Bite's On! Miami to Keys Fishing Report, Nov 8, 2025 - Snapper, Grouper, Reds & More

Artificial Lure here with your fresh-off-the-dock fishing report for Saturday, November 8, 2025, covering everything you need to know about the bite from Miami down through the Florida Keys.

First off, the **weather’s playing nice**—sunny skies and classic Florida warmth have folks out early. According to the Sunny Isles Beach Cam and Conditions, air temps are right around 82°F and water temps coming in at a comfortable 78°F. That means the fish are awake and ready to rumble.

The **sunrise** hit at 6:35 AM, and you’ll have till about 5:33 PM at sunset to chase your limit. Today’s **tides** are giving us a gentle rise and fall, with a morning low just before sunrise, a high around midday (noon to 1 PM, peaking over 3 feet in the Miami Beach area), then another low this evening, so work your plans around those windows for the best shot at active fish. With today’s tidal coefficient hovering in the low 30s, these are mild currents—perfect for targeting inshore species without getting swept off the spot.

Now onto the **bite:** The snapper scene is lighting up in the Keys, especially around reef edges and patch reefs outside Islamorada and Marathon. Recent trips, like the one highlighted by Captain Experiences, saw crews pulling in **20-25 yellowtail snapper in just a few hours**, with bonus catches like yellow jack, parrotfish, and even the occasional keeper grouper poking around the edges. Lobstering has been productive as well, with “keeper” bugs still crawling. Live shrimp and cut ballyhoo are the ticket for snapper right now—especially when drifted back on a light line.

Offshore, **black grouper** and the occasional mutton snapper are still in play, especially if you hang around some deeper wrecks with frisky pinfish or chunks of fresh yellowtail as bait. Folks have been landing a few but reports show the bite is best the first couple hours after sunrise or just before sunset, lining up perfect with those active periods during tide changes.

If you’re up Miami way, points like Government Cut and Haulover Inlet are producing **seatrout and redfish**, with catches of tarpon here and there, especially in the evenings. Captain Mike’s recent trip switched to artificial swimbaits and shrimp-tipped jigs when the weather wasn’t cooperating and still put everyone on the fish. The backcountry is holding good-size reds, though some are catch-and-release only due to regulations, so know before you go.

**Best baits and lures today:**
- Live shrimp, pilchards, or fresh-cut ballyhoo for snapper and grouper
- Bucktail jigs with Gulp! trailers or paddle-tail soft plastics for flats species like reds and trout
- Silver spoons and topwater plugs early for barracuda prowling inshore channels

**Hot spots:** Take a look at the patch reefs off Islamorada (try Alligator Reef or Davis Reef) for dinner-size yellowtail. In Miami, fish the outgoing tide at Haulover Inlet for your best shot at bull redfish or snook—just watch the boat traffic near the bridges. In the lower Keys, Key West Harbor edges have been holding jacks and tarpon late in the evenings as the light fades.

**Red tide update:** According to the FWC Red Tide Status for November 7, there’s no detection of Karenia brevis in the Keys or South Florida right now, so you’re clear to fish hard and breathe easy.

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