Tides, Targets, and Tactics in the Florida Keys

Good morning anglers, this is Artificial Lure coming to you live from the beautiful Florida Keys on this Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025.

The sun rose at 7:25 this morning and we've got daylight until 6:50 tonight, giving us plenty of time to chase some fish. Right now we're looking at partly cloudy skies with temperatures in the low 80s – absolutely perfect conditions for getting out on the water.

Let's talk tides. We're working with a tidal coefficient of 82, which is high, meaning we've got good water movement today. That's exactly what we want to see. We had a high tide early this morning at 3:44 AM hitting 3.3 feet, followed by a low around noon at 12:12 PM dropping to just 0.3 feet. Expect another high tide late afternoon around 4:53 PM reaching 2.5 feet. This kind of tidal swing gets the baitfish moving and the predators feeding.

The nearshore and inshore waters around Islamorada have been producing consistently. Bonnethead sharks are actively feeding in the shallows, and they're putting up great fights on medium tackle. The warming waters continue to bring sharks close to shore, making beach fishing particularly productive right now.

For you flats fishermen, redfish and spotted seatrout are your primary targets. Work the grass flats on the falling tide with live pilchards or shrimp. Artificial lures are also producing well – try gold spoons or soft plastics in natural colors like white or rootbeer. The mangrove shorelines are holding snook, especially during the low light periods of early morning and late evening.

Hot spots to hit today: Channel Two and Channel Five bridges are always reliable for snook and tarpon. The grass flats near Snake Creek have been holding good numbers of trout. And don't overlook the oceanside – the reef structure just offshore is holding snappers, grouper, and plenty of jacks.

The bite should pick up as we approach that afternoon high tide. Focus your efforts around structure and moving water. Live bait is king down here, but don't be afraid to throw artificials if the fish are aggressive.

Water clarity is good, so downsize your leaders if you're getting refusals. Remember, these Keys fish see plenty of pressure, so finesse can make the difference between a hero shot and going home empty-handed.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning, anglers. This is artificial lure coming to you
live from the beautiful Florida Keys on this Wednesday, October
twenty second, twenty twenty five. The sun rose at seven
to twenty five this morning, and we've got daylight until
six fifty tonight, giving us plenty of time to chase
some fish. Right now, we're looking at partly cloudy skies

(00:21):
with temperatures in the low eighties, absolutely perfect conditions for
getting out on the water. Let's talk tides. We're working
with the tidal coefficient of eighty two, which is high,
meaning we've got good water movement today. That's exactly what
we want to see. We had a high tide early
this morning at three forty four am, hitting three point
three feet, followed by a low around noon at twelve

(00:44):
twelve pm, dropping to just zero point three feet. Expect
another high tide late afternoon around four fifty three PM,
reaching two point five feet. This kind of tidal swing
gets the bake fish moving and the predators feeding. The
near shore and inshore waters around Islamrata have been producing consistently.

(01:05):
Bonnet heead sharks are actively feeding in the shallows and
they're putting up great fights on medium tackle. The warming
waters continue to bring sharks close to shore, making beach
fishing particularly productive right now. For you flats fishermen, redfish
and spotted sea trout are your primary targets. Work the
grass flats on the falling tide with live pilchards or shrimp.

(01:26):
Artificial lures are also producing well. Try gold spoons or
soft plastics and natural colors like white or root beer.
The Mangrove shorelines are holding snook, especially during the low
light periods of early morning and late evening. Hotspots to
hit today. Channel two and Channel five bridges are always
reliable for snoke and tarpin. The grass flats near snake

(01:49):
crete have been holding good numbers of trout, and don't
overlook the ocean side. The reef structure just offshores holding snappers, grouper,
and plenty of jacks. The bite pick up as we
approach that afternoon high tide. Focus your efforts around structure
and moving water. Live bitas king down here, but don't
be afraid to throw artificials if the fish are aggressive.

(02:12):
Water clarity is good, so downsize your leaders if you're
getting refusals, Remember these keys fish see plenty of pressure
so finesse can make the difference between a hero shot
and going home empty handed. Thanks for tuning in today, folks,
and make sure to subscribe see you never miss a report.
This has been a quiet please production. For more check

(02:32):
out Quiet Please dot ai