Islamorada, Florida Daily Fishing Report

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Join "Islamorada, Florida Fishing Report Daily" for the latest insights on fishing conditions, tips, and techniques! Get real-time updates on fish activity, weather forecasts, and expert advice from seasoned anglers. Perfect for both locals and visitors, tune in daily to enhance your fishing adventures in the heart of the Florida Keys. Catch more with us—your go-to source for everything fishing in Islamorada! 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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First episode

23 Sept 2024

Latest episode

19 Jun 2026

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367 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Jun 2026

   Islamorada Dawn Bite: Snook, Mahi, and Yellowtail Under the June Heat

   Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in from Islamorada with your dawn fishing rundown. We’re sitting under a typical June Keys pattern: light southeast breeze around 5–10 knots early, bumping 10–15 by midday, scattered clouds, muggy and warm with highs in the upper 80s and heat index pushing mid‑90s. The nearshore water’s bathtub‑warm, flirting with the low to mid‑80s. Sunrise is right around 6:30 a.m., sunset close to 8:15 p.m., so you’ve got a long window to work the low‑light bites. Tides around Islamorada today are on the weaker side but still worth timing. Inside on the bay and around the bridges you’re seeing an early morning incoming, swinging to outgoing late morning into midday, then a softer push again this evening. On the oceanside patch reefs and wrecks, that first good moving water this morning and the start of the afternoon fall have been sparking the best activity. Inshore, the backcountry and the edges of Florida Bay have been lively. Anglers working early incoming water along mangrove shorelines and creek mouths have been picking off decent **snook** and **redfish**, plus a mix of **sea trout** and **mangrove snapper**. Most boats are reporting a half‑dozen to a dozen reds and snook combined on a solid morning, with plenty of smaller trout and snappers to keep rods bent. Best bets: live shrimp, pilchards, or small pinfish under a popping cork, and artificial shrimp or paddle‑tails in natural hues. Gold spoons and bone‑colored topwaters have been drawing explosive snook strikes at first light. On the oceanside flats, bonefish and permit have been sliding up on the rising water. Sight fishermen poling skinny have been getting a handful of legitimate shots per tide window, with a couple of bones to hand a morning on the better days. Small pink or tan shrimp patterns on fly, and 1/8‑ounce flats jigs tipped with shrimp, are doing work. Permit are snubbing most artificials but still falling for small blue crab and well‑placed live shrimp. Out on the reefs, the humps, and the edge of the blue water, the summer pattern is in full swing. Charter reports from this week have been strong on **mahi‑mahi**, with many boats boxing 10–20 schoolies and a few gaffers when they commit to running and gunning weedlines and birds. Trolling small skirted ballyhoo, naked ballyhoo, and dolphin‑colored chuggers has been the ticket, with the occasional **blackfin tuna** and **skipjack** mixed in around the humps. Have a pitch rod ready with a chunk of ballyhoo or a white bucktail when the mahi swim up on the teasers. Closer to the reef edge, yellowtail and mangrove snapper have been steady. Chumming hard in 40–80 feet is producing limits of keeper yellowtail for patient crews, with **mutton snapper** showing for those dropping live baits on the bottom on the edges of the current. Frozen ballyhoo chunks, squid, and live pilchards are the staples here; if you prefer artificials, small jigs tipped with cut bait drifted back in the chum line will get crushed. A couple of hot spots to circle on your mental chart: – **Islamorada Hump** for mahi and blackfin when the current is pushing and the birds are working. – **Alligator Reef and its surrounding patch reefs** for a mixed bag of yellowtail, mangroves, muttons, plus the odd kingfish or cobia cruising the edge. Best overall lures right now: white or pearl paddle‑tails on 1/4‑ounce jig heads for the backcountry, gold spoons for snook and reds, bone or chartreuse topwater plugs at first light, and small dolphin‑pattern skirted lures offshore. For bait, you can’t beat live pilchards, shrimp, and pinfish inshore, and ballyhoo—live or rigged—offshore. That’s the word on the water from Artificial Lure here in Islamorada. 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

2. 

