Florida Keys, Miami Daily Fishing Report

About Florida Keys, Miami Daily Fishing Report

Discover the latest fishing conditions and tips with the "Florida Keys, Miami Fishing Report Today" podcast. Join us daily for insightful updates on local catches, weather impacts, bait advice, and exclusive interviews with expert anglers. Stay ahead of the game and enhance your fishing experience in the beautiful waters of Florida Keys and Miami. Perfect for seasoned anglers and beginners alike! For more info go to https://www.quietperiodplease.com/ Get all your gear befoe you leave the dock https://amzn.to/3zF8GXk This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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news · society & culture · sports

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en

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First episode

23 Sept 2024

Latest episode

19 Jun 2026

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351 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Jun 2026

   South Florida Salt: Keys to Miami Mahi, Snook, and Tarpon on the Rise

   Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your South Florida salt report from the Keys up through Miami. We’re sitting on a light east to southeast breeze this morning, 8–12 knots, bumping to 15 in the afternoon, with seas inside the reef 1–3 feet and a light chop on the bay. Air temps running mid‑70s at first light, pushing upper‑80s later, with that classic steamy Keys humidity and a few fast‑moving showers possible along the sea breeze line. Sunrise slid in right around 6:30 a.m., with sunset coming in about 8:15 p.m. That gives you a long window to work the low‑light bites. Tides around Key Largo and Islamorada are on a moderate cycle today, with an early morning incoming and a mid‑afternoon outgoing on the ocean side; the bay side lags a bit, so flats and backcountry creeks will dump later in the day. Around Miami and Biscayne Bay, expect a predawn low turning to a strong incoming through mid‑morning, then falling water late afternoon through dusk. Offshore out of the Upper Keys, boats this week have been putting together decent boxes of schoolie and gaffer **mahi** along with a few nicer 20‑plus‑pound fish when they find the right weedlines and bird plays in 600–900 feet. Blackfin **tuna** are still hanging on the humps early and late, and a few wahoo are sneaking into the mix on the darker edges. Inshore on the reefs, folks have been doing well on **yellowtail snapper**, mangroves, and a mix of muttons when the current lines up. Inshore from Key Largo down through Islamorada, the backcountry’s been giving up **snook**, **redfish**, and a good number of **seatrout** on the edges of the banks and creek mouths, especially on that first of the falling tide. Tarpon are still around the bridges and channels, mostly smaller fish now, but enough 60–100‑pounders to keep things interesting at dawn and dusk. Around Miami and Biscayne Bay, there’s been solid action on **mangrove snapper** on the bridges, cuts, and north bay structure, with mixed jacks, ladyfish, and a few keeper trout on the grass edges. Early‑morning shoreline cruisers are holding snook and the odd tarpon along Government Cut, Haulover, and the beaches when the water’s clean. Best producers offshore have been small to medium **chuggers and bullet‑head trolling lures** in blue/white, dolphin, and pink/white for mahi, with skirted ballyhoo if you’ve got the patience to rig them. For blackfin tuna on the humps, vertical jigs in 80–150 grams, natural sardine or pilchard colors, worked fast through the water column have been money, and a deep‑trolled diving plug is still a good wahoo play on the edges. On the reef and patch reefs, **cut ballyhoo**, squid strips, and small chunks of pilchard or sardine on light leaders have been the ticket for yellowtail and mangroves. Chum hard, fish back in the slick with small hooks and plenty of patience. A live pinfish or ballyhoo down on a knocker rig will find those muttons if they’re around. Backcountry and bay anglers are doing well on **3–4 inch soft plastics** in pearl, new penny, and natural baitfish patterns on light jig heads, plus suspending twitchbaits and topwaters at first light. Live shrimp, pilchards, and finger mullet under a cork or free‑lined are still your best all‑around baits for snook, reds, and trout. Around the bridges and channels for tarpon, big live mullet or crabs drifted on the tide are producing, with heavy‑duty fluorocarbon leaders. Couple hot spots to circle today: • **Islamorada Bridge and Channel Complex** – Fish the shadow lines at dawn for tarpon, then slide off to the nearby flats and banks on the first of the fall for snook, reds, and trout. • **Biscayne Bay Grass Flats from Matheson Hammock to Stiltsville** – Work the early incoming for trout and snapper on the edges, then slide shallow to look for cruising bonefish and permit when the sun gets up and the water clears. That’s the word from your local water. This is Artificial Lure saying 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

2. 

