miami waters. Let’s get you rigged and ready.

First up—**tides and sunlight.** Over in Shell Key Channel, high tide hit at 12:01 a.m. with the next rolling in at 12:53 p.m. Low tides are 3:26 a.m. and 11:03 p.m. Sunrise was at 7:09 a.m., and sunset falls at 7:27 p.m. Fish the hours around those changing tides for the strongest bite action—especially the early afternoon push and twilight calm, when both predators and bait are on the move.

**Weather’s looking prime this morning:** humidity’s moderate, highs in the mid-80s, light southeast breeze, with scattered clouds keeping things comfortable and water temps hovering near 83°F—the classic Keys late-summer setup locals dream about. Expect patchy rain but no serious squalls to knock you off the water.

Now on to **fish activity:** The Gulf of Mexico, Florida Daily Fishing Report podcast notes a surge in snapper activity, with mangrove snapper and yellowtail showing up in strong numbers around patch reefs and deeper channels. Several boats reported solid catches of schoolie mahi-mahi offshore, with some bigger bulls taken farther east. The September permit run is in full swing—multiple local captains landed pairs up towards Biscayne Flats, and tarpon are rolling in the backcountry channels during the lower tides. Grouper are still biting especially well just inside the reef edge.

For those chasing table fare, Miami saw good hauls of blackfin tuna and scattered Spanish mackerel along the shipping channel rips. And lobster are back in focus—visitors were cited recently for nabbing over a dozen illegal bugs out of season, but locals following the rules are finding plenty tickling around the bridges and holes.

**Best lures and baits:** Locals swear by live pilchards for snapper and yellowtail; drop those freelined or on a light knocker rig. For mahi-mahi, go with small trolling feathers or rigged ballyhoo, pink and chartreuse producing best. Artificial shrimp and crab imitations are smoking hot for permit over the flats—brown and tan patterns matching the bottom. For tarpon, toss DOA Baitbusters and big swimbaits during the outgoing tide. Cut bonito and sardines are pulling in grouper, while for blackfin tuna, vertical jigs in silver and blue are snagging limits.

A couple of **hot spots:**
- **Long Key Bridge:** Early-morning slack tide is perfect for snapper, tarpon, and the occasional big jack. Fish the pilings and shadow lines.
- **Biscayne Flats (just outside Coconut Grove):** Afternoon permit and bonefish bite has been electric, especially near channel edges as the tide rises.

If you’re venturing offshore, the humps—**Islamorada Hump** in particular—are proven for mahi and blackfin with chunking and jigging. For lobstering, work the grassbeds and potholes north of Marathon, but triple-check those regulations.

That wraps today’s action from the Florida salt—don’t forget to clean up after yourselves, respect the regulations, and share the stoke with your fellow anglers. Thanks for tuning in to this daily report. Make sure you subscribe so you never miss a tide, a bite, or a tip from the local crew.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Artificial lure. Here bringing you Sunday's fishing report from the
heart of the Florida Keys and Miami Waters. Let's get
you rigged and ready. First up tides in sunlight over
in Shelkey Channel. High tide hit at twelve zero one am,
with the next rolling in at twelve fifty three pm.
Low tides are three twenty six am and eleven zero

(00:20):
three pm. Sunrise was at seven zero nine am and
sunset falls at seven twenty seven pm. Fish the hours
around those changing tides for the strongest bite action, especially
the early afternoon push and twilight calm when both predators
and bait are on the move. Weathers look in prime
this morning, humidities, moderate highs in the mid seventies, light

(00:43):
southeast breeze with scattered clouds keeping things comfortable, and water
temps suffering near eighty three degrees fahrenheit. The classic Keys
late summer set up locals dream about. Expect patchy rain,
but no serious squalls to knock you off the water.
Now onto TCT Fish activity the Gulf of Mexico. Floorda
Daily Fishing Report podcast notes a surgeon snapper activity with

(01:06):
mangrove snapper and yellowtails showing up in strong numbers around
patch reefs and deeper channels. Several boats reported solid catches
of schoolly Mai may offshore, with some bigger bowls taken
farther east. The September permit run is in full swing.
Multiple local captains landed pairs up towards Biscayne Flats and
tarpenter rolling in the backcountry channels during the lower tides.

(01:29):
Grouper are still biting, especially well just inside the refedge
for those chasing table fare. Miami saw good hauls of
black fentuna and scattered Spanish maquel along the shipping channel.
Rips and lobster are back in focus. Visitors were sited
recently for nabbing over a dozen illegal bugs out of season.
The locals following the rules are finding plenty tickling around

(01:51):
the bridges and holes. Best lures and baits local swear
by live pilchards for snapper and yellowtail, drop doose free
lined are on a light knocker rag for mahee mai
go with small trolling feathers or rig Ballyhu pink and
chartreuse producing. Best artificial shrimp and crab imitations are smoking
hot for permit over the flats brown and tan patterns

(02:14):
matching the bottom. For tarpin toss, doa bait buzzers and
big swim baits. During the outgoing tide, cut bonito and
sardines are pulling in grouper, while for blackfin tuna, vertical
jigs and silver and blue are snagging limits. A couple
of hot spots long Key Bridge. Early morning slack tide
is perfect for snapper, tarpin and the occasional big jack fish.

(02:37):
The pilings and shadow lines this gained flats just outside
Coconut Grove. Afternoon permit and bonefish bite has been electric,
especially near channel edges as the tide rises. If you're
venturing offshore, the hump's Assimarata hump in particular are proven
for ma and blackfin with chunking and jigging. For lobstering

(02:58):
work the grass beds and hotholes north of Marafon, but
triple check those regulations that wraps today's action from the
Florida Salt. Don't forget to clean up after yourselves, Respect
the regulations and share the stoke with your fellow anglers.
Thanks for tuning in to this daily report. Make sure
you subscribe so you never miss a tide, a bite,
or a tip from the local crew. This has been

(03:21):
a quiet please production. For more check out quiet Pleas
dot ai.