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  1. 9h ago

    Florida Keys Fishing: Building Moon, Hot Offshore Bite, and Perfect Early Summer Conditions

    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Florida Keys and Miami fishing report. We’re sitting on a **building moon phase** with lively tides pushing good water through the cuts. Around Miami and the Upper Keys you’ll see a solid **morning incoming** tide after sunrise, then water easing and flipping to **outgoing mid‑day into afternoon**. Down in the Middle and Lower Keys, expect similar timing, just shifted by about half an hour either way. Sunrise is right around **6:30 a.m.** with sunset close to **8:15 p.m.**, so you’ve got long low‑light windows to work. Weather along the southeast coast is classic early summer: **mid‑70s at first light, climbing to upper 80s**, humid, with a **southeast breeze 8–15 knots**. Typical pattern has **scattered showers and a rumble of thunder after lunch**, especially over the bay and nearshore reef. Seas outside the reef are running **2–3 feet**, calmer inside the bayside and behind the Keys. That means a nice morning chop for pelagics, then a bumpy ride if storms pop up. Fish have been **chewing pretty steady** the last few days. Offshore of Miami and Key Largo, boats working **200–600 feet** are picking off **schoolie mahi with a few gaffers**, plus **blackfin tuna** on the edges. Closer to the reef in **80–150 feet**, there’ve been solid **kingfish, bonita, and a few sailfish** still hanging around the color changes. On the reef proper, **yellowtail snapper and muttons** are coming over the rails on the evening and early‑morning tides. Inshore and in the backcountry, **bonefish, tarpon, and permit** have all been in play. The early incoming tide on the flats is bringing shots at tailing bones and cruising permit, while the bridges and channels are holding **migrant and resident tarpon**, especially on the swing of the tide at dusk. Around Biscayne Bay and the urban canals, anglers are finding **snook, mangrove snapper, jack crevalle, and peacock bass** tight to structure and seawalls. Lure and bait choices are pretty dialed‑in right now: - For **mahi and tuna**: small **chuggers and jet heads in blue‑and‑white or pink**, plus **feathers** and **small skirted ballyhoo**. Chunking **sardines or squid** will keep blackfins around the boat. - On the **reef for snapper and muttons**: light‑line **pilchards, ballyhoo strips, and squid** on a long leader, with **chum** to fire them up. A small **yellow jig head with a cut bait strip** is money for muttons on the edge. - For **tarpon at the bridges**: **freelined mullet, pinfish, or crabs** on heavy leader. If you’re throwing hardware, use **paddletail swimbaits in pearl or root beer, or big suspending plugs** in natural colors. - On the **flats**: for bones and permit, **live shrimp, small crabs, and skimmer jigs** in tan or olive. Fly folks should stick with **small shrimp and crab patterns** in muted colors. - Around **docks and mangroves** for snook and snapper: **white bucktail jigs, 3–4" paddle tails, shrimp under a popping cork**, and **live pilchards** are hard to beat. Couple of hot spots if you’re sliding out today: - **Haulover to Fowey Light line off Miami**: work the **200–500‑foot** band for mahi and tuna, then slide into **90–130 feet** for kings and sails along the color change. - **Seven Mile Bridge and the nearby banks in the Middle Keys**: target tarpon at dawn and dusk around the pilings, then hit the nearby **patch reefs** for yellowtail and muttons on the outgoing tide. That’s the word from the water. Thanks for tuning in to Artificial Lure—if you like these reports, make sure to subscribe so you never miss a bite. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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  2. 1d ago

