Late Fall Paradise: South Florida's Sizzling Saltwater Bite

Artificial Lure here, reporting straight from the heart of South Florida’s salt life on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. The weather sitting over Miami and the Keys is typical late fall paradise: expect highs around 82°F, lows dipping near 59°F overnight, and steady 10-15 mph winds out of the south to gently stir up that clear blue water. Water temp is holding at a very fishy 78°F. Just before sunrise at 6:40 AM, the air felt crisp—perfect timing if you wanted to hit the beach for first light bites. Sunset’s coming quick these days, dropping behind the mangroves at 5:41 PM.

Tides are classic November: a high at 1:34 AM, low at 8:41 AM, another high at 3:39 PM, and finishing with a low at 7:55 PM down in Key West. Miami is running a similar schedule with the first high tide around noon, so if you’re chasing inshore species, those incoming and outgoing times are prime for action according to both Sunny Isles Beach Rescue and Tide-Forecast.com.

The bite’s been hot, especially with average tidal amplitude and a climbing tidal coefficient, so currents are helping keep bait moving. Local captains report robust numbers of **snapper**, plenty of respectable **sea trout**, hefty **redfish** on the flats, and a steady stream of **jacks** and **Spanish mackerel** inshore around grass lines and bridges. Offshore, it’s been a banner week for **blackfin tuna** and **king mackerel**—anglers working the deeper reefs off Marathon and the humps south of Islamorada have put up double-digit counts on half-day trips. There’s also been scattered **mahi-mahi** in the blue water and resident schools of **yellowtail snapper** still cooperating on chum.

Best baits right now: live pilchards or shrimp are unbeatable if you can catch or buy them. Ballyhoo will bring teeth to your wire rigs for kings and bonito. For lures, go classic Keys—**silver spoons** and **bucktail jigs** for those aggressive jacks and mackerel, **topwater plugs** like Rapala Skitter Walks for trout and snook at sunrise, and 1/4 oz soft plastics on jig heads for reds and snapper. Trolling feathered jigs and bonito strips has been pulling blackfins and kings reliably off the wrecks.

Hot spots: No secret, but the **Seven Mile Bridge** always puts up numbers on outgoing tides for snapper, sea trout and mixed bag. The **Islamorada Humps** are firing for pelagics this week, with King mack screamer bite in the mornings. In Miami, the **Haulover Inlet rock piles** and **Government Cut** have seen excellent action for snook and tarpon on the falling tide after sunset.

If you’re heading out, just watch for the Veterans Day crowds; some city offices and ramps may have limited access and lane closures along Collins Ave in Sunny Isles start soon, per city advisory.

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