Marathon Fishing Report
Updated . Scores and conditions are for this date and refresh through the day.
Slow day around Marathon on October 31, 2026. Black Grouper, peak window 10 AM to 12 PM, 8 fishable hours.
Forecast scores cover 36 of 36 spots around Marathon today.
Conditions
- Water
- 80°F
- Wind
- 12 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 10 AM to 12 PM8 fishable hours
Leading spot: East Sister Rock
bottom fishing (live pinfish, live grunts, live ballyhoo)
- Gray SnapperPeak window 10 AM to 12 PM8 fishable hours
Leading spot: East Sister Rock
chumming and bottom fishing (cut ballyhoo, live shrimp, glass minnows)
- Mutton SnapperPeak window 10 AM to 12 PM8 fishable hours
Leading spot: East Washerwoman Shoal
bottom fishing (live pilchards, ballyhoo plugs, cut bait)
- PermitPeak window 5 AM to 9 AM8 fishable hours
Leading spot: Rachel Bank
sight casting (live crabs, crab flies, bucktail jigs)
- Great BarracudaPeak window 5 AM to 9 AM7 fishable hours
Leading spot: Rachel Bank
casting (tube lures, topwater plugs, swimming plugs)
- Yellowtail SnapperPeak window 5 AM to 7 AM6 fishable hours
Leading spot: East Sister Rock
chumming and flatlining (silversides, glass minnows, cut ballyhoo)
- DoradoPeak window 5 AM to 7 AM5 fishable hours
Leading spot: Burnt Point
trolling (rigged ballyhoo, skirted trolling lures, feathers)
In a strong month
These species rate good or better in October on the season curves for Marathon. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.
- Bonefish · excellent
- Great Barracuda · good
Tides
Read from Duck Key, Hawk Channel. Marathon has no tide gauge of its own; this is the station most of its spots use.
- high tide12:28 AM · 2.3 ft
- low tide8:11 AM · 0.2 ft
- high tide2:35 PM · 1.3 ft
- low tide6:57 PM · 0.6 ft
What you can keep in Marathon today
- PermitKeep1 a day · min 22"Open at all 20 spots we cover
- DoradoKeep5 a day · min 20"Open at all 7 spots we cover
- Mutton SnapperKeep5 a day · min 18"Open at all 23 spots we cover
- Yellowtail SnapperKeep10 a day · min 12"Open at all 9 spots we cover
- Great BarracudaKeep2 a day · min 15"Open at all 29 spots we cover
- Black GrouperKeep1 a day · min 24"Open at all 16 spots we cover
- Gray SnapperKeep5 a day · min 12"Open at all 9 spots we cover
- TarponReleaseCatch and release at all 13 spots we cover
- BonefishReleaseCatch and release at all 20 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 Marathon
›What is the Marathon fishing report for October 31, 2026?
Slow day around Marathon on October 31, 2026. Black Grouper, peak window 10 AM to 12 PM, 8 fishable hours.
›Which species is the forecast scoring around Marathon today?
Black Grouper, Gray Snapper, Mutton Snapper, Permit, Great Barracuda, Yellowtail Snapper and Dorado have a forecast window or fishable hours around Marathon on October 31, 2026.
›What is the water temperature in Marathon today?
The daylight water reading for Marathon on October 31, 2026 is 80°F.
›How is the wind for fishing in Marathon today?
The daylight mean wind around Marathon on October 31, 2026 is 12 kt from the E.
›Which species are in a strong month around Marathon in October?
On the season curves for Marathon, Bonefish (excellent) and Great Barracuda (good) rate good or better in October. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.