    Summer Bite Alert: Upper Keys and Miami Waters Heat Up at Dawn and Dusk

    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your South Florida fishing report for the Upper Keys and Miami waters. We’ve got a classic summer pattern setting up. Light early-morning breeze out of the east-southeast, building into a choppy afternoon with that humid, stormy feel. Local marine forecasts are calling for scattered showers and a chance of boomers after lunch, so the sweet spot is sunrise through late morning when winds are down and the water’s manageable. Sunrise is right around 6:30 a.m. on the ocean side, with sunset close to 8:15 p.m., so you’ve got a nice wide window of low light at both ends of the day. Those first two hours after sunrise and last hour before dark are prime right now, especially on the patch reefs and the inshore flats. Tides are running a typical Keys summer cycle: a predawn high sliding into a falling tide through midmorning on the ocean side, with the backcountry a little delayed. That outgoing water has been the best bite, pushing bait off the flats and through the channels. Midday slack is slow and hot; use it to move spots or grab lunch. Offshore, local captains out of Key Largo and Islamorada have been reporting solid mahi action in 400–800 feet, with scattered schoolies and a few gaffers mixed in under birds and around weedlines. Trolling small skirted ballyhoo, dolphin-colored chuggers, and naked ballyhoo has been the ticket. Keep a spinning rod rigged with a chunk of cut bait or a small bucktail to pitch at followers. A few blackfin tuna have been taken near the humps early and late, mostly on live pilchards and small jigs. On the reefs from Key Biscayne down past Tavernier, the snapper bite has been steady. Yellowtail and mangroves are chewing on the edge in 40–80 feet when the current is just right. Chum heavy, scale down to 12–20 lb fluorocarbon and small circle hooks, and drift cut ballyhoo or squid. A few muttons have been coming off the deeper rubble and wrecks using live pinfish on the bottom. Inshore around Miami, Biscayne Bay has been giving up seatrout, mangrove snapper, and a few snook along the mangrove edges and around structure. Small paddle-tail plastics in natural bait colors, on 1/8–1/4 oz jig heads, have been producing, especially when worked along channel edges on the falling tide. Live shrimp under a popping cork has been a consistent producer for mixed bag action. Flats and backcountry in the Upper Keys are seeing good bonefish activity on the warmer afternoon high tides, with tails showing on calm days. Light shrimp or crab imitations on spinning gear, or small tan and olive flies, are working. A few tarpon are still hanging in the channels and bridge shadows at dawn and dusk, taking live mullet, crabs, and big soft plastics. Best lures right now: - For inshore and bridges: white or pearl soft jerkbaits, shrimp imitations, and gold spoons for snook and tarpon. - For reef snapper: small bucktail jigs tipped with cut bait. - For offshore: dolphin-colored trolling skirts, small jet heads, and naked ballyhoo. Best baits: - Live pilchards, threadfin, and pinfish offshore and on wrecks. - Live shrimp, small crabs, and cut ballyhoo inshore and on the reefs. Couple of hot spots to circle on the chart: - The patch reefs off Islamorada and Key Largo in 20–40 feet for mixed snapper and grouper action on that morning falling tide. - Government Cut and nearby structure off Miami for tarpon and snook at first light and into the evening, especially around the tide changes. That’s the word on the water from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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  3. 2d ago

    Early Summer Keys Bite: Mahi, Snappers, and Tarpon Rolling at Dawn

    This is Artificial Lure checking in with your South Florida fishing report for the Upper Keys and Miami waters. We’ve got classic early-summer conditions this morning. Around the Upper Keys and Biscayne Bay, dawn came in just after 6:30 a.m. with sunset around 8:10 p.m., giving us a long light window and a strong low‑light bite at both ends of the day. Winds have been light to moderate out of the southeast, generally 8–15 knots, with scattered clouds and that sticky subtropical humidity. Nearshore temps are running in the low‑80s, reef temps just a touch cooler overnight, enough to keep the fish comfortable and moving. Tides around the Key Largo–Islamorada stretch and Government Cut have been running a good predawn incoming pushing into a mid‑morning high, then easing to an afternoon fall. That early incoming has had clean green water on the edges of the flats and along the oceanside cuts, while the outgoing has been flushing bait out of the bayside and backcountry creeks. Plan your shots so you’re on the edges of that moving water, not dead slack. Offshore of the Keys and Miami, the mahi bite has been steady. Weedlines and scattered debris in 600–1,000 feet have been holding schoolie to gaffer‑size dolphin with a few nicer fish mixed in. Anglers trolling small skirted ballyhoo, dolphin‑colored feathers, and pink or blue sea witches over strips have done well. A handful of blackfin tuna have been coming off the humps and edge, mostly on live pilchards and small jigs worked deep, with the occasional wahoo reported by crews pulling high‑speed lures along the color change at first light. On the reef and wrecks from Fowey down through Islamorada, yellowtail and mangrove snapper action has been solid, with muttons showing on the deeper structure. Light chum slicks, 1/8–1/4 oz jigheads with small chunks of ballyhoo or squid, and fluorocarbon leaders have been key. A few keeper grouper are still coming off the deeper wrecks and ledges, mostly on live pinfish and grunt plugs dropped right into the structure. Inshore, Biscayne Bay and the bay side of the Upper Keys have been giving up good numbers of seatrout, mangroves, and a mix of jacks and ladyfish, plus some solid bonefish and permit for the patient crews. Small shrimp under popping corks, Gulp shrimp on 1/8 oz jigheads, and live shrimp on light leaders around channel edges and potholes are getting bit. On the oceanside flats, bonefish have been cruising on the higher stages of the tide; small natural‑colored shrimp patterns, skimmer jigs, and live shrimp with light fluorocarbon are producing. For the big three—tarpon, snook, and redfish—the bridges and backcountry cuts have been the play. Evening outgoing tides around the Channel 5 and Channel 2 bridges, as well as the bridges in Islamorada and the passes toward Florida Bay, have had tarpon rolling and feeding. Live mullet, crabs, and big swimbaits in dark silhouettes are best. Snook and reds have been hanging on mangrove points and creek mouths with moving water; soft‑plastic paddletails in new penny or pearl, and live pilchards or pinfish are money. Hot spots to circle on your chart: – The north end of Biscayne Bay around the featherbeds and the edges of Stiltsville for trout, mangroves, and roaming bonefish on the higher tide. – The Islamorada reef line from Alligator Reef westward, especially near the 70–100 foot wrecks, for mixed snapper, muttons, and the chance at a grouper or kingfish when the current is right. Best overall lures and baits right now: small to medium diving plugs in green/white or blue/white for dolphin and kings; bucktail jigs tipped with bait for reef fish; 3–5 inch paddletails and flukes on light jigheads for inshore; and live shrimp, pilchards, mullet, and pinfish just about everywhere. That’s your report from Artificial Lure down here in the Florida Keys and Miami. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe for more on‑the‑water updates. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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  4. 3d ago

