Cooler Temps and Breezy Bites: Your Florida Keys & Miami Fishing Report for November 2, 2025

Artificial Lure with your Florida Keys & Miami fishing report for Sunday, November 2nd, 2025. Anglers, grab your coffee—we’re off to a cooler, breezy start, fresh off that time change with sunrise just after 6:30 a.m. and sunset wrapping up around 5:40 p.m., giving us just over 11 hours of daylight. Water temps near Miami Beach hover in the low 80s, about 83°F according to Sunny Isles Beach lifeguard reports, with air temps in the upper 70s—fantastic conditions for a November bite.

Tides are running weak, with a tidal coefficient around 33, meaning minimal movement this morning but picking up a bit around the noon high[Miami Beach Tide Charts]. Expect high tide in Miami and nearby Keys mid-afternoon, and low tides running late morning and late evening—plan your drifts and drops accordingly.

Weather is stable but on the breezy side, with light to moderate chop on the bays and 1-3 foot seas nearshore as per the National Weather Service out of Key West. The forecast is mostly sunny, with only a slight chance of an isolated shower late as another cold front lines up for early this coming week.

Species count is looking prime. Inshore, speckled sea trout and mangrove snapper are feeding aggressively around grass flats and mangrove cuts. Spanish mackerel schools are pushing into Biscayne Bay—watch for bird plays and surface busts on the outgoing tide. Bonefish are tailing early around Oceanside flats in the Lower Keys. Channel bridges near Islamorada and Key Largo continue to light up with slot-size snook and the odd redfish on live pilchards and artificials. A few tarpon have been rolling with the early incoming, and ladyfish are keeping rods bent for fun.

Offshore, dolphin (mahi-mahi) and blackfin tuna catches have picked up between 10 and 18 miles out, especially around floating debris—smaller boats are scoring with troll rigs and vertical jigs. Deep dropping around the humps produced some respectable snowy grouper and tilefish this week. Reef edges are holding good numbers of yellowtail and mutton snapper, especially on the late afternoon tide.

Top baits and lures right now:
- For inshore, live shrimp under popping corks, Gulp! swimming mullet, and whitebucktail jigs tipped with strips.
- Offshore, troll small feathers, bonita strips, and rigged ballyhoo; vertical jigs in chrome or pink are the ticket on the humps.
- Flats sight-fishing, try white or pink shrimp-pattern flies, or small paddle tails in natural hues.

Hot spots:
- Indian Key Fill and Long Key Bridge: consistent action for snapper, snook, and the occasional juvenile tarpon.
- Oceanside flats off Sugarloaf and Duck Key for early bonefish runs.
- Offshore, the Islamorada Hump is holding blackfin and the deep drop for bottom dwellers has been steady.

Note for reef anglers: starting Nov 1, the recreational harvest for hogfish is closed in all Keys and Atlantic waters, so release those beauties and snap a photo for the memory!

That’s your Florida Keys and Miami roundup for today. Get out early, play the tides, and don’t be afraid to move if a spot goes cold—fish are on the feed, but location is everything.

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