Islamorada Fishing Report
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Slow day around Islamorada on October 31, 2026. Black Grouper, peak window 5 AM to 7 AM, 6 fishable hours.
Forecast scores cover 39 of 39 spots around Islamorada today.
Conditions
- Water
- 81°F
- Wind
- 14 kt from the E
Daylight readings across the spots that scored. Wind is the mean, not the gust.
Best windows today
Each window is the forecast at the spot leading that species today. Fishable hours are a count, and they can fall outside the peak window when the bite splits.
- Black GrouperPeak window 5 AM to 7 AM6 fishable hours
Leading spot: Point Willie
bottom fishing (live pinfish, live grunts, live ballyhoo)
- Mutton SnapperPeak window 5 AM to 7 AM6 fishable hours
Leading spot: Point Willie
bottom fishing (live ballyhoo, cut ballyhoo, live pilchards)
- Great BarracudaPeak window 1 PM to 4 PM5 fishable hours
Leading spot: Point Willie
sight casting (tube lures, topwater plugs, jerkbaits)
- Yellowtail SnapperPeak window 1 PM to 4 PM5 fishable hours
Leading spot: Point Willie
chumming and flatline fishing (cut ballyhoo, silversides, live pilchards)
- DoradoPeak window 5 AM to 7 AM4 fishable hours
Leading spot: Long Key Reef
trolling (rigged ballyhoo, skirted ballyhoo, trolling lures)
- PermitPeak window 5 AM to 6 AM1 fishable hour
Leading spot: Plantation Key
sight casting (live crabs, crab flies, bucktail jigs)
In a strong month
These species rate good or better in October on the season curves for Islamorada. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.
- Bonefish · excellent
- Permit · good
- Black Grouper · good
Tides
Read from Indian Key, Hawk Channel. Islamorada has no tide gauge of its own; this is the station most of its spots use.
- high tide12:41 AM · 3.1 ft
- low tide8:16 AM · 0.2 ft
- high tide2:48 PM · 1.7 ft
- low tide7:02 PM · 0.7 ft
What you can keep in Islamorada today
- PermitKeep1 a day · min 22"Open at all 23 spots we cover
- DoradoKeep5 a day · min 20"Open at all 6 spots we cover
- Mutton SnapperKeep5 a day · min 18"Open at all 33 spots we cover
- Yellowtail SnapperKeep10 a day · min 12"Open at all 10 spots we cover
- Great BarracudaKeep2 a day · min 15"Open at all 33 spots we cover
- Black GrouperKeep1 a day · min 24"Open at all 16 spots we cover
- TarponReleaseCatch and release at all 6 spots we cover
- BonefishReleaseCatch and release at all 23 spots we cover
Rules differ between management regions and change in season. Check FWC for the management region you are fishing before you keep anything.
Common questions about Islamorada
›What is the Islamorada fishing report for October 31, 2026?
Slow day around Islamorada on October 31, 2026. Black Grouper, peak window 5 AM to 7 AM, 6 fishable hours.
›Which species is the forecast scoring around Islamorada today?
Black Grouper, Mutton Snapper, Great Barracuda, Yellowtail Snapper, Dorado and Permit have a forecast window or fishable hours around Islamorada on October 31, 2026.
›What is the water temperature in Islamorada today?
The daylight water reading for Islamorada on October 31, 2026 is 81°F.
›How is the wind for fishing in Islamorada today?
The daylight mean wind around Islamorada on October 31, 2026 is 14 kt from the E.
›Which species are in a strong month around Islamorada in October?
On the season curves for Islamorada, Bonefish (excellent), Permit (good) and Black Grouper (good) rate good or better in October. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.