   18 Jun 2026

   Early Summer Bite: Dawn and Dusk Dominate in Islamorada

   This is Artificial Lure with your Islamorada fishing report. We’re sitting on a classic early-summer pattern in the Upper Keys: light southeast breeze, warm and sticky mornings, and scattered clouds building to a chance of afternoon thunderstorms. Winds are generally 5–10 knots southeast, seas inside the reef are a light chop, and offshore conditions are very manageable for center consoles and charters. Air temps are pushing into the upper 80s by afternoon, with the heat index into the 90s, so the best bite is early and late. Tides around Islamorada today bring a pre-dawn incoming on the ocean side with good moving water around the bridges, then a mid-morning slack before it starts easing out. Inside Florida Bay, the push lags a bit, so that late-morning to early-afternoon window can still fish well on the banks and channels. Sunrise is right around a quarter after six, with sunset close to eight-thirty, giving you a long light period but the prime activity is still those first couple of hours of daylight and the last couple before dark. Offshore, the mahi bite has been solid in 400–700 feet. Schoolies with a few gaffers are hanging on weedlines and bird plays. Trollers are doing well with small skirted ballyhoo, naked ballyhoo, and bright dolphin-colored chuggers. For artificials, think chartreuse-and-white or pink-and-white trolling lures, plus small pilchard-profile swim baits pitched to fish that show behind the boat. Keep a spinning rod rigged with a fluorocarbon leader and a 3/0–4/0 circle hook for pitching live pilchards or chunks when a better fish slides in. On the humps, blackfin tuna are still chewing, especially early. Vertical jigs in the 80–120 gram range, silver or blue, dropped deep and ripped back fast are getting hammered. Live pilchards slow-trolled or drifted are still the top bait. A few bigger sharks are around, so put the heat on those tunas. On the reef edge in 60–120 feet, yellowtail snapper fishing has been very good when the current is right. Anchor up, get a steady chum slick going, and fish 12–20 lb fluoro with small j-hooks and tiny pieces of cut ballyhoo or shrimp. Add a split shot only if you have to. You’ll also pick at mangrove snapper and the occasional mutton on the bottom with knocker rigs and live pinfish or ballyhoo chunks. A few keeper grouper are still being picked off the deeper ledges and patches. Inshore, the backcountry has been producing steady seatrout, mangrove snapper, and a mix of sharks and jacks on the banks and channels. Soft plastic paddletails in new penny or white on a 1/8–1/4 oz jighead are the go-to artificials. Live shrimp under a popping cork will bend rods all day for less experienced anglers. Early-morning slicked-out conditions are giving a few shots at laid-up tarpon and rolling fish in the channels; live mullet or crabs are hard to beat, but big swimbaits and black-and-purple plugs will get eaten in low light. On the flats, expect snook and redfish tucked along the mangrove edges on the higher part of the tide, then sliding off into potholes as the water drops. Topwaters like a bone-colored Spook Jr. at first light, then switch to soft plastics on weedless hooks once the sun gets up. Fly anglers are seeing some tarpon and a few permit when the wind stays down; small black or tan crab patterns are the ticket for permit, with classic tarpon toads for the poons. A couple of hot spots to consider: – The Islamorada Hump for early-morning blackfin and the chance at bigger pelagics. – The reef line off Alligator Reef and north toward Crocker for yellowtail, mangroves, and mixed bag bottom fishing. – In the backcountry, the banks and channels northwest of town toward Sandy Key for trout, snapper, and sharks. Overall, focus your effort at dawn and dusk, fish moving water, and keep your tackle light and leaders long for the spooky stuff. Live pilchards, live shrimp, and fresh ballyhoo remain the best natural baits, while small paddletails, bucktail jigs tipped with shrimp, and bright trolling skirts are the top artificials right now. 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

3. 

   17 Jun 2026

   Islamorada Early Summer: Tarpon at the Bridges, Mahi Offshore, and Snook on the Flats

   This is Artificial Lure with your Islamorada fishing report. We’ve got a classic early-summer setup in the Upper Keys. Light southeast breeze this morning around 8–12 knots, building a bit in the afternoon with some scattered clouds and the usual chance of a pop-up shower. Air temps are running upper 70s at daybreak, climbing to upper 80s. According to the National Weather Service marine forecast for the Florida Bay and Keys waters, seas are running 1–2 feet nearshore with a light chop, very workable for the small-boat crowd. Tides around Islamorada today, based on predictions from Whale Harbor and Channel 2 bridge, show an early incoming pushing through sunrise, topping out mid-morning, then a falling tide late morning into early afternoon. Another smaller incoming sets up toward evening. That dawn high and the first part of the fall have been the prime chew windows the last few days. Sunrise is right around 6:30 a.m., with sunset close to 8:15 p.m., so you’ve got a long day to work those edges. Low light plus moving water has been the magic combo. Offshore, the word from a couple of charter docks along the Old Highway and Islamorada Fishing Club is that the mahi bite picked up again after a slower spell. Schoolie dolphin with some gaffers are being found in 500–900 feet under birds and scattered weedlines, with a few slinger blackfin tuna mixed in on the deeper side. Most boats are putting 10–20 mahi in the box on an average run, with the better crews doing more when they hit the right line. Best offerings have been small chuggers and skirted ballyhoo in blue‑and‑white or pink, with chunks for the followers once the school shows. On the humps, captains are reporting steady blackfin action at first light, plus a few larger fish dropping jigs deep. Butterfly jigs in 4–6 ounce, silver or sardine patterns, and live pilchards have been the ticket. Keep wire handy—there’ve been enough sharks to make things interesting. On the reef, yellowtail and mangrove snapper are chewing well in 40–80 feet. Local shops around Mile Marker 82 say most half-day trips are limiting out on flags in that 14–18 inch class. Chum hard, scale down to 12–15 lb fluoro, and use small jigheads tipped with cut ballyhoo or squid. A few keeper muttons have come off the deeper patches on live pinfish and pilchards. Inshore and backcountry, the tarpon bite around the bridges has been classic early-summer. Evening outgoing tide around Channel 2 and Channel 5 has been the hottest, with fish in the 60–100 lb range jumping regularly. Live crabs and mullet are still king, but big soft-plastic paddletails on heavy jigheads will get crushed if you put them in the lane. Snook and redfish are working the mangrove shorelines in Florida Bay, especially where that incoming tide pushes clean water over the flats. Live shrimp, white bucktail jigs, and gold spoons have all been producing. A couple of hot spots to circle on the chart: – The Islamorada Hump for blackfin and the occasional wahoo early. – The reef edge off Alligator Reef Light for yellowtail and muttons. – Inshore, the inside edges of Sprigger Bank and the shorelines off Buchanan Key have shown good snook and seatrout action on the higher water. Best overall lures right now: – For offshore: small skirted ballyhoo, blue‑and‑white Islanders, and 1–2 oz feather jigs. – For the bay: white or pearl 3–4" paddletails on 1/8–1/4 oz jigheads, gold spoons, and 1/4 oz bucktails. – Baitwise, you can’t beat live pilchards, shrimp, pinfish, and crabs. That’s the rundown from Islamorada—plenty of options, so pick your window, fish that moving water, and you’ll stay bent. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe. 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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