    Early Summer Keys Bite: Low Light and Moving Tide Magic

    This is Artificial Lure checking in with your South Florida fishing report for the waters in and around the Florida Keys and Miami. We’re sitting on a classic early-summer pattern right now. Light southeast breeze in the morning building to a moderate onshore wind by midday, with air temps running in the mid to upper 80s and that muggy Keys humidity hanging around. Skies are partly cloudy with the usual chance of a passing shower or quick boomers in the afternoon sea-breeze. Nearshore water temps are sitting in the low 80s, which has the fish plenty active at the edges of the flats and along the reef. Around the upper Keys and Biscayne Bay, low light has been money: early morning and last couple hours before dark. Tides around the Keys and Miami area are giving you a nice moving window at dawn and again late afternoon, with an incoming push lining up with sunrise in many of the bridges and cuts, then switching to a draining tide mid-morning. Around the ocean side bridges and the south end of Biscayne Bay, that first hour of incoming has been the sweet spot. Sunrise is just after six in the morning and sunset a little after eight in the evening, so you’ve got long feeding windows on both ends of the day. Plan your serious effort around those changes of light and tide. Offshore out of Key Largo down through Islamorada, the bluewater bite has been steady. Boats working weedlines and color changes have been putting mahi in the box, mostly schoolies with a few nicer gaffers mixed in. The usual bright trolling skirts, small feathers, and rigged ballyhoo have been doing work. Keep a spinning rod ready with a small bucktail or flashy jig for when the school pops up behind the boat. On the reef edge and patches in 40–80 feet, yellowtail and mangrove snapper have been chewing, especially on the evening bite. Light chum, small hooks, and cut baits or shrimp are the ticket. A few muttons have been coming off the deeper edges on live pinfish and ballyhoo. Inshore around Miami and Biscayne Bay, seatrout, mangrove snapper, and jacks have been active along channel edges and structure. Small pilchards and shrimp under a popping cork are hard to beat. Artificial guys are doing well with 3–4 inch paddle tails in natural greenback or white on 1/8 to 1/4 ounce jigheads. The backcountry of the upper Keys and south Biscayne has been giving up snook and a few redfish tight to the mangroves on the higher stages of the tide. Topwater walkers at first light, then switching to soft plastics and live bait once the sun gets up, have been producing. Don’t overlook small gold spoons and weedless jerkbaits for covering water. Tarpon are still very much in the mix. Around the bridges at Channel 2, Channel 5, and Long Key, as well as Government Cut and Haulover in Miami, fish are rolling and laid up early and late. Live crabs and mullet are still your prime baits. For artificials, big soft-plastic swimbaits and heavy jigs swung in the current have been getting eaten when the traffic isn’t too crazy. A few local hot spots to put on your list: - The Islamorada bridge stretches and nearby flats: early-morning tarpon, snook, and mangrove snapper on live baits and topwaters. - Biscayne Bay’s western shoreline and grass flats just south of Key Biscayne: good mixed-bag of trout, snapper, jacks, with shots at bonefish on the clearer, calmer mornings. Best overall bets right now: - **Live bait:** pilchards, shrimp, small pinfish, and crabs for tarpon. - **Lures:** topwater walkers at dawn, 3–5 inch paddle tails in natural baitfish colors, small bucktails for mahi, gold spoons and light jigs for inshore. That’s the word from the water from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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  5. 4d ago

