Islamorada Fishing Report: Perfect Conditions for Fall Inshore & Offshore Action

Artificial Lure with your Islamorada fishing report for Sunday, October 26, 2025.

Right now in Islamorada we’ve got **ideal October conditions**: glassy calm morning, **zero cloud cover** and a cool breeze clocking around 15 mph out of the east. The temperature’s perfect for anglers—hovering between 73 and 81°F, with water temps solid at **77°F**. Humidity is running 68%. Sunrise hit at 7:27 am, sunset will be 6:46 pm—plenty of daylight for those eager lines[2].

**Tide info**: We had a high tide at 5:24 am (0.69 ft), are dropping to low at 9:47 am (0.66 ft), then swing back up for a high at 3:34 pm (0.69 ft), and finish with low at 11:01 pm. Best fishing times by the solunar charts: major lunar period from 1:37 to 3:37 pm and minor moonrise between 8:45 and 9:45 am. If you’re set up for the midday push, your odds improve dramatically—especially near structure and drop-offs[2][9].

**Fishing activity:** Islamorada’s late-October bite is hot as the fall migration picks up. We’re seeing strong numbers of **Mangrove Snapper, Spanish Mackerel, and Permit**. Offshore, anglers who ran out deep this week bagged **Blackfin Tuna** and had solid shots at **Sailfish** as those northerly breezes push bait south. Inshore, the backcountry has been absolutely teeming—with good catches of **Trout, Slot Redfish, and Tarpon** rolling through the channels and around the bridges. According to FishingBooker’s permit reports, the flats still have cruising Permit willing to grab a well-presented crab or shrimp imitation[1].

Just last week, the annual Casting for Cats backcountry tournament saw 53 fish caught and released—mostly Trout, Snapper, and a few energetic juvenile Tarpon. Reed Tudor took high-point honors in the artificial division with soft plastics and topwater plugs, while bait anglers did damage with live pinfish and fresh shrimp. Fly anglers report solid action with Clouser Minnows and EP shrimp patterns over grass flats[5].

**Best baits and lures:**
- **Live shrimp** and **fresh cut bait** are producing on the outgoing tide, especially for Snapper and Redfish.
- **White bucktail jigs**, **DOA Shrimp** and **Gulp! soft plastics** are excellent for Trout and Permit on the flats.
- **Silver spoons** and **Gotcha plugs** are red-hot for Mackerel around patch reefs and channel openings.
- Offshore, try **small feather rigs** for Blackfin Tuna or set out a ballyhoo for cruising Sailfish.

**Hot spots today:**
- **Whale Harbor Channel** for Mackerel and Snapper action—drift the edge on the rising tide and toss jigs and live baits.
- **Little Basin backcountry** is loaded with Trout and Reds—find the deeper potholes or work along mangrove edges with shrimp or soft plastics.
- For offshore runs, **Alligator Reef** is turning out Tuna and Sailfish—troll the color change and watch for frigate birds.

Locals are reporting that fish are most active just after dawn and again mid-afternoon, so plan your trips with tides and sun. With these mild fall conditions, don’t be surprised if you see Tarpon rolling or big Jacks busting bait in the channels around midday.

Thanks for tuning in and remember to subscribe for daily updates—whether you fish the flats or run offshore, Islamorada's bite is just getting started.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Artificial lore. With your Islamorada Fishing report for Sunday, October
twenty six, twenty twenty five. Right now in Isla, Marada,
we've got ideal October conditions. A glassy, calm morning, zero
cloud cover, and a cool breeze clocking around fifteen miles
per hour out of the east. The temperatures perfect for anglers,
hovering between seventy three and eighty one degrees fahrenheit, with

(00:22):
water temps solid at seventy seven degrees fahrenheit. Commodity is
running sixty eight percent. Sunrise hit at seven twenty seven am,
Sunset will be six forty six pm, Plenty of daylight
for those eager lines. Tide info, we had a high
tide at five twenty four am zero point sixty nine
fe are, dropping to low at nine forty seven am

(00:45):
zero point six sis ft, then swing back up for
a high at three thirty four pm zero point six
nine ft, and finish with low at eleven zero one pm.
Best fishing times by the Solinar charts major lunar period
from one thirty seven to three thirty seven pm and
minor moon rise between eight forty five and nine forty

(01:05):
five am. If you're set up for the midday push.
Your odds improved dramatically, especially near structure and drop offs.
Nine fishing activity selfish and Isla maradas. Late October bite
is hot as the fall migration picks up. We're seeing
strong numbers of mangrove snapper, Spanish mackerel, and permit. Offshore
anglers who ran out deep this week bagged blackfin tuna

(01:28):
and had solid shots at sailfish as those northerly breezes
push bait south inshore. The back country has been absolutely teeny,
with good catches of trout, slot, redfish, and tarpin rolling
through the channels and around the bridges. According to fishing
booker's permit reports, the flats still have cruising permit willing

(01:49):
to grab a well presented crab or shrimp imitation one.
Just last week, the annual Casting for Cat's back Country
tournament saw fifty three fish caught and released, most trout, snapper,
and a few energetic juvenile topping we tutor to high
point honors in the artificial division with soft plastics and
top water plugs, while bait anglers did damage with live

(02:12):
penfish and fresh shrimp. Fly anglers report solid action with
Klauser minnows and ep shrimp patterns over grass flats. Best
baits and lures plugs. Live shrimp and fresh cut bait
are producing on the outgoing tide, especially for snapper and redfish.
White bucktail jigs, doa shrimp and gold soft plastics are

(02:35):
excellent for trout and permit on the flats. Silver spoons
and gotcha plugs are red hot for mackerel around patch
reefs and channel openings. Offshore, try small feather rigs for blackfintuna,
or set out of ballahue for cruising sailfish. Hot spots
today Whale Harbor Channel for mackerel and snapper action. Drift

(02:58):
the edge on the rising tide and toss jigs in
live baits. Little Basin backcountry is loaded with trout and reds.
Find the deeper totholes or work along mangrove edges with
shrimp or soft plastics. For offshore runs. Alligator reef is
turning out tuna and sailfish. Troll the color change and
watch for frigatebirds. Locals are reporting that fish are most

(03:22):
active just after dawn and again mid afternoon, so plan
your trips with tides and sun With these mildfall conditions,
don't be surprised if you see Tarpahn rolling or big
jacks busting bait in the channels around midday. Thanks for
tuning in and remember to subscribe for daily updates. Whether

(03:44):
you fish the flats or run off shore, Islamarada's bite
is just getting started. This has been a quiet please production.
For more check out Quiet Please dot ai