Miami Beach Fishing Reports (December 2025)

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Mark Quartiano
Pompano Beach, Florida
Reported: 10 months ago

Great sailfish action with the cold fronts! Also some big sharks showing up eating all of our tunas!!

Mark Quartiano Pompano Beach, Florida Reported: 10 months ago

Great sailfish action with the cold fronts! Also some big sharks showing up eating all of our tunas!!

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Taco Perez
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Reported: 10 months ago

Taco Perez Fort Lauderdale, Florida Reported: 10 months ago

Epic Start to 2025 Deep-Sea Fishing in Fort Lauderdale! What a wild start to 2025! Our bottom fishing on January 1st was nothing short of incredible. We pulled up some XL Vermilion Snappers—by far the biggest I’ve ever seen—along with a steady bite of groupers, which is rare off Fort Lauderdale. I’ve never seen the grouper bite so strong around here! The only downside? They went out of season at midnight on December 31st. But no worries—on January 2nd, the groupers were still biting like crazy, and even though we had to release them, the Vermilion snappers were still putting on a show. We had solid action for three days straight, releasing 13 groupers in total and making sure they went back to the bottom safe and sound. The weather has been phenomenal, with calm seas and temperatures in the mid-60s—perfect for fishing. We also caught some great-eating fish, adding to the fun. And with a cold front on the way, we’re excited—cold fronts often bring Sailfish through, and we’re ready for the action! Looking forward to more epic fishing days ahead.

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Anthony Darna
Miami, Florida
Reported: 11 months ago

Had a blast on a couple of recent trips teaching and sharing the wonderful world of fishing with these amazing kids. It’s not just about bending rods—it’s about sharing knowledge on various species and techniques, so they leave with more than just fish; they leave with unforgettable memories and skills...

Anthony Darna Miami, Florida Reported: 11 months ago

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Bryan Maffei
Miami Beach, Florida
Reported: 11 months ago

Sailfish have been shallow with some 10-20# Kingfish mixed in. Random Dolphin have been around 200'. We caught some really nice Tuna and 25# in 300'. And the Goliaths have been chewing in 120' but we keep pulling hooks and we broke a 300# swivel yesterday, a factory flaw no

Bryan Maffei Miami Beach, Florida Reported: 11 months ago

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Dustin Hansel with Key Largo Sportfishing
Key Largo, Florida
Reported: 11 months ago

Double boat charter (limit 6 per). But great group. One guy got his first sailfish and as tradition has it... jumped in!!

Dustin Hansel with Key Largo Sportfishing Key Largo, Florida Reported: 11 months ago

Double boat charter (limit 6 per). But great group. One guy got his first sailfish and as tradition has it... jumped in!!

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Bryan Maffei
Miami Beach, Florida
Reported: 11 months ago

Sails and Dolphin have been around in shallow water, under 125'.

Bryan Maffei Miami Beach, Florida Reported: 11 months ago

Sails and Dolphin have been around in shallow water, under 125'.

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Ken Diaz
Miami, Florida
Reported: 11 months ago

Weather has been all over the place but still plenty of fish to be caught! It seems like charters are picking up a bit, but it's been a little slow the last couple months.

Ken Diaz Miami, Florida Reported: 11 months ago

Weather has been all over the place but still plenty of fish to be caught! It seems like charters are picking up a bit, but it's been a little slow the last couple months.

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Scott Grenfell
Key Largo, Florida
Reported: 11 months ago

Mutton snapper are hot on the patch reefs yellowtail

Scott Grenfell Key Largo, Florida Reported: 11 months ago

Mutton snapper are hot on the patch reefs yellowtail

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Frank S. | November 23, 2025

Trip: Special Midweek 5hr Big Game Trip
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We had a wonderful fishing trip with Bryan. He was very knowledgeable and helped us immensely since we had little to no experience offshore fishing. We could feel that he cared about us catching a fish and that he was trying to fulfill. In the end, we caught 3 fish - 2 rainbow runners and 1 mutton snapper and lost 3 fish. We are super happy.
David T. | November 14, 2025

Trip: Special Midweek 5hr Big Game Trip
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We had an awesome time catching Peacock bass and dragon slaying. 100% recommend
Joe P. | November 14, 2025

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We all had a great time. Our captain was great too. Will do again with Diego!
Jeffrey G. | November 4, 2025

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We had such a great time on this charter! Captain Nelson and his mate Jordan delivered an A+ experience. We are on a business trip and we did this as a team building exercise. All of us caught fish and enjoyed the time! Would highly recommend!
Tyler H. | November 4, 2025

Trip: Morning Half Day 60' Hatteras
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Brian was our guide in Key Largo. He was excellent!! 2 shy of our limit!! Great resonality.
Donald J. | October 23, 2025

Trip: Key Largo Reefs And Wrecks!
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We had great time hunting with our guide Jason. My son got 8 iguanas and was ecstatic!!
Josh W. | October 4, 2025

Trip: Multi Boat Iguana Hunt
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We had an amazing time with Captain Nelson durting our five hour deep sea fishing trip in September of 2025. The boat is large and steady in the open water which helped us landcrabs to keep our breakfast within. I certainly recommend Captain Nelson and will use his services again, for a longer trip, in the spring.
Anders L. | September 14, 2025

Trip: Morning Half Day 60' Hatteras
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Ken crushed it. He put us on the fish early and often. First permit! Thanks again Ken
Juan O. | August 22, 2025

Trip: Miami Fishing Adventure
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We had a nice time with Taylor. Wish we could have caught more fish. We got one conus that we had to release. My husband is a very experienced fisherman and I believe if we would have gone to deeper waters it would of been more of a success, but still a good rime
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