Key West Pro Guides - Light Tackle -October & November 2025 Fishing Report
By: Capt. Paul Tryon
October & November are getting close, bringing cooler water temperatures, and improving our action for the Key West angler.
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!!
Reef & Wreck: Our fall months continue with calmer waters on the reef verses further offshore. This continues to be a perfect time for the angler with concerns about rough sea conditions to head out to the remote wreck sites as well. The elusive Permit is schooled up on the shallower Gulf Wrecks and typically fall can produce some quality trips and individual large fish. Amberjack come to life late in October providing outstanding battles on light tackle gear. Cobia are commonly taken from these same locations and remain in the "good range" for action through November. Our resident reef and wreck species such as Snapper family and Grouper family continue with predictably good action. This is a particularly productive period for large Yellow Tail Snapper on the reef. On the shallower "patch reef's" the Red Grouper should be plentiful if not huge. Many calm days our Back Country guides will fish these same “patch reef” areas with great success as is commonly done based upon conditions. Most days we fill the fish box with those wonderful "table fare" species such as Mangrove and Yellow Tail Snapper along with the tasty Jack family found in our waters in huge numbers. Sharks and large Barracuda are absolutely everywhere and if you feel well rested, friends, they are always ready to go "head-to-head". This is the best charter in our recommendation this month to be enjoyed on a 1/2-to-3/4-day charter. 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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