   18 Jun 2026

   South Florida Summer Fishing: Upper Keys to Miami - Tides, Tarpon, and Dolphin

   Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your South Florida fishing rundown from the Upper Keys through Miami. We’re sitting on a light southeast breeze this morning, around 5 to 10 knots, building a bit in the afternoon with typical summer heat, muggy air, and a good shot at scattered thunderstorms after lunch. Nearshore seas are running about 1 to 2 feet, maybe a light chop on the bay. Skies start mostly clear, clouding up as that sea breeze kicks. Sunrise is right around 6:30 a.m. on the Atlantic side, sunset close to 8:15 p.m., so you’ve got long low‑light windows to play with. Tides around the Upper Keys and Biscayne Bay are running a standard mixed semidiurnal pattern: higher water pushing in mid‑morning, with a decent outgoing through early afternoon, then a smaller evening flood. In plain language: moving water most of the morning and again toward sunset, which is when you want to be on your spots. Fish the first couple hours of the incoming on the oceanside flats and the start of the outgoing around the bridges and channels. Inshore, bonefish and permit have been active on the oceanside flats from Key Largo down through Islamorada. Clear water, light wind, and strong sun mean you’ll want to scale down: 8–10 lb fluoro, small skimmer jigs and shrimp patterns, or live shrimp and small crabs. Early morning tailers have been showing on the slick‑calm flats; once the sun gets high, they’re spooky, so long casts and quiet feet. Back in Florida Bay and around Biscayne Bay, snook and redfish have been chewing around mangrove points, creek mouths, and potholes on that higher water. Pilchards and small pinfish are the top natural baits, but an artificial junkie can get it done with 3–4 inch paddle tails in pearl, new penny, or greenback, and weedless jerk shads bumped along the edges. Low‑light topwater has been good: walk‑the‑dog plugs in bone or mullet patterns, especially if you see finger mullet or glass minnows flipping. Tarpon are still around the bridges and in the channels at night and dawn. Think Islamorada bridges, Channel 5 and 2, and the stretches around Marathon. Heavy swimbaits, big soft‑plastic eels, or live mullet and crabs drifted back on the tide have all been getting eats. In Miami, nighttime tarpon around Government Cut, Haulover, and the river mouth have been pretty steady when the water’s moving. Work big profile plugs or live pilchards along the edges of the channel lights. Offshore, the early summer dolphin bite has been decent but not automatic. Smaller schoolies with a few gaffers mixed in are being found from 8 to 15 miles off, around weedlines, birds, and any floating debris. Trolling small chuggers, feathers, and naked ballyhoo in blue/white or pink/white has been the go‑to. Keep a couple spinning rods rigged with chunk baits or cut ballyhoo for when the school shows up behind the boat. You’ll also see the odd blackfin tuna on the humps and deeper edges—vertical jigs and live pilchards doing work there. Mutton snapper and yellowtail have been solid along the reef line in 60 to 100 feet. Anchor on good structure with a steady chum slick, then send down small chunks of ballyhoo or squid on long, light leaders for the tails. For muttons, think bigger baits—live pinfish or ballyhoo on the bottom, nice long fluorocarbon leaders, and be patient. You’ll also pick up mangroves and the occasional grouper on the same program. A couple hot spots if you’re heading out: • Around Islamorada, hit the bridges at first light for tarpon, then slide to the nearby reef in 60–80 feet for yellowtail and muttons once the sun’s up. • Off Miami, work the edge of the reef off Haulover and Government Cut for mixed snapper and kingfish, then push offshore to any weedline that looks alive for schoolie dolphin. Best all‑around artificials right now: 3–4 inch paddle tails on 1/8–3/8 oz jig heads, bone‑colored topwater walkers, small bucktail jigs tipped with shrimp for the bridges, and medium diving plugs in natural baitfish patterns for tarpon and snook. For bait, you can’t beat lively pilchards, mullet, shrimp, and small crabs. That’s your on‑the‑water scoop from Artificial Lure. Thank Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

3. 

