Speaker 1: Fishing in and around the Florida Keys in Miami Today,
August sixth, twenty twenty five, brought classic late summer conditions
and plenty of opportunities for anglers willing to work the
tides and dodge a pop up shower or two. Sunrise
came early at six forty nine am, with sunset not
till eight pm, offering a lengthy sun soaked window to
get after it. The tides ran a bit on the
modest side today, with the first high tide peaking at
five thirty five AM around Miami Beach, dropping to low
at eleven fifty nine am, and then a steady rise
to the evening six thirty five pm. High over in
the Keys Key West began with a low at one
oh six am, a solid high at eight o seven am,
a second low at three twenty six pm, and another
high at ten oh three PM. That's a tidal coefficient
starting low at forty eight but rising toward fifty nine
to seventy by nightfall. So currents were mild building as
the day progressed, ideal for picking apart patch reefs and
channels around high slack Weatherwise, a gentle breeze out of
the east kept things comfortable, though everyone out on the
water noticed the odd shower rolling through courtesy of a
weak tropical wave shifting conditions throughout the afternoon. According to
the National Weather Service, out of Key West, expect gentle
winds ten knots or less and a light chop on
the bay waters. A touch of drizzle, but nothing to
keep folks off the bite. Let's dig into the fishing itself. Inshore,
the sea trout and mangrove snapper bite has been solid
early mornings and evenings, especially drifting grass flats or working
mangrove edges pilchards. Live shrimp and small pinfish have been
the ticket if you're soaking bait under a popping cork,
but if you prefer artificials soft plastics on a jeghead
think xman menozi or gulp swimming Neal toal are getting
hit hard. Tarpan are still cruising channels around the bridges
at dusk and dawn, hitting both live mullet and freeline crabs.
The summer snoop pattern is firing around docklights and structure
with top water plugs and large paddle tail swim baits.
After dark. Offshore action is focused on Mai Mai dolphin
and blackfin tuna, running weed lines and looking for bird
activity past the reef edge. The best reports today have
been coming around Alligator Reef and out near the humps
out of Islamorada. Trawling small skirted vallely who or chugging
pilchards behind the boat have both put may in the
box for tuna. Vertical jigs and butterfly jigs dropped around
deeper recks have accounted for plenty of blackfin, especially in
the early morning. Remember as noted by bait masters Bally,
who are off limits in August due to seasonal closures,
so you'll want to stock up on squid, mullet, benito
strips or rigged artificials before heading offshore on the reef itself.
Yellowtail snapper or biting best on the evening tide with
cut bait and small jigs, chumming heavy draws and flag
sized fish. Grouper and mutton snapper can be taken on
live pinfish or chunk baits fish deep on reres and
rocky structure, especially during that first push of high water
for best results. Local anglers point to two hotspots one
alligator reef light off Islamorada for pelagics and mixed bag reefaction.
Two Doctor's Arm in the lower Keys for inshore snapper
and mixed species, especially with the rising tide. With all
this in mind, the summer pattern is in full swing.
Work the tides, follow the bait, and be ready to
move if a storm pops up. Grab your live bait
at the docks early, or carry a solid selection of
swim baits, jerkshads, and top water plugs. The fish are
out there, and with the right game plan and respect
for the changing summer weather, you'll find plenty of bent
rods across the keys in Miami Waters. Thanks for tuning
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