    South Florida Salt Report: Upper Keys to Miami - Early Summer Tarpon and Flats Action

    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your South Florida salt report from the Upper Keys through Miami. We started the morning with a soft southeast breeze, around 8–12 knots, warm and sticky air in the low 80s, and a light chop on the bay side. Skies have been partly cloudy, with those classic summer build‑ups already hinting at afternoon showers. Sunrise came early over the Atlantic, and we’ll lose the light this evening with a mellow sunset over the Everglades. Expect the usual summertime pattern: calmest at first light, wind bumping up late morning, then easing again near dusk. Tides around Key Largo and Islamorada are running a mid‑morning high on the ocean side with the outgoing pushing hard through the channels around late morning into early afternoon. On the bay side, the highs are lagging a bit, giving you that sweet window when the water really starts to move through the cuts and bridges. Down in Biscayne Bay and off Miami, we’ve got similar timing, just shifted by a bit of local variation around Government Cut and Haulover. Fish activity’s been classic early‑summer Keys. Inshore, the bonefish are sliding up on the oceanside flats on the last of the incoming and first of the fall; you’ll see tailers where the grass meets the hard sand. Permit have been cruising the edges of the deeper flats and some of the oceanside wrecks. On the bay side, the mangrove snapper bite around channel edges and mangrove shorelines has been steady, with plenty of keepers mixed with rats. Tarpon are still around the bridges and big channels, especially at first light and into the evening. The bridges from Channel 2 and Channel 5 down through Long Key are holding fish, and there are still migratory silver kings sliding along the oceanside edges. Closer to Miami, tarpon are rolling in Government Cut, around the causeways, and along the deeper edges of Biscayne Bay when the tide starts cranking. Offshore, the dolphin bite has been decent when you can find clean water and weedlines. Schoolie mahi have been hanging around birds and scattered weed in that 500–800 foot range, with a few gaffers mixed in. Some blackfin tuna are still showing near the humps and along color changes early and late. On the reef in 60–120 feet, yellowtail snapper and mutton snapper have been coming over the rails steadily, with the occasional grouper still around structure and ledges. Best baits and lures right now: For tarpon, live mullet, crabs, or big pilchards are money; if you’re throwing artificials, go with soft‑plastic paddle tails on a heavy jig head or big, slow‑rolled swimbaits in natural colors. For bones and permit, shrimp and small crabs are hard to beat; artificials like shrimp‑style jigs in tan or pink will get eaten if you lead the fish right. On the reef, cut ballyhoo, squid, and fresh cut bait are putting snapper in the box, while light‑colored bucktail jigs tipped with bait work well for muttons. Offshore mahi are chewing on small trolling lures in blue‑and‑white, green‑and‑yellow, and pink skirts, as well as rigged ballyhoo. Tuna are favoring darker feathers and small metal jigs dropped into the marks. A couple of hot spots to circle on your chart: First, Islamorada’s Channel 2 and Channel 5 bridges for tarpon at dawn and dusk, plus mangrove snapper and grouper tight to the pilings when the current’s moving. Second, the patch reefs and edges outside Key Largo in 20–40 feet for mixed bag snapper and grouper on light tackle. Closer to town, Biscayne Bay’s grass flats east of Homestead and north toward Stiltsville are worth a look for bonefish, seatrout, and the odd permit when the water’s clean and the wind lays down. That’s the word on the water from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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  6. 5d ago

