Blackwater Fishing Charters
A backcountry and flats charter based in Islamorada in the Florida Keys, fishing Florida Bay and the surrounding shallows.
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Trip details
- Waters
- Florida Bay / Florida Keys
- Fishing Types
- Inshore Fishing, Bass Fishing
- Trip Durations
- half-day, full-day
Angler reviews
Rating from Google.
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Around Blackwater Fishing Charters
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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
Typical flow by month
2001 to 2026
The water at Blackwater Fishing Charters typically runs highest in October, at a median 100 cfs, and lowest in May, at -5.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 347 cfs, in 2024.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 33 | 7.7 to 57 |
| February | 16 | -2.4 to 42 |
| March | 4.0 | -16 to 24 |
| April | -3.9 | -24 to 11 |
| May | -5.8 | -25 to 20 |
| June | 23 | -4.8 to 76 |
| July | 48 | 0.7 to 94 |
| August | 61 | 19 to 94 |
| September | 96 | 40 to 136 |
| October | 100 | 31 to 149 |
| November | 69 | 24 to 119 |
| December | 49 | 19 to 78 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 25 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Taylor River at Mouth near Homestead, FL (site 251127080382100). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Current conditions
Today · Sun
74Go/ 100
CloudyWaves 0.9 ft81°FRain 17%Wind 16 kt, gusts 13
Waves
0.5 ft @ 3s
Wind
7 kt
Gusts 13 kt
Water
82°F
Air
81°F
Tides
Rising
High 2.0 ft at 7:49 AM
Predicted at Whale Harbor, Windley Key, Hawk Channel, under 1 km away.
Get a 2027 tide calendar for this stationForecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). Tide predictions: NOAA CO-OPS, feet above mean lower low water. See full conditions →
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