Miami Fishing Report
Updated . Scores and conditions are for this date and refresh through the day.
Slow day around Miami on October 31, 2026. Common Snook, peak window 5 AM to 12 PM, 10 fishable hours.
Forecast scores cover 76 of 76 spots around Miami today.
Conditions
- Water
- 82°F
- Wind
- 13 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.
- Common SnookPeak window 5 AM to 12 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Mercy AR-Rock Reef
live bait drifting (live pilchards, live shrimp, live mullet)
- Gray SnapperPeak window 5 AM to 12 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Mercy AR-Rock Reef
bottom fishing (cut bait, live shrimp, live pilchards)
- DoradoPeak window 7 AM to 10 AM8 fishable hours
Leading spot: Bay Point
trolling (rigged ballyhoo, skirted trolling lures, feathers)
- Mutton SnapperPeak window 7 AM to 10 AM8 fishable hours
Leading spot: Bay Point
bottom fishing (live ballyhoo, live pilchards, cut bait)
- WahooPeak window 7 AM to 10 AM8 fishable hours
Leading spot: Bay Point
high-speed trolling (weighted trolling lures, bullet-head lures, bonito strips)
- Yellowtail SnapperPeak window 5 AM to 10 AM8 fishable hours
Leading spot: Dock & Marine Reef
chumming (frozen chum blocks, glass minnows, cut ballyhoo)
- King MackerelPeak window 2 PM to 4 PM4 fishable hours
Leading spot: Bay Point
slow trolling (live goggle eyes, live blue runners, live pilchards)
- PermitPeak window 11 AM to 12 PM1 fishable hour
Leading spot: Black Ledge
live bait fishing (live crabs, live shrimp)
In a strong month
These species rate good or better in October on the season curves for Miami. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.
- Tarpon · excellent
- Common Snook · good
- Wahoo · peak
- King Mackerel · good
- Bonefish · excellent
Tides
Read from Haulover Pier, N. Miami Beach. Miami has no tide gauge of its own; this is the station most of its spots use.
- high tide12:20 AM · 2.9 ft
- low tide6:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- high tide1:12 PM · 3.1 ft
- low tide7:24 PM · 0.7 ft
What you can keep in Miami today
- DoradoKeep5 a day · min 20"Open at all 20 spots we cover
- Common SnookKeep1 a day · min 28"Open at all 56 spots we cover
- WahooKeep2 a dayOpen at all 20 spots we cover
- King MackerelKeep2 a day · min 24"Open at all 44 spots we cover
- Yellowtail SnapperKeep10 a day · min 12"Open at all 37 spots we cover
- Mutton SnapperKeep5 a day · min 18"Open at all 57 spots we cover
- Gray SnapperKeep5 a day · min 10"Open at all 48 spots we cover
- PermitKeep2 a day · min 11"Open at all 3 spots we cover
- TarponReleaseCatch and release at all 19 spots we cover
- BonefishReleaseCatch and release at all 3 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 Miami
›What is the Miami fishing report for October 31, 2026?
Slow day around Miami on October 31, 2026. Common Snook, peak window 5 AM to 12 PM, 10 fishable hours.
›Which species is the forecast scoring around Miami today?
Common Snook, Gray Snapper, Dorado, Mutton Snapper, Wahoo, Yellowtail Snapper, King Mackerel and Permit have a forecast window or fishable hours around Miami on October 31, 2026.
›What is the water temperature in Miami today?
The daylight water reading for Miami on October 31, 2026 is 82°F.
›How is the wind for fishing in Miami today?
The daylight mean wind around Miami on October 31, 2026 is 13 kt from the E.
›Which species are in a strong month around Miami in October?
On the season curves for Miami, Tarpon (excellent), Common Snook (good), Wahoo (peak), King Mackerel (good) and Bonefish (excellent) rate good or better in October. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.