Artificial Lure here with your November 13, 2025 Florida Keys and Miami fishing report. Sunrise opened up at 7:18 am, with sunset rolling in at 6:54 pm—plenty of daylight to get after it.

Let’s talk tides first. According to Tides4Fishing for Miami Beach, we’ve got a high tide at 1:35 am around 3.0 ft, low tide at 8:03 am at 0.6 ft, and the next high swings in at 2:29 pm reaching 3.1 ft. That means the morning outgoing and the afternoon incoming tides are gonna move a lot of bait and fire up the bite.

Weatherwise, Sunny Isles Beach is showing cool air temps ranging from 63 to 75 degrees, with water at a steady 78. Breezes are light, mostly from the northeast, and the water's staying clear after that early November cold snap that set some records from Miami down to the Keys. According to AOL Weather, folks woke up to some of the coldest Veterans Days on record just a couple days back, which really perked up the inshore action.

Fish activity’s been strong. Recent logs from Fishbrain show local anglers landing hefty numbers of mutton and mangrove snapper just off bridges in the Upper Keys. Inshore, bonefish have been tailing hard on the flats from Biscayne Bay all the way down to Islamorada. Peacock and largemouth bass are active in the canals—Fishbrain’s got over 20,000 catches for both those species logged this year. Out deeper, pelagic action has picked up with sailfish spotted off Haulover Inlet on live pilchards and runners.

For bait and lures, here’s the locals’ pick:
- **Live shrimp** and **pinfish** are top producers under popping corks for trout, mangrove snapper, and jacks in Biscayne Bay.
- Offshore, rig up your favorite blue and white **dredge skirts** for mahi and sailfish.
- On the bridges and longer piers, you can’t go wrong with a 1/4 oz **white bucktail jig** or a simple **silver spoon**—both have been lighting up Spanish mackerel and ladyfish.
- If you’re stalking bonefish or permit on the flats, stick to small pink or tan **shrimp imitations** and **crab flies** for consistent grabs.

Best hot spots right now:
- Bridges at Channel 5 and Channel 2 in the Upper Keys are loaded up with snapper, and even some tarpon are showing at night.
- The Haulover Inlet and jetty is a top pick for snook, jacks, and an early push of bluefish on the outgoing tide.
- Don’t skip the Key Biscayne flats for tailing bones at first light, especially with this cooler weather.

This time of year, persistence pays and the bite keeps changing with each front. Keep your tackle light and your bait lively. Whether you’re chasing a mess of snappers or that one trophy tarpon, today’s shaping up to be prime for a South Florida slam.

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