Islamorada Fishing Report: Snapper, Trout, and Mahi-Mahi Biting on Fall Tides

Artificial Lure here with your boots-on-the-dock Islamorada fishing report for Thursday, October 30, 2025—if you’re waking up early or rigging up for that sunset bite, let’s get you dialed in.

**Weather and Tides:**
Right now in Islamorada, skies are partly cloudy and the morning’s cool breeze is keeping the humidity comfortable. Winds are laying down just enough to make the channels and backcountry fishable but may kick up for a sporty drift over the reef if you head out later. According to the latest Islamorada Bay forecast, look for sunrise at 7:29am with sunset at 6:43pm—so you’ve got over 11 hours of daylight for that perfect cast.
Tidal movement today is moderate. At Whale Harbor Channel, expect a low tide around 11:00am and a bump up to high at 5:45pm, with tidal coefficients lingering around 41—so currents won’t be ripping, which is ideal for sight fishing flats or soaking cut bait in the creeks.

**Recent Catch Report:**
This week saw solid fall action. Local guides and charters in Islamorada are reporting good numbers of **mangrove snapper**, **yellowtail snapper**, and decent **sea trout** from the grass flats. The channels and patch reefs have produced **hogfish** and **grunts**, especially for anglers drifting shrimp-tipped jigs. Offshore, a handful of boats scored **mahi-mahi** near the weed lines, plus scattered **kingfish** and a couple of late-season **blackfin tuna** on the troll. Creek mouths and near-shore bridges are holding **snook** and **redfish**, with several slot-sized fish landed just after first light.

**Best Baits and Lures:**
Nothing’s beating **live shrimp** fished on a jig, especially in the local creeks and channels—it's your ticket for snapper, trout, and hogfish. Folks dropping **pinfish** or pilchards around the bridges are hooking into snook and the occasional tarpon. If you’re heading offshore, trolling **bright, skirted ballyhoo rigs** or **deep-diving plugs** is drawing strikes from mahi and kings.
For the artificial crowd, toss **3–4 inch paddle tails** in natural colors or gold spoons for trout and redfish. On the reef, **bucktail jigs** dressed with shrimp are pulling up grunts and muttons when bounced on the bottom.

**Hot Spots:**
Two spots you’ll want on your chart today:
- **Snake Creek Bridge:** Incoming tide is prime for snook and snapper. Fish the pilings early or at dusk for your best shot at a slot fish.
- **Channel Two Bridge:** Consistently good for mangrove snapper and the occasional hogfish—live shrimp drifted along the bottom gets the bite.

The backcountry around **Twisty Channel** has also quietly turned up a few nice reds and spotted sea trout for those willing to pole out past the crowds.

**Technique Tip:**
If the wind picks up or the current’s slow, consider free-lining your shrimp or pilchards instead of weighting down—you’ll get a more natural presentation and increase hookup rates, especially in clear water.

Tight lines to all you Keys anglers—whether you’re punching out to the blue water or wading the flats, the fall bite’s heating up and the days still long enough for that double session.
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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Artificial lure here with your boots on the dock. Is
Lamorada Fishing Report for Thursday, October thirtieth, twenty twenty five.
If you're waking up early or rigging up for that
sunset bite, let's get you dialed in artificial and tides
right now in Islamorada, skies are partly cloudy and the
morning's cool breeze is keeping the humidity comfortable. Linds are

(00:20):
laying down just enough to make the channels in backcountry fishable,
but may kick up for a sporty drift over the
reef if you head out later. According to the latest
Islamarada Bay forecast, look for sunrise at seven twenty nine
am with sunset at six forty three pm, so you've
got over eleven hours of daylight for that perfect cast.
Tidle movement today is moderate. At Whale Harbor Channel, expect

(00:43):
a low tide around eleven am and a bump up
to high at five forty five pm, with tidal coefficients
lingering around forty one, so currents won't be ripping, which
is ideal for sight fishing flats or soaking cut bait
in the creeks. Recent catch report this week saw solid fall.
Local guides and charters in Islamarrada are reporting good numbers

(01:04):
of mangrove snapper, yellowtail snapper, and decent sea trout from
the grass flats. The channels in patriies have produced hogfish
and grunts, especially for anglers drifting shrimp tip jigs offshore.
A handful of boats scored mahi mahi near the weed lines,
plus scattered kingfish and a couple of light season blackfintuna

(01:24):
on the troll. Creek mouths and near shore bridges are
holding snook and redfish, with several slot sized fish landed
just after first light. Best baits and lores. Nothing's beaten
live shrimp fished on a jig, especially in the local
creeks and channels, it's your ticket for snapper, trout and hogfish.
Folks dropping pinfish or pilchards around the bridges are hooking

(01:48):
into snook and the occasional tarpin. If you're heading offshore.
Trolling bright skirted ballyhoo rigs or deep diving plugs is
drawing strikes from Mayan kings. For the the artificial crowd,
toss three to four inch paddle tails in natural colors
or gold spoons for trout and redfish on the reef.

(02:09):
Bucktail jigs dressed with shrimp are pulling up grunts and
muttons when bounced on the bottom. Two spots you'll want
on your chart today. Ass Snake Creek Bridge incoming tide
is prime for snook and snapper. Fish to pilings early
or dusk for your best shot at a slot fish.
One Channel two bridge consistently good for mangrove snapper and

(02:33):
the occasional hogfish. Live shrimp drifted along the bottom gets
the bite. The backcountry around Twisty Channel has also quietly
turned up a few nice reds and spotted sea trout
for those willing to pull out past the crowds. Technique tip.
If the wind picks up or the current slow, consider

(02:53):
freelining your shrimp or pilchards instead of waiting down. You'll
get a more natural presentation and increase hook up rates,
especially in clear water tight lines. To all you keys anglers,
whether you're punching out to the blue water or waiting
the flats, the fall bites heating up, and the days
still long enough for that double session. Thanks for tuning in.

(03:16):
Remember to subscribe so you never missed the tide or
the bite. This has been a quiet Please production. For
more check out Quiet Please dot ai