    Summer Bite Setup: Early Light and Tide Swings in Miami and the Upper Keys

    This is Artificial Lure checking in with your South Florida fishing report for the Miami and Upper Keys area. We’ve got classic summer conditions setting up. Around Miami and Key Largo, winds are running light out of the east-southeast, roughly 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon sea breeze, with muggy air and scattered storms building later in the day. Offshore, seas are generally 2 to 3 feet on the reef and a bit lumpier in the Gulf Stream. Inshore, the bayside is pretty calm first thing in the morning. Sunrise comes early and the first light bite is key; sunset gives you a second good window, especially when it lines up with moving water. Expect an early incoming tide in the morning around the inlets and cuts, then a falling tide pushing bait off the flats by midday. On the reef and around the bridges, that tide swing is what’s turning the fish on, with stronger current around the main passes like Government Cut in Miami and Channel 5 and Channel 2 in the Upper Keys. Offshore out of Miami and Key Largo, anglers have been picking at schoolie mahi along weedlines and color changes, with a few gaffers mixed in when you find tighter weed and flying fish. Blackfin tuna are still showing on the edge early and late, especially near the 200-300 foot contour, with a handful of wahoo for folks pulling high-speed lures on the way out. Out on the humps in the Keys, like the Islamorada Hump, boats working live baits and jigs are finding blackfin and the occasional amberjack. On the reef, from Fowey Rocks down through Tennesse and Alligator, yellowtail snapper fishing has been steady. Chum slicks are pulling in solid flags, with mangrove snapper and muttons mixed in on the bottom. A few keeper grouper are still coming off the deeper edges and wrecks. Inshore, around Biscayne Bay and the Upper Keys flats, bonefish, permit, and tarpon have all been in play. Early morning high water on the oceanside flats has been good for tailing bones and cruising permit. The tarpon bite around the bridges has been best on the shadow lines at night and during low light. Best baits and lures right now: offshore, small rigged ballyhoo, pilchards, and squid strips for mahi and tuna, with pink and blue trolling skirts and small feathers doing work. On the reef, cut ballyhoo, squid, and shrimp, plus live pilchards for muttons and grouper. For the bay and flats, live shrimp, small crabs, pinfish, and pilchards are top choices. Artificial-wise, go with 3- to 5-inch paddle tails in natural greenback or white, gold spoons for bonefish and reds when you find them, and small bucktail jigs tipped with shrimp. For tarpon, soft-plastic jerkbaits in dark colors, swim baits, and big live mullet or crabs are hard to beat. A couple of hot spots to keep in mind: in Miami, work around Government Cut and the nearby reefs and wrecks for snapper, grouper, and pelagics, and fish the lights and edges for tarpon. Down in the Upper Keys, Islamorada’s reef line and the bridges at Channel 5 and Channel 2 are prime for tarpon, snapper, and muttons, especially on strong tides at dawn, dusk, and into the night. That’s the word from the water. Thanks for tuning in, and be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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  7. 6d ago

    Early Summer Keys Bite: Tarpon at Dawn, Dolphin Offshore

    This is Artificial Lure checking in with your South Florida fishing report for the Upper Keys and Miami waters. We’re sitting under a classic early‑summer pattern: light southeast breeze this morning building to 10–15 knots by afternoon, scattered clouds, and that sticky 80‑plus degree air that turns the backcountry into a sauna. Water temps are running warm in the bay and mid‑80s along the reefs. Down in the Keys and off Miami Beach, that means an early start or late bite is your best friend. Sunrise is right around 6:30 a.m. with sunset just after 8 p.m., so you’ve got solid low‑light windows on both ends of the day. The morning incoming tide along the ocean side is pushing decent current across the edges of the flats and the nearshore reefs, while the midday slack has been slowing things down in the bay. Late‑afternoon outgoing has been turning on the bridges and inlets. Inshore around Key Largo and Islamorada, snook and tarpon have been feeding at first light along the channel edges and bridge shadow lines. Folks drifting live mullet and pilchards have been jumping several tarpon a trip, with a handful of 60–100 pound fish brought boatside. Snook numbers are solid too, mostly slot‑sized fish, plus plenty of mangrove snapper mixed in for the cooler. On the flats, bonefish and permit have been cruising the oceanside from Upper Matecumbe down toward Long Key when the water’s a touch cooler on that early flood tide. Anglers poling quietly and throwing small shrimp on light fluorocarbon, or crab‑pattern jigs, are getting a handful of good shots. Bonefish in the 3–6 pound range have been common. Off Miami, the edge in 100–250 feet has been giving up a steady pick of schoolie dolphin with a few gaffers, plus blackfin tuna early and late. Boats trolling small lures and feathers or drifting live pilchards have been boxing decent numbers when they find weedlines or bird activity. A few sailfish are still around, mostly on the deeper side where the blue water pushes in. Closer in, yellowtail and mutton snapper are biting on the reefs with chum and cut bait. Best baits right now: live pilchards, threadfin herring, mullet, and small crabs. For artificials, think subtle and natural. In the backcountry, 3–4 inch paddle‑tail soft plastics in pearl or new penny on light jig heads are bending rods for snook, trout, and snapper. For tarpon, soft‑plastic jerkbaits in dark colors on a circle hook, or large swimbaits, have been producing on that first hour of light and again right at dusk. Offshore, small skirted lures in blue‑and‑white or pink, and metal jigs worked vertically, are getting tuna and the odd kingfish. A couple of hot spots to circle on your chart: First, the Islamorada bridges, especially around the Channel 2 and Channel 5 area, have been loaded with tarpon at night and at dawn, plus snook and snapper hugging the pilings. Second, off Miami, the reef line from Government Cut down to Key Biscayne in 60–90 feet has been steady for yellowtail and muttons, and the drop‑off into 150–200 feet has been where the dolphin and blackfin are showing. Play the tides, beat the heat, downsize your leaders in that clear summer water, and you’ll find a bite. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe for more local fishing intel. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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  8. Jun 8

