Key West Fishing Report
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Slow day around Key West on October 31, 2026. Black Grouper, peak window 12 PM to 4 PM, 9 fishable hours.
Forecast scores cover 41 of 41 spots around Key West today.
Conditions
- Water
- 81°F
- Wind
- 11 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 12 PM to 4 PM9 fishable hours
Leading spot: Tank Island
bottom fishing (live pinfish, live grunts, live ballyhoo)
- Mutton SnapperPeak window 12 PM to 4 PM9 fishable hours
Leading spot: Middle Ground
bottom fishing (cut ballyhoo, live pilchards, squid)
- PermitPeak window 12 PM to 4 PM9 fishable hours
Leading spot: Middle Ground
live bait fishing (live crabs, live shrimp)
- DoradoPeak window 12 PM to 4 PM8 fishable hours
Leading spot: Tank Island
trolling (rigged ballyhoo, skirted trolling lures, feathers)
- Great BarracudaPeak window 12 PM to 4 PM8 fishable hours
Leading spot: Middle Ground
casting (tube lures, topwater plugs, needlefish lures)
- WahooPeak window 12 PM to 4 PM8 fishable hours
Leading spot: Tank Island
high-speed trolling (bullet-head trolling lures, skirted trolling lures, diving plugs)
- Yellowtail SnapperPeak window 12 PM to 4 PM7 fishable hours
Leading spot: Dredgers Key
chumming and drifting (chum blocks, glass minnows, cut ballyhoo)
- King MackerelPeak window 2 PM to 4 PM4 fishable hours
Leading spot: Tank Island
slow trolling (live ballyhoo, live pilchards, live blue runners)
In a strong month
These species rate good or better in October on the season curves for Key West. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.
- Sailfish · good
- Wahoo · peak
Tides
Read from Key Haven - Stock Island Channel. Key West has no tide gauge of its own; this is the station most of its spots use.
- high tide4:04 AM · 1.7 ft
- low tide11:48 AM · 0.2 ft
- high tide6:11 PM · 1.0 ft
- low tide10:34 PM · 0.8 ft
What you can keep in Key West today
- PermitKeep1 a day · min 22"Open at all 20 spots we cover
- Mutton SnapperKeep5 a day · min 18"Open at all 31 spots we cover
- Yellowtail SnapperKeep10 a day · min 12"Open at all 9 spots we cover
- DoradoKeep5 a day · min 20"Open at all 6 spots we cover
- Great BarracudaKeep2 a day · min 15"Open at all 35 spots we cover
- Black GrouperKeep1 a day · min 24"Open at all 15 spots we cover
- King MackerelKeep3 a day · min 24"Open at all 15 spots we cover
- WahooKeep2 a dayOpen at all 6 spots we cover
- TarponReleaseCatch and release at all 16 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 Key West
›What is the Key West fishing report for October 31, 2026?
Slow day around Key West on October 31, 2026. Black Grouper, peak window 12 PM to 4 PM, 9 fishable hours.
›Which species is the forecast scoring around Key West today?
Black Grouper, Mutton Snapper, Permit, Dorado, Great Barracuda, Wahoo, Yellowtail Snapper and King Mackerel have a forecast window or fishable hours around Key West on October 31, 2026.
›What is the water temperature in Key West today?
The daylight water reading for Key West on October 31, 2026 is 81°F.
›How is the wind for fishing in Key West today?
The daylight mean wind around Key West on October 31, 2026 is 11 kt from the E.
›Which species are in a strong month around Key West in October?
On the season curves for Key West, Sailfish (good) and Wahoo (peak) rate good or better in October. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.