Speaker 1: Good morning, anglers, This is artificial lure. Checking in with
your Friday, May twenty third fishing report for the Florida
Keys in Miami area. We are in the sweet spot
of late May and it is showing out on the water.
Overnight conditions have been warming, with sunrise right around six
thirty two am and sunset at seven fifty eight pm,
giving you plenty of daylight to get after it. Expect
air temps in the mid to upper eighties today with
lighter winds and mostly calm seas, a welcome shift from
the breezier winter months. The tides have been running strong,
especially around the New moon, so pay attention for those
best bite windows on the incoming and outgoing tides. Offshore,
the action is solid for those chasing pelagics. Kingfish and
blackfintuna are leading the charge with regular catches of king
mackerel in the fifteen to thirty plus pound range right
off Miami Beach and in the blue water edges. These
kings are smoking light tackle and are a blast on
the run. Blackfintuna are schooled up in good numbers. Both
species are smashing live pilchards and goggle eyes, but a
well presented trolling spoon or flashy jig will get hammered too,
especially around dawn and dusk. Keep those wire leaders handy,
as the toothy bites can come quick. Mahi Mahi have
started to make stronger appearances offshore the past week, especially
around weed lines and floating debris. While the schools can
be scattered when you find them, action is hot. Small
live baits, cut ballyhoo, and bright skirted trolling lures are
all working. Mahi are running smaller on average, but a
few slammerbowls have been reported from the humps and deeper
current breaks between Key Largo and Marathon five. A recent
report out of Key Largo saw mahi and some big sharks,
so be ready for a mixed bag on the bottom.
Grouper season kicked off May first, and plenty of folks
are getting into quality black and red grouper on the
wrecks and reefs. The mutton snapper bite is reliable and
if you're dropping cut baits or live pinfish to the bottom,
you're in the game. Tickling the edge of the reef
in sixty to one hundred and twenty feet has been
best for both snapper and grouper right now. Closer to
shore and in the back country, the inshore scene is
hot for redfish and snook on the flats, especially early
in the day during higher tides. Top water baits at
daybreak have been producing explosive hits with soft plastics and
live shrimp earning their keep once the sun gets higher.
For hot spots, set your sights on the drop offs
east of Alligator Reef and the edge off Government Cut
for kingfish and tuna. If it's Maha you're after, look
for rips and weed lines between the Islamorada Humps and Marathon.
For inshore species, the flats around Tavernier and Snake Creek
are loaded up with cooperative redfish. That's your full rundown
for today. Tight lines and let's make this May one
the record books. And that is it for today. Hit
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