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Speaker 1: This is your daily Fishing Report podcast for Florida Keys

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Miami and here is what is bending our rods today.

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The Florida Keys are buzzing with fishing excitement this week.

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Today April ninth, twenty twenty five, the conditions are favorable

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for anglers, with the morning sunrise at seven o three

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am and sunset at seven forty one pm. Here's the

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latest from the waters in and around Miami and the Keys.

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The weather was warm, with steady southeast winds blowing fifteen

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to twenty miles per hour, typical for spring. The tides

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today were moderate, with a high tide around mid morning

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and a low tide in the late afternoon, providing excellent

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windows for varied fishing techniques. These tidal movements have been

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driving fish activity, especially around the bridges and flats. Fishing

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activity has been diverse. Tarpin the iconic silver kings are

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migrating in solid numbers through the upper Keys like Islamorada

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and into Miami's Biscayne Bay. Anglers have been catching tarpin

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using law live mullet crabs, and large shrimp in the

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bridges and deeper channels. Reports from earlier this week show

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tarpin bites our best during early morning hours, with some

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action also later in the day near the bridges. The

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back country in Flamingo continues to produce red fish and

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speckled sea trout, while bonefish have been seen tailing on

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the ocean side flats of Islamorada and Key Largo. Offshore,

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anglers trolling in one hundred and twenty to two hundred

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feet of water have been landing Mahi mahi dolphin fish.

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The spring mahi are showing up in decent sizes, with

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many in the ten to twenty pound range. Be on

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the lookout for weed lines and diving birds to locate schools.

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Wahoo are also biting well, especially with trolling lures set

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deeper in the water column. Yellowtail snapper fishing on the

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reefs from thirty to seventy feet of water has been steady,

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particularly in areas with concentrated chum slicks. Cut baits such

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as ballyhoo and squid has been effective. Some larger groupers

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and jacks have been caught near wrecks, along with a

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few kobious sightings. Off shore. For inshore fishing, recommended lures

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are soft plastics liked a shrimp bait busters and the

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popular three inch no live bait needed paddle tails. These

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mimic bait fish and crustaceans effectively and work wonders for bonefish, snook,

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and tarpin. Top water lures and jerk baits are also excellent,

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especially in calmer water during dawn and dusk. For hot spots,

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try one the seven Mile Bridge, known for yellow jacks, snappers,

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and tarpin. The deeper holes under the bridge are productive.

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Two Islamarrada flats perfect for targeting bonefish, permit and tarpin

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using live crabs or shrimp. Three Biscayne Bay channels excellent

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for tarpin, snook and sea trout, especially when drifting live baits.

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Whether you are on the flats chasing bonefish or out

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on the reefs hauling in Mahe, the keys are delivering

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exceptional fishing opportunities this week. Tight lines and that is

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it for to day. Hit the subscribe button and never

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miss out. Keep those tips up and lines wet. This

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