Speaker 1: This is your daily Fishing Report podcast for Florida Keys
Miami and here is what is bending our rods today.
The Florida Keys are buzzing with fishing excitement this week.
Today April ninth, twenty twenty five, the conditions are favorable
for anglers, with the morning sunrise at seven o three
am and sunset at seven forty one pm. Here's the
latest from the waters in and around Miami and the Keys.
The weather was warm, with steady southeast winds blowing fifteen
to twenty miles per hour, typical for spring. The tides
today were moderate, with a high tide around mid morning
and a low tide in the late afternoon, providing excellent
windows for varied fishing techniques. These tidal movements have been
driving fish activity, especially around the bridges and flats. Fishing
activity has been diverse. Tarpin the iconic silver kings are
migrating in solid numbers through the upper Keys like Islamorada
and into Miami's Biscayne Bay. Anglers have been catching tarpin
using law live mullet crabs, and large shrimp in the
bridges and deeper channels. Reports from earlier this week show
tarpin bites our best during early morning hours, with some
action also later in the day near the bridges. The
back country in Flamingo continues to produce red fish and
speckled sea trout, while bonefish have been seen tailing on
the ocean side flats of Islamorada and Key Largo. Offshore,
anglers trolling in one hundred and twenty to two hundred
feet of water have been landing Mahi mahi dolphin fish.
The spring mahi are showing up in decent sizes, with
many in the ten to twenty pound range. Be on
the lookout for weed lines and diving birds to locate schools.
Wahoo are also biting well, especially with trolling lures set
deeper in the water column. Yellowtail snapper fishing on the
reefs from thirty to seventy feet of water has been steady,
particularly in areas with concentrated chum slicks. Cut baits such
as ballyhoo and squid has been effective. Some larger groupers
and jacks have been caught near wrecks, along with a
few kobious sightings. Off shore. For inshore fishing, recommended lures
are soft plastics liked a shrimp bait busters and the
popular three inch no live bait needed paddle tails. These
mimic bait fish and crustaceans effectively and work wonders for bonefish, snook,
and tarpin. Top water lures and jerk baits are also excellent,
especially in calmer water during dawn and dusk. For hot spots,
try one the seven Mile Bridge, known for yellow jacks, snappers,
and tarpin. The deeper holes under the bridge are productive.
Two Islamarrada flats perfect for targeting bonefish, permit and tarpin
using live crabs or shrimp. Three Biscayne Bay channels excellent
for tarpin, snook and sea trout, especially when drifting live baits.
Whether you are on the flats chasing bonefish or out
on the reefs hauling in Mahe, the keys are delivering
exceptional fishing opportunities this week. Tight lines and that is
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