   17 Jun 2026

   Early Summer Upper Keys: Incoming Tides, Reef Snapper, and Offshore Mahi

   This is Artificial Lure with your South Florida fishing report for the Upper Keys and Miami waters. We’ve got a classic early‑summer pattern setting up. Down in the Upper Keys, around Key Largo and Islamorada, tides today run an early **morning incoming** on the ocean side, switching to an **afternoon falling tide** that lines up nicely with the reef and edge‑of‑the‑gulfstream bite. Inshore around Biscayne Bay and Government Cut, expect that same incoming to push cleaner water up on the flats right after first light, then drain hard mid‑day through the cuts and channels. Weather is warm and sticky: light to moderate southeast breeze, 5–12 knots most of the day, a typical mix of sun and scattered clouds, with the usual chance of a brief sea‑breeze thunderstorm mid to late afternoon. Sunrise comes just after 6:30 a.m., sunset just before 8:20 p.m., leaving a sweet low‑light window at dawn and again the last hour of the day when the fish chew best. Offshore of the Keys, boats working the 300–800 foot range have been picking at **schoolie mahi with a few gaffers**, plus scattered blackfin tuna on the deeper edges and humps. Most crews are reporting steady numbers of schoolies with enough keepers to make a box, especially when they keep moving and look for birds and weedlines. Best offerings: small ballyhoo strips, squid, and bright‑colored trolling lures, plus vertical jigs and live pilchards or cigar minnows for the tunas. On the reef from about 60–120 feet, the **snapper bite** has been solid, especially yellowtail at dusk and into the evening, with some mangroves and a few muttons mixed in. Light chum, 12–20‑pound fluorocarbon, and small hooks are key. Bait of choice: cut ballyhoo, squid, and small chunks of silversides. A simple yellow jighead tipped with shrimp or cut bait will also put meat in the box when the current cooperates. Inshore around Islamorada bridges, Channel 2 and Channel 5, nights and early mornings have produced **mangrove snapper, jacks, and the occasional snook or tarpon**. Free‑lined pilchards, pinfish, and shrimp are the go‑to baits. For artificials, throw 3–5 inch paddle‑tail swimbaits in natural greenback colors or a suspending twitchbait worked in the shadow lines. Sliding up toward Miami and Biscayne Bay, the **bonefish and permit** scene on the flats has been decent on the higher stages of the tide with good light. Calm mornings with that incoming tide are your best shot. Live shrimp, small crabs, and skimmer jigs or shrimp‑pattern soft plastics will get you eats if you’re quiet and accurate with the cast. Around the urban side, **snook, small tarpon, and jacks** are roaming the bridges and dock lines in the river and near Government Cut. Low light is prime. Soft‑plastic jerkbaits, hair jigs, and small topwaters early have all produced. For bait, mullet, pilchards, and shrimp drifted along the structure are putting fish in the net. Two hot spots to circle on your chart: - **Long Key to Channel 5 bridges** for early‑morning and evening snapper, with a shot at snook and tarpon in the shadow lines. - **Biscayne Bay oceanside flats from Elliott Key north** for bones and permit on the late‑morning incoming, especially along the ocean‑side edges and potholes. Best all‑around artificials today: white or pearl **paddle‑tails on 1/8–1/4 oz jigheads**, gold spoons on the flats, and small feathered bucktail jigs at the bridges. Best natural baits: **live shrimp, pilchards, pinfish, and small crabs**. That’s your on‑the‑water rundown 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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