    Early Summer Keys & Miami: Mahi, Tarpon & Topwater Action Heating Up

    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your South Florida fishing report for the Keys and Miami. We’ve got classic early‑summer conditions setting up: warm, muggy, and fishy. Offshore and inshore temps are running in the low to mid‑80s, light southeast breeze early, building to a moderate onshore wind by midday. Typical scattered thunderstorms building after lunch, so the morning bite is still your prime window. Local tide tables from NOAA for the Upper Keys and Government Cut are showing a pre‑dawn **incoming tide** topping out mid‑morning, then falling through early afternoon. That clean incoming has been the key turn‑on for both reef and inshore action. Sunrise is right around 6:30 a.m., sunset just after 8, giving you a long crepuscular window to play with. Around the **Florida Keys**, the offshore bite has been strong. Charter docks in Islamorada and Key Largo are reporting steady **schoolie mahi** with a few gaffers mixed in, plus scattered **blackfin tuna** on the humps and **sailfish** still popping up in 200–400 feet. Most boats running weedlines and bird packs are putting 10–20 mahi in the box when conditions line up. Best offerings have been small skirted ballyhoo, naked ballyhoo behind sea witches, and 4–6 inch bright plastics in dolphin, pink, and blue‑white. Tuna guys are doing well with live pilchards and small jigs on fluorocarbon. On the **patch reefs and edge**, there’s been a solid **yellowtail and mangrove snapper** bite on the evening falling tide, with plenty of **muttons** in 60–120 feet. Chum heavy, fish light leaders, and send back small chunks of ballyhoo or sardine. A knocker rig with a 1–2 oz egg sinker and circle hook has been money. In the **backcountry and bridges**, tarpon are still very much in play. Local guides out of Islamorada and Marathon are reporting multiple shots at 60–120 lb fish around sunset and into the night. Best baits have been live crabs, mullet, or big shrimp on the shadow lines. If you’re throwing artificials, go with soft‑plastic paddletails in pearl or root beer, or a suspending plug in bone or silver/black. Sliding up toward **Miami**, the offshore scene out of Government Cut and Haulover has been a mixed bag but productive. Expect scattered **mahi**, **kingfish**, and **bonito**, with the odd **sailfish** and **blackfin** early and late. Slow‑trolled live gogs and pilchards are still king, especially along the color change and reef edge in 100–200 feet. If you’re pulling hardware, planers with spoons or sea‑witch/ballyhoo combos are putting steady kings and bonies in the box. Inshore around Biscayne Bay, the early‑morning topwater game has been strong on the higher water. Snook and **sea trout** are chewing along the mangrove edges and flats at first light. Walk‑the‑dog plugs in bone, chrome, or mullet pattern, plus 3–4 inch paddletails on light jigheads, have been the ticket. Shrimp under a popping cork or live pilchards free‑lined on the edges will keep the rods bent for less experienced anglers. Nighttime snook around bridges and dock lights is very good on the outgoing tide using live shrimp, small pilchards, or compact swimbaits. **Best lures right now:** small dolphin‑color trolling skirts, white and chartreuse bucktails, bone topwaters, pearl paddletails, and silver/black twitch baits. **Best natural baits:** live pilchards, goggle‑eyes, mullet, crabs for tarpon, and ballyhoo strips or chunks for snapper and mahi. Couple of **hot spots** to circle: – The Islamorada and Key Largo reef line in 70–130 feet for yellowtail, muttons, and an easy shot offshore to chase mahi along weedlines. – The edge off Government Cut in 90–200 feet for sails, kings, and blackfin, then Biscayne Bay’s eastern flats at sunrise for snook and trout. That’s the word from the water. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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