Florida Keys Fishing Report — Week of August 20, 2026: Wreck Permit, Mutton Snapper, Yellowtail
Late-August Keys report: permit on the deep wrecks, mutton snapper on the humps and edges, steady yellowtail chumming, and calm early-morning windows.
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Planning a fishing trip to Florida Keys? Start with our complete Florida Keys Fishing Guide for the full breakdown of where to go, when to fish, and what species to target. Below: the latest weekly fishing reports for Florida Keys.
Late-August Keys report: permit on the deep wrecks, mutton snapper on the humps and edges, steady yellowtail chumming, and calm early-morning windows.
August Keys report: permit on the wrecks, mutton snapper on the deep patches, steady yellowtail chumming and scattered offshore mahi on a new-moon week.
Florida Keys fishing report for the week of August 6, 2026: permit holding on the wrecks, mangrove snapper spawning on the patches, and muttons on the full-moon edge.
Florida Keys fishing report for the week of July 30, 2026: permit holding on the wrecks, mutton snapper on the full-moon spawn, and mahi scattered on the weedlines.
Florida Keys fishing report for the week of July 23, 2026: permit schooled on the wrecks, late-spawn mangrove snapper at night, and dawn tarpon in the channels.
Florida Keys fishing report for the week of July 16, 2026: mangrove snapper spawning on the patch reefs, permit on the wrecks, and mahi scattered along the offshore weeds.
Florida Keys fishing report for the week of July 9, 2026: permit stacked on the wrecks, mahi along the offshore weedlines, and mangrove snapper gathering to spawn.
Florida Keys fishing report for the week of July 2, 2026: permit on the flats, snapper on the patches, plus tides, tackle, and named boat-ramp intel from fishing.digital.
Florida Keys fishing report for the week of June 25, 2026: permit tail the flats, snapper stack the patches, with current conditions, hot spots, tides, and tactics.
Florida Keys fishing report for the week of June 18, 2026: tarpon on the bridges, permit tailing the flats, and mangrove snapper stacking the patch reefs.