This week: New moon week (new moon Nov 9) with strong tide swings (~2.6 ft). Best bite window Mon–Thu, tapering a bit by the weekend. Fish the moving water around tide changes. Winter pelagics are showing up as the water cools.
Snook and redfish on mangrove points and creek mouths. Trout, jacks and mangrove snapper on the grass edges.
Live shrimp and pilchards. NLBN paddle tails on a jig head, worked slow along drop-offs.
Fish the first couple hours of the outgoing tide at mouths and points. Snook season open until Dec 15 (slot 28–32 in., 1 per person, snook permit required).
Trout, pompano, Spanish mackerel and small cuda on the grass flats. Bonefish on bigger fall tides; snook and tarpon at the bridges at night. Big mullet schools in the bay with predators on them.
NLBN jig head tipped with a 3 in. soft plastic shrimp or baitfish tail. Pompano jigs. Live shrimp under a cork.
Look for diving birds in open water for Spanish, blues and jacks. Flounder harvest closed until Dec 1; bonefish and tarpon are catch and release.
Sailfish, wahoo, blackfin tuna and bonito moving in, some mahi still along the reef edge. Kings on wrecks and artificial reefs; mutton snapper and yellowtail inside the reef.
Live pilchards or ballyhoo for sails and kings. Rigged ballyhoo and trolling lures for wahoo and tuna. Fresh cut bait and chum for yellowtail and muttons.
Bite usually picks up right after each cold front. Gag and red snapper closed in the Atlantic through Dec 31, so release them.
Always check MyFWC for the latest rules before keeping a fish.
Data from NOAA / Open-Meteo. Weather and seas: Open-Meteo forecast and marine models (seas and water temp use the nearest open-water model point, so inside the bay is often calmer). Tides: NOAA CO-OPS predictions (MLLW, local time). Forecasts change. Check the official marine forecast before you head out: NWS Miami marine forecast.
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