Miami Marine Stadium Basin Trail, Virginia Key Fishing
4.9· Seawall· Fisher Island, FL
The Basin Trail is a City of Miami waterfront path of about 8,000 feet that wraps around the sheltered Marine Stadium basin on Virginia Key, finished in 2024. Trail listings name fishing among its activities, but the city's own page does not, so treat it as a low-confidence option and read the posted signs. The basin is protected from the open bay, with a hard waterfront edge and mangroves, the kind of water where mangrove snapper, snook and jacks hold in the warm months. Light tackle and live shrimp are the usual approach. Access is from the south end near the stadium, and the trail is a long walk out and back. Boat traffic in the basin, including party boats, is heavy on weekends.
· Fri, Oct 23
- Low1 AM0.6 ft
- High7:24 AM2.7 ft
- Low1:25 PM0.7 ft
- High7:37 PM2.7 ft
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Friday, Oct 23 · windows & tide · Today
Why 78 · 3 AM–6 AM
- WindGoodA light wind (9 mph)+7
- SeaGoodSea 2.2 ft · LivelySwell 2.2 ft, wind chop 0.4 ft+10
- Tide stateGoodIncoming tide (flooding)+10
- Tide sizeOkayMiddling tides0
- LightOkayA bright moon−2
- PressureGoodPressure falling+3
- RainGoodDry (13% chance of rain)
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Fishing report · October 2026
What's biting at Miami Marine Stadium Basin Trail, Virginia Key
- Crevalle JackWorth a try
Jacks are chasing fall bait schools close to shore; watch for surface feeding along beaches and inlet mouths.
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Snook are following the fall mullet run; look for them around beach bait schools and inlet edges at dawn.
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October schools feed along mangrove shorelines, flats, and dock edges, especially when water is moving.
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Cooling fall water keeps trout feeding on shallow flats; try shore-accessible grass edges at dawn.
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Built from this month's seasons, today's FWC rules and the catches anglers logged here in the last 30 days. Updated Fri, Oct 23.
Miami Marine Stadium Basin Trail, Virginia Key tide chart
Tides for fishing at Miami Marine Stadium Basin Trail, Virginia Key: every high and low tide for the next 7 days, from the Virginia Key, Biscayne Bay tide station, 1 mile away. Times are local.
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