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Islamorada Tarpon Cam
Live camera on the tarpon feeding dock at Robbie's Marina, Islamorada.
Tarpon Feeding Dock · Robbie's Marina · Islamorada
Right now at Islamorada
- Air temp
- 81°F
- Wind
- N 6 mph
- Sky
- mostly sunny
- Next tide
- Low 4:51 AM tomorrow
Today runs 79–81°F with a 2% chance of rain. Sunset is at 5:38 PM.
Conditions from Open-Meteo and NOAA, refreshed through the day. The camera itself is a live feed from its operator.
Which fish look best today at Islamorada
The same day scores differently for each fish: water temperature, wind, tide and seas count differently for a snook than for a sheepshead. Today’s read for Islamorada, species by species.
Best bet: Spanish mackerel.
- Spanish mackerel87Prime
82°F water is right in the Spanish mackerel range.
Wind: 6 mph NE, gusts 10
Where to look
Open runs along beaches and passes, on clean, moving water.
Best Spanish mackerel spots today → - Tarpon78Good
82°F water is right in the tarpon range.
Tide: 0.7 ft range · 2 in daylight
- Snook77Good
82°F water is right in the snook range.
Tide: 0.7 ft range · 2 in daylight
Better Wed: 83
- Redfish75Good
82°F water is right in the redfish range.
Tide: 0.7 ft range · 2 in daylight
Where to look
Oyster bars, grass flats and mangrove shorelines; they push shallow on a rising tide.
Best redfish spots today → - Spotted seatrout71Good
82°F water is a little warm for trout; the bite starts to ease.
Wind: 6 mph NE, gusts 10
Better Wed: 77
Where to look
Grass flats and pothole edges; deeper holes and canals when it's cold.
Best trout spots today → - Sheepshead61Fair
82°F water is warm for sheepshead. Fish early, late and where current moves.
Wind: 6 mph NE, gusts 10
Where to look
Pilings, docks, oyster bars and rock — anything that grows barnacles.
Best sheepshead spots today →
Scores conditions for each fish, not where they are or when a run starts. Water temperature is today’s reading applied to the whole week, so a cold front further out won’t show here until the water follows. Temperature ranges are rules of thumb for Florida inshore water; the snook range is from published research.
About Islamorada
Robbie's Marina has been feeding tarpon off its dock since the 1970s, and the resident school — big, silver, well over a hundred pounds in places — sits under the boards waiting all day. It is the most reliably entertaining camera in the Keys for that reason: there is nearly always something happening, including the pelicans that have worked out where the bucket is. Islamorada itself is the sportfishing capital of the Keys, with the Atlantic on one side and Florida Bay's backcountry flats on the other.
What this camera is good for
- Watching the resident tarpon school
- How busy the marina is
- Weather conditions in the middle Keys
- Deciding whether the bay side or ocean side is fishable
Full conditions for Islamorada
Common questions
- Is the Islamorada camera live?
- Yes, it is a live stream running 24 hours a day. If it looks dark, it is night at the camera.
- Does it cost anything to watch?
- No. Salty Forecast is completely free — no ads, no account, no paid tier, and nothing on this page is behind a sign-up.
- What are the tides at Islamorada today?
- Today's high and low tide times for Islamorada are on the tide chart page, drawn from the NOAA station at Islamorada, Upper Matecumbe Key. Tide state changes what the beach looks like on camera — at low water the beach is at its widest.
- Why does the camera look hazy or dark?
- Live cameras sit outdoors: rain on the lens, salt spray, fog and low light all affect the picture. Night views are lit only by whatever is nearby. If the feed is down entirely, that is the operator's camera rather than this page — the conditions above still update.