Cudjoe Key Weather Forecast

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Hunter Ledbetter
Hunter L.
Key West, Florida
Reported 8 months ago
Big news is our wahoo are here!! Lots of of very good patch reef fishing, with Muttons and Lane snapper filling coolers. Our temperatures have remained mild even into January and we were having comfortable dive troops getting lots of lobsters and lionfish. We can even split your half day lobster trip when our lobster in one hour patch reef fishing to get your lobsters and lane snappers.
Hunter Ledbetter
Hunter L. Key West, Florida Reported 8 months ago
Big news is our wahoo are here!! Lots of of very good patch reef fishing, with Muttons and Lane snapper filling coolers. Our temperatures have remained mild even into January and we were having comfortable dive troops getting lots of lobsters and lionfish. We can even split your half day lobster trip when our lobster in one hour patch reef fishing to get your lobsters and lane snappers.
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Ryan Carter
Ryan C.
Key West, Florida
Reported 8 months ago
Yellow Jack fishing has been very consistent over the past few weeks. Live bait such as pinfish or pilchards has been producing best, but anglers are also catching them on bucktail jigs and topwater lures. These hard-fighting jacks put up a great battle and are excellent table fare.
The inshore snapper bite is red hot right now. Using live or cut bait, anglers are catching plenty of legal snapper in the shallow waters.
A few cobia have started to show up, but the large numbers we’ve seen in recent years haven’t arrived just yet.
Ryan Carter
Ryan C. Key West, Florida Reported 8 months ago
Yellow Jack fishing has been very consistent over the past few weeks. Live bait such as pinfish or pilchards has been producing best, but anglers are also catching them on bucktail jigs and topwater lures. These hard-fighting jacks put up a great battle and are excellent table fare.
The inshore snapper bite is red hot right now. Using live or cut bait, anglers are catching plenty of legal snapper in the shallow waters.
A few cobia have started to show up, but the large numbers we’ve seen in recent years haven’t arrived just yet.
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Rob Delph
Rob D.
Key West, Florida
Reported 8 months ago
The Fishing has been amazing lately! With nonstop Cobia action in the gulf and fishing behind the shrimp boats for blackfin tuna and Bonitas as well as Fishing the Rex for mangrove, snappers, mutton, snappers and lane snappers. Lately the cobia’s have been good size. With the largest so far being 54 pounds.
Rob Delph
Rob D. Key West, Florida Reported 8 months ago
The Fishing has been amazing lately! With nonstop Cobia action in the gulf and fishing behind the shrimp boats for blackfin tuna and Bonitas as well as Fishing the Rex for mangrove, snappers, mutton, snappers and lane snappers. Lately the cobia’s have been good size. With the largest so far being 54 pounds.
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Fishing in Key West, Florida
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Robert Horachek
Robert H.
Big Pine Key, Florida
Reported 8 months ago
End of 2025 fishing report
Robert Horachek
Robert H. Big Pine Key, Florida Reported 8 months ago
End of 2025 fishing report
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Tom Kasprzak
Tom K.
Big Pine Key, Florida
Reported 9 months ago
Reef and inshore bite have been steady with consistent action fighting mangrove and yellowtail snapper with the occasional grouper. We have a great time the past two weeks fishing for dinner with these families!
Tom Kasprzak
Tom K. Big Pine Key, Florida Reported 9 months ago
Reef and inshore bite have been steady with consistent action fighting mangrove and yellowtail snapper with the occasional grouper. We have a great time the past two weeks fishing for dinner with these families!
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Hunter Ledbetter
Hunter L.
Key West, Florida
Reported 9 months ago
We are still getting some warm dive conditions, getting lots of lobsters and lionfish! Patch reefs are good with mutton snappers lane snappers red groupers as it gets a little bit colder we'll see more tunas and wahoo
Hunter Ledbetter
Hunter L. Key West, Florida Reported 9 months ago
We are still getting some warm dive conditions, getting lots of lobsters and lionfish! Patch reefs are good with mutton snappers lane snappers red groupers as it gets a little bit colder we'll see more tunas and wahoo
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Fishing in Key West, Florida
Fishing in Key West, Florida
Fishing in Key West, Florida
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Nick Collins
Nick C.
Key West, Florida
Reported 9 months ago
It's been pretty windy down here so been doing a lot of inshore trips
Nick Collins
Nick C. Key West, Florida Reported 9 months ago
It's been pretty windy down here so been doing a lot of inshore trips
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Rob Delph
Rob D.
Key West, Florida
Reported 9 months ago
It's been good
Rob Delph
Rob D. Key West, Florida Reported 9 months ago
It's been good
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Nick Collins
Nick C.
Key West, Florida
Reported 9 months ago
Couple of pictures from the last few days
Nick Collins
Nick C. Key West, Florida Reported 9 months ago
Couple of pictures from the last few days
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Nick Collins
Nick C.
Key West, Florida
Reported 9 months ago
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Nick C. Key West, Florida Reported 9 months ago
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Recent Cudjoe Key Reviews

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    Sean was a guide who puts anglers safety at the forefront of everything which all anglers should appreciate. Unfortunately one of our two days was blown out due to weather. He persevered trying to put us on fish until the weather became too unstable. He has 30+ years of guiding experience in the area. Enjoyed our time with Sean.

    Michael P. | September 24, 2026

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    Tiffany B. | September 23, 2026

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