Key West Pro Guides Offshore Report - October & November 2025
By: Capt. Paul Tryon
October and November are almost here! We all love the cooler weather and the back end of hurricane season. The fishing has been good this summer; it hasn't been as hot as we expected and some of the fall fish are already showing up! We look forward to increasing numbers of Cobia, Redfish, Blackfin Tuna, Kingfish, Sailfish and a host of other great species in our wonderful waters. Give us a call and enjoy our awesome, up to date fishing reports. We look so forward to showing you an amazing time on the water, come experience just how good Key West Pro Guides really is! Let's Go Fishing!!
Deep Sea/Offshore:
This is the time of year when the offshore angler understands our run times and distances become a bit longer to reach the more productive fishing grounds offshore. Our recommendations are for early take-off times but the "slightly better" fall afternoon air temperatures do allow the angler to remain comfortable providing a now much better full-day charter to be experienced. However, we believe a 1/2-day charter still has real limits for the remainder of our next few weeks/months. The fall weather can be somewhat unpredictable therefore our captains will adjust and fish to the conditions of the day for the best results.
The Dolphin (Mahi Mahi) bite remains good but is dwindling somewhat from the past few months. Dolphin ruled the offshore weed lines through September. Late October draws the Dolphin action pretty much to a close. Black Fin Tuna will pick up providing the angler with some outstanding days. The fall usually kicks off the Blackfin action for a couple of exceptional months. When the Blackfin Tuna fire up it signals the soon to be arriving Kingfish. Typically, during our fall season, we enjoy the beginning of several months of excellent Kingfish action. Our Spanish and Cero Mackerel remain quite active traveling in large schools. October and November continue to be a time frame for behemoth Barracuda as these apex predators remain super aggressive. Notable:
This is a time of still warm but falling water temperatures, so good fishing conditions continue, friends. We still recommend fishing early morning trips as the most productive over the later afternoon hours for the serious angler. The PM half day trips can be quite enjoyable especially for those people just looking to stay in calm waters and enjoy a fun few hours catching fish. Reef trips in the afternoon fishing slightly deeper waters along with the patch reefs can be very good trips. Sharks are plentiful now and active in the shallow waters of our back country. Pursuing these heavy weight monsters on light tackle is challenging to say the least and talk about something you cannot do at home! Black Tip, Lemon and at times Bull are the more common of the several sharks cruising the shallows. Shark fishing in the shallows will provide you with memories of a lifetime. Are you up for it?
Let's go Fishing!
Call Key West Pro Guides today to book your charter 305-747-4650 daily 7 AM to 9 PM. We are currently booking all the way to June of next year. Our guides are the top of the list for best guides, by far!! Make sure to do as much homework as possible to book your captain, they are what makes the difference in your fishing trip. We look forward to your call!
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