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Best fishing spots in Marathon

Marathon's closest spots sit right in town: Sunset Park, about a mile out, and Oceanfront Park just past that, both good for mangrove snapper, great barracuda and crevalle jack. Curry Hammock State Park, under 3 miles away, adds a beach option with bonefish and snook mixed into the catch.

Bridges take over from there, and Marathon has plenty within reach. Tom's Harbor Bridges, about 7 miles out, and the Old Seven Mile Bridge, roughly 13 miles away, both hold mangrove snapper, barracuda and blue runner. For flats fishing, Long Key State Park, under 14 miles from town, is worth the drive for bonefish, tarpon and permit.

Fishing report · October 2026

What's biting near Marathon

Best spot today: Long Key State ParkGood 72

Built from this month's seasons, today's FWC rules and the catches anglers logged here in the last 30 days. Updated Thu, Oct 1.

Map of spots near Marathon

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Fishing forecast for Marathon

Based on Sunset Park, Key Colony Beach, 1 miles away — the nearest rated spot.

7-day fishing forecast for Sunset Park, Key Colony Beach — 7-day forecast

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Sea: pale calm, deep blue surf, amber rough Water: blue clear, brown colored

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Thursday, Oct 1 · windows & tide · Today

SeaLively2.3 ft here · chop and swell
Water colorA little colorA slight tinge in the water
CrossWind12 mph ECross-shore here
80°E 13 · 29% rain
79°E 17 · 68% rain
80°E 14 · 64% rain
78°E 16 · 36% rain
▲ High tide12:08 AM2.7 ft
▼ Low tide6:57 AM0.2 ft
▲ High tide1:25 PM1.9 ft
▼ Low tide6:37 PM0.9 ft
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6 AM
12 PM
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Small tides1.6 ft range · 12% below normalEasing toward smaller tides

Why 68 · 9 AM–12 PM

  • Take care: a lively wind or sea Conditions call for caution, so the score is held to 72 at most.
  • WindGoodA light wind (12 mph)+8
  • Sea & chopGoodChop 2.1 ft · ChoppyA fishable sea at the spot (2.4 ft)+5
  • Tide stateGoodIncoming tide (flooding)+10
  • Tide sizeOkaySmall tides−2
  • PressurePoorPressure rising fast−3
  • RainPoorRain likely (82%)

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Marathon tide chart

Tides for fishing at Marathon: every high and low tide for the next 7 days, from the Key Colony Beach tide station, 1 mile away. Times are local.

Marathon tide chart
  • High12:08 AM2.6 ft
  • Low6:57 AM0.3 ft
  • High1:25 PM2.0 ft
  • Low6:37 PM1.0 ft
  • High1:02 AM2.6 ft
  • Low8 AM0.3 ft
  • High2:28 PM1.6 ft
  • Low7:35 PM1.0 ft
  • High2:06 AM2.6 ft
  • Low9:12 AM0.3 ft
  • High3:43 PM1.6 ft
  • Low8:48 PM1.0 ft
  • High3:23 AM2.6 ft
  • Low10:26 AM0.7 ft
  • High5:01 PM1.6 ft
  • Low10:09 PM1.0 ft
  • High4:45 AM2.3 ft
  • Low11:33 AM0.7 ft
  • High6:08 PM2.0 ft
  • Low11:25 PM1.0 ft
  • High6:02 AM2.6 ft
  • Low12:30 PM0.7 ft
  • High6:59 PM2.0 ft
  • Low12:31 AM0.7 ft
  • High7:08 AM2.6 ft
  • Low1:17 PM0.7 ft
  • High7:41 PM2.3 ft

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Sunset Park, Key Colony Beach★ 2.91 miles from Marathon · Monroe CountySunset Park is the City of Key Colony Beach's small waterfront park on the corner of West Ocean Drive and 12th Street,...Great BarracudaCrevalle JackSpanish MackerelBlue RunnerMangrove SnapperOceanfront Park, Marathon★ 2.81.4 miles from Marathon · Monroe CountyOceanfront Park is a free, 7.94-acre City of Marathon park behind City Hall, between 98th and 99th Streets on the ocean side...SnookTarponGreat BarracudaCrevalle JackMangrove SnapperCurry Hammock State Park★ 3.52.9 miles from Marathon · Monroe CountyCurry Hammock State Park, on Little Crawl Key in Marathon, protects the largest undeveloped stretch of land between Key Largo and Big...SnookTarponBonefishPermitGreat BarracudaSombrero Beach★ 2.94.7 miles from Marathon · Monroe CountySombrero Beach is the City of Marathon's Atlantic-side beach park at the end of Sombrero Beach Road, a shady, fully accessible park...BonefishPermitGreat BarracudaCrevalle JackBlue RunnerTom's Harbor Bridges★ 3.57.2 miles from Marathon · Monroe CountyTom's Harbor Bridges are a pair of old Flagler railroad spans running beside US-1 near Duck Key in the Middle Keys: Tom's...TarponPermitGreat BarracudaCrevalle JackSpanish MackerelPigeon Key★ 2.88.4 miles from Marathon · Monroe CountyPigeon Key is the tiny historic island beneath the Old Seven Mile Bridge off Marathon, where Flagler's railroad workers once lived, and...TarponPermitGreat BarracudaCrevalle JackBlue RunnerLong Key Viaduct★ 3.711.7 miles from Marathon · Monroe CountyThe Long Key Viaduct is the old Flagler railroad bridge between Long Key and Conch Key, a car-free span of more than...TarponPermitGreat BarracudaCrevalle JackSpanish MackerelOld Seven Mile Bridge★ 3.713 miles from Marathon · Monroe CountyThe Old Seven Mile Bridge is the original Flagler railroad and highway span between Marathon and Little Duck Key, running beside the...TarponGreat BarracudaCrevalle JackSpanish MackerelBlue RunnerLittle Duck Key Veterans Memorial Park★ 313.4 miles from Marathon · Monroe CountyLittle Duck Key Veterans Memorial Park is the small Monroe County beach park at the west end of the Seven Mile Bridge,...BonefishPermitGreat BarracudaCrevalle JackBlue RunnerLong Key State Park★ 3.313.7 miles from Marathon · Monroe CountyLong Key State Park is a Florida State Park at mile marker 67.5 on Long Key, between Islamorada and Marathon, where a...RedfishTarponBonefishPermitGreat BarracudaBahia Honda State Park★ 3.516.9 miles from Marathon · Monroe CountyBahia Honda State Park covers Bahia Honda Key at mile marker 37 in the Lower Keys, beside the deep Bahia Honda Channel...TarponBonefishPermitGreat BarracudaCrevalle JackChannel Five Bridge★ 3.617.2 miles from Marathon · Monroe CountyChannel Five Bridge is a short surviving section of the old Overseas railroad bridge beside US-1 at mile marker 71, between Fiesta...SnookTarponPermitGreat BarracudaCrevalle Jack
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